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Articles 9821 through 9920 of 20008:
- Model Villages In Three Years, Says Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy has promised transformation of all villages and municipalities in the State into model villages and towns within three years.
- Rs.533.75-Lakh Scheme For Development Of Villages (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
To fulfil goals set under `Namadhu Gramam' scheme
A four-day workshop organised by District Rural Development Agency to train village panchayat presidents about the steps to be adopted to fulfil the goals set under `Namadhu gramam scheme' commenced here
- Clemenceau: Committee Decision To Be Referred To Supreme Court Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
``Court order will be a turning point in environmental awareness''
- Protest In Delhi Against Danish Cartoons Of Prophet Mohammed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Police lob teargas shells and use water cannon to disperse students
The police lobbed teargas shells and used water cannon to disperse students, mostly from the Jamia Millia Islamia, who on Monday tried to force their way towards the Danish Embassy ....
- Complete Roadworks In Three Months, Agencies Told (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Government to focus on Bangalore's infrastructure
The State Government on Monday asked officials of civic agencies to complete roadwork in Bangalore City within three months.
- Scmc To Submit Report On 'Clemenceau' To Sc Tomorrow (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
The Supreme Court Monitoring Committee (SCMC), which debated the entry of controversial French aircraft carrier Clemenceau into the country's territorial waters today, will submit its report to the apex Court tomorrow amidst indications that the . . .
- Uma Vows To Form New Government In Up (Press Trust of India, Giridhar Narayan, Feb 07, 2006)
Urging her supporters to support her "mission", expelled BJP leader Uma Bharti today vowed to form a government in Uttar Pradesh.
- Lighter On The Environment (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 07, 2006)
Sometimes solutions to large problems can be fairly simple.
- Kannada In Times Of Americanisation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
The demands and issues raised by the 72nd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana need to be discussed at all cultural forums and the government must muster political courage to resolve seemingly intractable problems, writes Ramesh Mysore.
- ‘Death’S Going To Kiss Me. Every Single Day I Know She’S By My Side’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 07, 2006)
‘Death’s going to kiss me. Every single day I know she’s by my side’
Paulo Coelho’s books have been translated into more than 50 languages and he inhabits the bestseller lists in 150 countries. His writing, which includes the almost cult book
- Ordinance Rajas (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 07, 2006)
Look how Delhi’s Congress and BJP politicians unite to legitimise their land grab
- Sc Panel To Submit Report On Clemenceau Soon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
SDI, a French company which bought the carrier, has already told the apex court that it will abide by the committee's interim recommendation that the ship should not enter India’s 220-mile exclusive economic zone until the matter is disposed of.
- 3 Myths About The Iran Conflict (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Feb 07, 2006)
Is there anything the West can do, short of a highly dangerous military option, to prevent Iran from going forward with its nuclear program? The answer is clearly yes.
- Attracting Foreign Investment (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 06, 2006)
Speaking to heads of foreign firms on Friday, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said that Pakistan had made significant headway in trying to attract overseas investors.
- Us Dependence On Oil (Dawn, GWYNNE DYER, Feb 06, 2006)
“America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world,” said President George W. Bush in his State of the Union speech on Wednesday.
- Indian Pm Considers Talks With Leftists (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was mulling on Sunday whether to hold crisis talks with leftwing allies that are angry at his government’s vote against Iran over its nuclear programme and its airport privatisation plans.
- Improved Relations To Help Resolve Kashmir: Pm (Pakistan Observer, Zubair Qureshi, Feb 06, 2006)
Efforts for early solution to the Kashmir dispute would gain momentum in an environment of improved relations with India. Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz expressed this belief while addressing a seminar organized by Azad Jammu and Kashmir Council . . .
- Back To The Wto Doha Round (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Feb 06, 2006)
The good thing about the Davos meeting is that it has straightaway injected a sense of urgency into the negotiating process. A detailed, though informal, timetable is being circulated of what has to be accomplished and by when.
- Brazil: The Challenge Of Ecological Resource Use (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Feb 06, 2006)
Brazil's rainforest is considered the earth's most biologically diverse ecosystem. Unfortunately, about 16 per cent of this forest has been denuded in just the last four decades.
- The Need To Look Beyond Gdp (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Feb 06, 2006)
The point is not the replacement of GDP growth rate by the growth rate of educated rural population but to question age-old shibboleths, and look for alternatives. That kind of questioning, and the tolerance of such questioning are the basic . . .
