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Articles 9921 through 10020 of 20008:
- Guaranteed Jobs (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 04, 2006)
Guard against pitfalls
THE National Rural Employment Guarantee Act has come into force with the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, launching it at Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday.
- Hands And Heads (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Feb 04, 2006)
Gandhi, Nandy and Bhatt: three critiques of modern science
Shelley once claimed that poets were “the unacknowledged legislators of the world”. In the decades and centuries since he said this, it has been scientists rather than poets who have . . .
- Govt Says Airport Strike Won't Stop Privatisation (Reuters, Nitin Luthra, Feb 04, 2006)
The government told thousands of striking airport workers on Friday that it would not reverse a decision to hand over New Delhi and Mumbai airports to private firms to modernise and manage.
- Eyebrows Raised As Kerala Cpm Does A Volte-Face (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
The party which is preparing to return to power this May now says that loans from the Asian Development Bank are welcome and that the 507-km-long Express Highway project is not a ‘monster’ but a necessity.
- Pakistan Seeks Nuclear Parity With India: Us (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 04, 2006)
The Pakistani premier had raised the issue of nuclear parity with India in his address last month to the prestigious Council on Foreign relations in New York.
- Promising Plan (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 04, 2006)
An exciting step has been taken in addressing the problem of rural poverty and unemployment.
- Another India In Davos (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Feb 04, 2006)
The bars of Davos were decorated with terracotta elephants and spangled dupattas and in hotel lobbies Ganesha smiled upon visitors.
- Effort Begins To Prevent Forest Fire (Hindu, V.S. Palaniappan, Feb 04, 2006)
Vulnerable areas identified, dry vegetation being removed
Fire patrol parties formed in all the six ranges
Tight vigil to continue till May
Steps to reduce man-animal conflicts
- Solar-Powered Electric Fence Planned (Hindu, P. Sudhakar, Feb 04, 2006)
At a cost of Rs.19 lakh onpattaland adjoining the Western Ghats off Sankarankovil
- That Imperious Lady (Hindu, PRASHANTH G.N., Feb 04, 2006)
The grand old empress in Cubbon Park turns 100, reports PRASHANTH G.N.
- Hdk Swears By City Development (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
The JD(S)-BJP government has decided to take up the upgradation of roads in Bangalore as well as in seven municipal councils around the City, in its effort to maintain the City’s “brand name” on the world map.
- India's Secret Search For Peace And Its Perils (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 04, 2006)
While the separate pieces of the PMO's covert negotiations on Kashmir are becoming evident, it is unclear if this jigsaw puzzle actually has a shape.
- Versailles Court Scuppers Bid To Block Asbestos Probe (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Feb 04, 2006)
Reconfirms decision to set up panel to evaluate quantity on board Clemenceau
Defence Ministry not to appeal decision
EC looking into legality of sending ship to India
France may be in violation of Basel Convention on movement of toxic waste
- Tackling Global Warming (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 04, 2006)
According to the World Meteorological Organisation, 2005 missed becoming the warmest year on record by the merest fraction of a degree Celsius.
- Self-Help Groups Told To Focus On Social Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Deputy General Manager (DGM) State Bank of Hyderabad (SBH) S.V. Hanumantha Rao on Friday stressed the need for self-help groups (SHGs) to take up activities related to social development.
- Eco-Tourism Project For 10 Centres (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Governor R.L. Bhatia has announced a new eco-tourism project, `Wonderful Wilderness,' to be implemented in 10 select centres. He also announced the `Habitat Forestry' scheme for planting trees in public and private land in his annual address . . .
- "Bilateral Partnerships Needed To Tackle Environmental Security" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Climate change, energy use major issues, says British High Commissioner
- Centre Firm On Privatising Airports, Says Jyoti Basu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
"Government has told Left leaders it would not reverse process"
Whatever might be the outcome of the talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and leaders of the striking employees of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), . . .
- Political Differences Should Not Come In The Way Of Development: Governor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
He says the State is on the path of growth despite various challenges
- 2 Cr. Sanctioned For Water Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Plans being finalised to cover villages left outside the scheme
A third filtration plant and connecting well are proposed in the next phase.