- Towards Corruption Free Society (Daily Excelsior, Tahir Khurshid Raina, Feb 06, 2006)
The change of guards in the State at the political level brought a glaring change in the issues to be addressed by the Government. The new incumbent Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad as the Chief Minister of the State has come up with the slogan of good governance.
- Visits Muzaffarabad, Bagh On Kashmir Solidarity Day (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Calling upon Indian leadership to reciprocate Pakistan’s offers for resolution of Kashmir dispute, President General Pervez Musharraf has said that New Delhi will have to show more flexibility.
- Son In The Saddle (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 06, 2006)
Tasks before Kumaraswamy
THE installation of the H.D. Kumaraswamy government marks a new beginning in Karnataka.
- Geopolitics In N-Ties (Tribune, O. P. Sabherwal, Feb 06, 2006)
Nuclear issues the world over have a habit of becoming contentious, enmeshed in nuclear weapon controversies.
- Old Friends (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 06, 2006)
The decision by the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency to report Iran to the United Nations security council, for its non-compliance on the nuclear issue, was inevitable.
- Let It Take Off (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
There is something strangely reassuring about the manner in which the government has stuck to its stand in the face of aggressive Leftist opposition to the privatisation of the airports
- Kalam Suggests 2nd Green Revolution In India (Press Trust of India, Pallab Bhattacharya, Feb 06, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today suggested a second Green Revolution in India which takes rice and wheat cultivators beyond the grain production stage to agro-food processing and gives value addition.
- Musharraf Says Peace Linked To Kashmir (Dawn, Tahir Naqash, Feb 06, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf on Sunday called upon the Indian leadership to take advantage of the atmosphere in the wake of the Oct 8 earthquake and resolve the issue of Kashmir in accordance with the wishes of the Kashmiris.
- Throwing A Lifeline (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 06, 2006)
The death toll in the Egyptian ferry ship disaster in the Red Sea last Friday is appalling.
- There Is Life After Fossil Fuels (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 06, 2006)
Budget 2006 must help to rearrange India’s energy basket, says VIKRAM SINGH MEHTA
- Manila Institute Developing New Variants Of Nutrition-Rich Rice (Indian Express, Vipin Pubby, Feb 06, 2006)
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) here is on the verge of a revolution in developing and propagating new rice varieties rich in nutrition.
- The Pandora’S Box (Deccan Herald, Timothy Austin, Feb 06, 2006)
Our city does attract global attention, but the price for development seems heavy
- Rising Water Threatens Great Temples (Hindu, Robin McKie, Feb 06, 2006)
The most important threat involves the widespread planting of sugarcane
Swedish engineers are building a vast drainage system
- Towards Smoother Modernisation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 06, 2006)
After the four-day strike by the forum of employees of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), most of the airports had been reduced to garbage dumps.
- Water Scarcity Threat Looms Large Over Town (Deccan Herald, S Kanasogi, Feb 06, 2006)
An artificial scarcity of drinking water and an epidemic scare have hit the town which is gearing up for the Mahamastakabhisheka scheduled to take off on February 8.
- "Ours Is A Fight Against Terrorism" (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Feb 06, 2006)
Mahendra Karma, the key figure behind the anti-Maoist civilian initiative, says the Maoists are now on the `defensive.' Excerpts from a recent interview in Hyderabad:
- Danish, Norwegian Embassies Set Ablaze As Muslim Anger Spreads (Hindu, Jamie Doward , Feb 06, 2006)
Islamic leader threatens "Rushdie type"fatwaagainst journalists
- Making Of Independent Governors (Indian Express, Jagmohan , Feb 06, 2006)
Over the years, much criticism has been levelled against the manner in which a few governors have acted in discharge of their constitutional functions. They have been accused of playing a partisan role and favouring the Centre.
- Finally, A Chain Reaction (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 06, 2006)
Oil, nationalism tinged with religious zealotry and non-proliferation are the incendiary mix that make the task of dealing with Iran’s clandestine nuclear activities so difficult. Fortunately, ...
- Over 10 Lakh Pilgrims Expected For Gunadala Mary Matha Fete (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Three-day festival begins on February 9; shrine being decked-up
Grand holy mass will be held on Bishop Grassi High School grounds
City police to arrange outpost; special APSRTC counters for people
- Decks Cleared For Biomass Gasifier Crematorium (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Municipal authority relaxes norms laid down for Trust that built it
The municipality authority here has finally cleared the decks for the new biomass gasifier crematorium at Balambalpuram to become operational soon with the civic body . . .