Separate scheme to cover 30 villages in Srikakulam rural mandal
- Dozens Feared Dead As Cruise Liner Sinks; Rescue Efforts Hampered By Bad Weather (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Feb 04, 2006)
Bad weather suspected to be the cause; U.S. offer of help spurned
- National Rural Employment Guarantee Act In Place (Hindu, K. Venkateshwarlu , Feb 03, 2006)
It will help us to get rid of the scourge of poverty, says Manmohan
"Match outlays and outcomes"
"Create productive assets"
"Implement guarantee in true spirit"
- Water Connections For Unapproved Layouts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
The decision follows a Government Order
Corporation to save Rs. 1 crore a year
- Abstract Art Finds A Niche (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Abstract art is rich and creative with varying styles, techniques and temper in resonating visual language
- Police Take Over Airports As Strike Bites (Reuters, Shailendra Bhatnagar, Feb 03, 2006)
Police took over much of the running of the country's two main airports on Thursday as striking workers protested for a second day over threatened job cuts because of privatisation.
- Job Guarantee Rolls Out, Ray Of Hope In New Delhi Shadow (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Feb 03, 2006)
At three this afternoon, Mahesh Kumar, 28, became the first citizen closest to the national capital to register under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005, the largest-ever employment intervention scheme in the world.
- Incredible India: Visitors Greeted By Darkness And Filth (Indian Express, AMAN SHARMA, Feb 03, 2006)
At 1 am, as businessman Tom Backman, who arrived on a Lufthansa airlines flight from Frankfurt, walks out of the customs area into the arrival lounge of New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International airport, two overflowing garbage bins greet him.
- Learn To Love Nuclear Power, Or Turn Off The Lights (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 03, 2006)
Political worries are driving a nuclear rethink in the West, says WILLIAM UNDERHILL
- Iran And The Iaea (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Feb 03, 2006)
An interim report prepared by the International Atomic Energy Agency on the implementation of nuclear safeguards in Iran has cited numerous instances of Iranian cooperation with its inspectors but has also stressed the need for Teheran . . .
- This Is How Aai Unions Revamp Their Airport (Indian Express, ANUBHUTI VISHNOI, Feb 03, 2006)
One more day of this strike and the terminal 1 B lounge will become the epicentre of an epidemic,’’ fumed A Raja S. Solomon, an advocate waiting for his Hyderabad-bound flight.
- Filth, Stench, Scuffle Greet Flyers At Delhi 'N' Mumbai (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
As strike and unruly protests by airport workers continued for the second day on Thursday, the Delhi High Court has asked the striking employees not to hamper normal functioning of work.
- Fights Normal, Airports Filthy On Second Day Of Aai Strike (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
With protesting employees blocking entrance to airports causing hardship to travellers, the Delhi High court today restrained them from impeding the normal functioning even as flights kept their schedule on the second day of their nation-wide strike.
- Ending Leprosy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 03, 2006)
It’s too early to celebrate
HEALTH workers can claim a pat on the back for achieving the goal of eliminating leprosy in India by the end of 2005.
- Bhuj Rebuilds Itself (Tribune, R.K. Misra, Feb 03, 2006)
The sun shines bright piercing the chill of a cold wintry morning in Bhuj district of Gujarat bordering Pakistan. The spreading warmth is symbolic as this land devastated by a massive earthquake on the Republic Day five years ago seeks to . . .
- Voting Unlikely At Iaea Meeting (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Feb 03, 2006)
Discussions were held today at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna on the board’s draft resolution to report Iranian nuclear programme to the UN Security Council even as non-aligned countries moved several amendments to the document . . .
- Kar: New Jd(s)-Bjp Govt To Be Sworn-In Tomorrow (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
A two-member JD(S)-BJP ministry headed by H D Kumaraswamy will be sworn-in tomorrow, opening another coalition chapter in Karnataka's politics.
- Winter Fears For Pakistan Earthquake Victims (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
As winter approaches, there are growing fears for earthquake victims trying
to rebuild their lives, said Pakistan Press Foundation Secretary-General, Mr
Owais Aslam Ali.
- Peace In Afghanistan Fragile, Says Annan: Islamabad Pledges $50m (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed the joint initiative of the United Kingdom, Afghanistan and the United Nations for the ‘Afghanistan Compact’ development plan at the London Conference as UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan pointed out that recent attacks . . .
- Pm Launches Job Guarantee Scheme (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Feb 03, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has today launched the ‘revolutionary’ National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) Scheme in the presence of National Advisory Council Chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
- Bengal Cm Plays Firefighter (Tribune, Subhrangshu Gupta, Feb 03, 2006)
With no immediate signs of the Airports Authority of India’s employees ending their ‘stop-work’ agitation, the West Bengal Chief Minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, today initiated a dialogue with the Civil Aviation Ministry and trade unions.