- Grey Water Recycling Needs Only Simple Technology (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Widespread use will help cut the demand for water, say experts
A boon for those maintaining gardens
Even a small patch of land is enough
NGOs want corporation to involve them
- Major Kashmir Study Sees Trade As The Road To Peace (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 05, 2006)
A new study released on Friday proposes the creation of a special economic zone in all of Kashmir, with duty free access to India and Pakistan, along with an institutional framework for joint investment.
- Mplads Should Not Be Scrapped (Tribune, Puran Singh Yadav, Feb 05, 2006)
The objective of the Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) is to facilitate developmental works with an emphasis on the creation of durable community assets in MPs’ constituencies. It can also be sanctioned for disaster relief.
- Danish Cartoons: Provocative And Perverse (Dawn, Robert Fisk, Feb 05, 2006)
This is not an issue of secularism versus Islam. For Muslims, the Prophet is the man who received divine words directly from God. We see our saints and prophets as faintly historical figures, at odds with our high-tech human rights and freedoms, . . .
- Iaea Reports Iran To Un Security Council (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
The UN nuclear watchdog Saturday reported Iran to the U.N. Security Council in a resolution expressing concern that Tehran’s nuclear programme may not be “exclusively for peaceful purposes.” Iran retaliated immediately, saying it would resume . . .
- Another Milestone In Pak It (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 05, 2006)
A Pakistan IT firm – TRG – having presence in countries like the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, has established its office in Manila. It was inaugurated by the President of Philippines.
- Kashmir Solidarity Day: President, Pm For Peace In Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have emphasised the need to end violence and human rights abuses in held Kashmir.
- Rahul Gandhi Waiting To Step In! (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Feb 05, 2006)
The irrepressible clamour at the Hyderabad AICC session for induction of Rahul Gandhi either in the union cabinet or at a top party position speaks volumes about the apparent indispensability of this young Nehru-Gandhi scion in running . . .
- Iaea Refers Iran To Security Council (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Feb 05, 2006)
India again voted against Iran as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today referred the Iranian nuclear file to the United Nations Security Council which has the power to impose crippling political and economic sanctions on Tehran.
- Revitalizing Aes In Hilly Areas (Daily Excelsior, Dr M P Gupta, Feb 05, 2006)
The hilly areas including Jammu & Kashmir State, Himachal Pradesh, North-Eastern States the sub-Himalayas and the Western Ghats regions commonly known as ''Phari-Prant'' constitute about 22 per cent of total geographical area and contain 9 per cent ...
- Some Prime Ministerial Initiatives (Indian Express, N K Singh, Feb 05, 2006)
There is a raging controversy on how ‘‘weak’’ is the Prime Minister. Fresh from Davos, this is a bit bizarre because India was being felicitated by the global community as the emerging economic power and the relative strength of India vis-a-vis China . .
- Joint Venture Would Serve Defence Needs (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Feb 05, 2006)
In the capital's trade fair grounds at Pragati Maidan, Defexpo 2006 opened on February 1.
- Learn We Must (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 05, 2006)
Why do we revel in making our environment filthy? We throw garbage wherever we like.
- Iaea Votes To Report Iran To U.N. Security Council (Reuters, MARK HEINRICH, Feb 05, 2006)
The U.N. nuclear watchdog voted on Saturday to report Iran to the Security Council over fears it is trying to build atomic bombs and a defiant Tehran said it would end snap U.N. inspections of its nuclear plants from Sunday.
- Us Sees Ally In India, Rival In China (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Feb 05, 2006)
A new US defence strategy document identifies India as “an emerging great power and a key strategic partner” and notes that the choices of three countries — China, Russia and India — will be key to the global security environment in the 21st century.
- Stage Set For Action Against Tehran (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
The wording of the final resolution recognised “that a solution to the Iranian issue would contribute to global non-proliferation efforts and... the objective of a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction including their means of delivery”.
- Corporation Launches Drive To Promote New Sanitation Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
Embarks on campaign for public support
The City Corporation has embarked on a public outreach programme covering different sections of society to ensure the success of the new solid-waste management system scheduled to become operational by mid-March.
- America Unplugged (Hindu, RUMINA SETHI, Feb 05, 2006)
IN today's globalised climate, the former colonies have ended up as the neo-colonial empire of the United States, complicit in global give and take, economic hegemony, and . . .