- Beneath The Embers (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Feb 03, 2006)
During the past decade — particularly since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States — westerners have generally consi-dered international terrorism to be the most urgent threat to human security.
- Tourism In Leh (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 03, 2006)
On the face of it this may appear a small bit of information. For the number involved is not significant.
- Need For Institutional Reforms (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Feb 03, 2006)
Over the years, much criticism has been levelled against the manner in which quite a few governors have acted in discharge of their constitutional functions. They have been accused of playing a partisan role and favouring the ruling party or parties . . .
- Diagnosing Underachievers (Daily Excelsior, S K Kakroo, Feb 03, 2006)
Every parent and teacher puts in the best efforts to help the child to excel in his studies. But still 20-30% of elementary level school children remain underachievers i.e. they remain scholastically backward.
- Investigate, Regulate (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 03, 2006)
With professional approach, futures exchanges trading multiple commodities online have, in the last couple of years, brought about a major transformation in the once staid commodity market. Using technology effectively to reach . . .
- Disaster Response, Management Mechanism (Daily Excelsior, M N Sehgal, Feb 03, 2006)
Constitution of State Level Committee on Disaster Management and State Crisis Management Committee (Excelsior 21 January) by Government orders, follow the reiteration of the Chief Minister in the Legislative Assembly,''
- Nuclear Negotiations — India Has The Upper Hand (Business Line, M. Ramesh , Feb 02, 2006)
India's tough stand on the Iran nuclear issue makes one thing clear: The country's nuclear status is such that, though foreign assistance may be desirable, it is certainly not indispensable. India has attained self-sufficiency, as the statements by . . .
- Need A Bolder Approach To Integrate Asia (The Financial Express, RAJIV KUMAR, Feb 02, 2006)
At the recently concluded Davos conference, one session was devoted to a discussion on the prospects for integration of Asian economies.
- Draft Resolution To Iaea: Report Iran To Security Council (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Iran ‘Freeze uranium enrichment, give IAEA more powers, let DG give report by March’
- Mulling Over Mulfordspeak (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Feb 02, 2006)
It is difficult to defend US Ambassador David Mulford, not because what he said was wrong but because the way he said it and its timing was wrong.
- No Mandate To Change Indian Borders: Singh (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Leaves options open on Iran issue
India is committed to forging the "friendliest possible relations" with Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday, striking an upbeat note on the peace process.
- Keep Strengthening Fundamentals (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 02, 2006)
The sensex at 10,000 will undoubtedly be an occasion to celebrate. It would serve the capital markets and thirsty-for-more market participants well, if it is also seen as an opportunity to address our structural deficiencies.
- Our Door Open For Alliance: Jaya (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and ruling AIADMK General Secretary J Jayalalitha declared on Wednesday that her party’s door was open for alliance with others for the coming Assembly elections.
- Russia And The Great Game In Central Asia (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Feb 02, 2006)
The accession of Uzbekistan to the Eurasian Economic Community advances Moscow's goal of setting up an OPEC-like gas cartel in the region.
- `It Tower' To Come Up Near Gannavaram Town (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Some 40,000 professionals in the field to get jobs
Cabinet approves transfer of land
One out of four techies in Silicon Valley is from Vijayawada
A slew of concessions announced for the IT Tower
- Competitive Wealth (Hindu, Rebecca Front, Feb 02, 2006)
AT A student party many years ago, the conversation moved into competitive poverty: whose parents were the poorest.
- India, Philippines To Sign Defence Cooperation Accord (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Cabinet also approves a proposal for a tourism cooperation pact
KVIC Act will be amended
Textbook presses to be privatised
350 more Kasturba Vidyalayas
- 7.56 Lakh Acres To Come Under Irrigation After Projects' Completion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Minor sources contribute 66,000 acres of ayacut
- Krishna Water Project Phase Ii Hits A Block (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Central Excise levy on steel used for manufacturing pipelines; Nov. deadline unlikely
Project unlikely to meet the November 2006 deadline
Central Excise levy on pipelines amounts to Rs. 24 crores
- Talks Are On For Poll Alliance, Says Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
AIADMK starts issuing applications for party ticket to contest Assembly elections
Jayalalithaa disagrees with the view that Supreme Court has indicted her government for the stampede
Describes the arrival of refugees from Sri Lanka as "alarming"
- Fuel On The Moon (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 02, 2006)
A little science, a little moonshine
IF you thought looking for a fuel that would provide limitless energy and be pollution-free was asking for the moon, you are right.
- Hindus And Sikhs In Britain Seek Right To Open-Air Cremations (Press Trust of India, H S RAO, Feb 02, 2006)
Hindus and Sikhs in Britain have sought the right to cremate their dead on funeral pyres at open-air ceremonies, a practice banned in the UK since 1930.
- Iran Hits Out At Us, Hands Over N-Manual To Iaea (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
The Iranian government has handed over to the International Atomic Energy Agency a document whose only use would be in making nuclear weapons, the IAEA said in a confidential report obtained by AFP.
- Another Chance (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 02, 2006)
Naga civil society must push NSCN to rethink its goals
The ceasefire between the Centre and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isaac-Muivah) has been rescued in the nick of time with the latter agreeing to extend the ceasefire by ...
- Diesel Pricing Is Anomalous (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Feb 02, 2006)
There is a clamour for dealerships because the real profit lies in adulteration of petrol
- Memorable Journey (Deccan Herald, D B N Murthy , Feb 02, 2006)
The Jagdalpur - Visakhapatnam route over the Eastern Ghats offer scenic sights
- Find Right Remedy (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 02, 2006)
Only the naïve and the ill-formed will be surprised by a report that lakhs of persons have applied for over 5000 Government posts advertised by the Service Selection Board (SSB).
- National Interest To Decide Vote On Iran Issue, Says Pm (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Feb 02, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh categorically said today that India’s stand on the Iran nuclear issue at the Board of Governors meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna tomorrow will depend on the draft resolution and . . .
- Safety Of Iaf Planes (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Feb 02, 2006)
It is extremely heartening to know that accidents in the Indian Air Force are showing a downward trend and that 2005 has been the safest in 36 years with only 10 aircraft falling out of the sky.
- Save Wetlands! (Daily Excelsior, Dr Pragya Khanna, Feb 02, 2006)
February 2nd is celebrated as World Wetlands Day. India has a wide variety of inland and coastal wetland habitats. Look around in your own neighbourhood, and you are sure to spot a wetland or two-a lake or maybe a small pond!
- Big Companies In Retail Trade (Daily Excelsior, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Feb 02, 2006)
Reliance is ready to enter retail trade in a big way. This is likely to lead to lower margins for the producers, including small farmers.
- Ahmadinejad Vows His Country Won’T Surrender (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President George W. Bush discussed Wednesday the standoff over Iran’s nuclear programme, the Kremlin said.
- Abdullah Hopes For Indo-Pak Peace (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Seeks just settlement of disputes between Islamabad, Delhi; Musharraf says terrorism poses danger to all faiths
- India Committed To ‘Friendliest Possible’ Ties With Pakistan (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Feb 02, 2006)
* Manmohan Singh rules out negotiations on transfer of Indian territory
* Confirms having met JKLF leader
- India Set To Vote With Us (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Barring dramatic or unexpected developments in New Delhi in the next 24 hours, India will vote with the US, Russia, China and the major European powers on an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolution reporting Iran’s nuclear programme . . .
- Balance Between Inflation And Growth (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Feb 02, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has asked the State Bank of Pakistan, with its new governor in Dr.Shamshad Akhtar, to strike a balance between promoting economic growth and inflation. A lax physical policy can create difficulties, he says.
- P-5 Agrees On Referring Iran To Unsc (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
The United Nation Security Council's five permanent members have agreed on a resolution to ask the UN nuclear watchdog agency to report Iran to the top world body over its nuclear programme.
- Sc Cracks Whip On Child Labour (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Centre, states and Union Territories on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), seeking a complete ban on child labour.
- Manmohan Singh Says Kashmir Vital To Ties With Pakistan (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday the issue of Kashmir was vital to better relations with nuclear rival Pakistan.
- Recast Rashtriya Rifles (Tribune, Lt-Gen (retd) G.S. Sihota, Feb 02, 2006)
Rashtriya Rifles (RR), the Army’s only counter insurgency force, has received accolades from all quarters for its ongoing and sterling contribution towards the goal of stabilising the situation in J&K.
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