- Clemenceau: Greenpeace To Register Protest (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Feb 05, 2006)
Social activists say the issue is also about all toxic ships being dismantled at Indian shipyards
Toxic chemicals being put into the lives of workers without basic medical facilities
Those opposing entry were not against the ship-breaking industry
- Excerpts From Text Of Resolution On Iran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
The Board of Governors ...
(f) Recalling that ... the Director General noted that after nearly three years of intensive verification activity, the Agency is not yet in a position to clarify some important issues relating to Iran's nuclear . . .
- National-Level Seminar On Impact Of New Economic Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
The Department of Economics of Periyar University will conduct a two-day national-level seminar on the impact of New Economic Policy on the Indian Economy on Monday and Tuesday.
- Shravanabelagola To Soon Be Declared `Sampoorna Nirmala Grama Panchayati' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
All families in five villages under the gram panchayat to have access to toilets
630 families already have access to toilets
Technical support from Karnataka Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Agency
- Ongc Chief For Steps To Spur Growth Of Manufacturing Sector (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
"It will become catchy like IT"
Chairman and managing director of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) Subir Raha on Saturday called for emphasis on measures that would spur the growth of the manufacturing sector.
- "Power In Every House A Priority" (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Feb 05, 2006)
Golden jubilee celebrations of Neyveli Lignite Corporation inaugurated
- Iaea Votes To Report Iran To U.N. Security Council (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
27 nations vote for the resolution in Vienna, three against, and five abstain
- Asthma: No Permanent Cure (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
"Asthma needs to be treated regularly to control it," says the respiratory physician on our panel in response to readers' queries.
- Pakistan Prepared To Show Flexibility On Kashmir Issue, Says Pervez Musharraf (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 05, 2006)
"Rigidity and violence must give way to positive engagement"
President calls for enabling for the success of the peace process
Improve human rights situation in Kashmir: Aziz tells India
- Global Nature Of Protest (Hindu, Mike Marqusee, Feb 05, 2006)
A look at the significance of February 15, 2003.
Many demonstrators who hoped to deter the invasion of Iraq probably underestimated what they were up against ... ."
- Educating Mr. Modi (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Feb 05, 2006)
No one seems to care about providing appropriate sanitation facilities for women.
- The Pilgrim's Progress ... Diverse And Truly Global (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Feb 05, 2006)
The Haj seeks to reinforce equality among fellow Muslims, irrespective of differences in race, wealth or nationality.
- Urban Transport Tangle: Some Solutions (Hindu, M. RAVIBABU, Feb 05, 2006)
To develop patronage for transit, private transport has to be restricted and made costly
- Poor Nations Need Billions To Fight Climate Change (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Feb 04, 2006)
A top British environmentalist said on Friday the developing world needed to spend at least $40 billion more every year to fight climate change.
- Challenges For Growth In The It Landscape (The Financial Express, V SRIDHAR, Feb 04, 2006)
Recently announced Q3 results of Infosys, TCS, Wipro and other IT majors indicate that the IT-IT Enabled Service (ITeS) sector in India continues to grow at a scorching pace.
- Cabinet Shuffle In India (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 04, 2006)
I may be reading too much into the cabinet reshuffle in New Delhi. But the changes effected make me believe that Congress president Sonia Gandhi has begun the exercise of choosing her party candidates for India’s president and vice-president, . . .
- Kbd: Not Without Consensus (Dawn, Athar Osama, Feb 04, 2006)
President Musharraf’s address to the nation on January 17, 2005, that called for the construction of Bhasha dam seems to have diverted an imminent national crisis in the inter-provincial and centre-province relationships.
- Pollution : A Threat To Man Kind (Daily Excelsior, Ashish Katoch, Feb 04, 2006)
Air, water and soil are the natural resources and are essential for the existence of plants, animals and mankind. These constitute our environment. Man is capable of modifying his physical environment as per his needs. He is continuously constructing ....
- Lessons In Education (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 04, 2006)
Sex scores over history
IT is a curious reflection on our priorities and values that academia and authorities are more preoccupied with the introduction of sex education than the dumbing down of history textbooks.
- Don’T Call It Sycophancy (Indian Express, Jayanthi Natarajan, Feb 04, 2006)
Look again at the AICC session, you will find a party proud of its leader
If the world had indeed been there, it would have understood, at least partly, what the Congress party is all about.
- Musharraf's Kashmir 'Solutions' (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Feb 04, 2006)
But for these cussed Indians, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistan military dictator cum President has solved his country's long-standing dispute on Jammu and Kashmir.
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