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Articles 10221 through 10320 of 20008:
- Irrelevant Debate (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 25, 2006)
Social activism vs artistic insights
The best consolation that Maneka Gandhi can draw in her campaign for animal rights is the moral support from an angry outburst by the Dalai Lama at this year’s Kalachakra in Andhra Pradesh dedicated to peace and . . .
- Learning With Joy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 25, 2006)
Children must be freed from fear
Board exams have always caused fear in the minds of children and parents, threatening them with their potential for irrecoverable damage and the loss of a lifetime’s opportunities.
- India, Pakistan And The Oic (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
The Foreign Office spokesperson, Ms TasNim Aslam, has “clarified” that Pakistan has not “rejected” a proposal by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia that India be invited to the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) as an observer.
- Criminal Neglect (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 25, 2006)
It is a matter of criminal neglect that the relief material meant for victims of the October 8 earthquake in Poonch district has not been properly guarded.
- Pak-Us Ties Vital, Strategic: Bush (News International, Salim Bokhari, Jan 25, 2006)
President George W Bush has praised Pakistan’s role in combating international terrorism and termed Washington’s ties with Islamabad as "strategic and vital" for the United States.
- Explosions In Colombo (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jan 25, 2006)
No casualties reported
There was a string of five minor explosions in and around Colombo on Tuesday evening.
- A Positive Move (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 25, 2006)
There is a section of the print media in Pakistan that plays a remarkably independent role contrary to the military-tainted image of the country
- Kalabagh On The Backburner (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Jan 25, 2006)
Last week, just when the opposition’s protest had begun to reach an uncomfortably high pitch, President Pervez Musharraf decided to take the wind out of the anti-Kalabagh lobby’s sail by announcing a change in the order of dam building.
- Poetic Justice In Santiago (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 25, 2006)
For some Chileans the Pinochet era finally came to an end not when the wily old general left the presidency in 1990, after losing a referendum that had been designed to lend legitimacy to his dastardly regime as well as to extend its tenure, . . .
- Balochistan: The India Factor (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
The Indian Foreign Ministry official’s statement that India is “concerned about the events in Balochistan” and B Raman’s article appearing on the RAW motivated website South Asia Analysis Group (SAAG) need to be read in context.
- India,pak Have Unique Opportunity To Resolve Kashmir Issue:aziz (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jan 25, 2006)
Observing that improved Indo-Pak relations and the congenial international environment provide a "unique opportunity" for the two nations to work for a solution of the Kashmir issue, Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said all sides . . .
- Spying Game Still Thriving (Hindu, Nick Paton Walsh, Jan 25, 2006)
Left near a tree on a nondescript street on the outskirts of Moscow, the fake rock at the centre of the most embarrassing espionage scandal between Britain and Russia since the end of the Cold War looks innocuous enough.
- Senior Citizens' Problems And Solutions (Daily Excelsior, Col H Bisham Pal (Retd.), Jan 25, 2006)
Grace of old age depends upon state of mind as well as state of body. One experiences all the best and the worst in life and the real energy one gets is by tolerating and solving the problems of life. It makes Senior Citizen a man of experience and . . .
- Tirupur Sanitation Project Getting Ready (Hindu, M. Gunasekaran, Jan 25, 2006)
Laying of pipes and construction of treatment plant in final stage
With the laying of pipes for the underground drainage scheme and the civil works at sewage treatment plant are in the final legs, the Tirupur sanitation project is all set . . .
- Biodynamic Farming In Krishna District (Hindu, G.V.Ramana Rao, Jan 25, 2006)
They do not use chemical fertilizers. Pesticides are anathema to them. All the inputs needed for cultivation are available in the farm. They wait for the right planetary positions to spray solutions developed from organic materials for the . . .
- Short Circuit (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 24, 2006)
The state power regulators’ move to cap the price of power sold and bought from traders is a short-sighted, short-term measure that must be lifted as soon as shortages ease and the market develops.
- Guarded Fo Response To Saudi Proposal: Oic Observer Status For India (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Jan 24, 2006)
The Foreign Office on Monday gave a guarded response to Saudi King Abdullah’s suggestion that Pakistan sponsor India’s bid for observer status in the 57-member Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC).
- Deadlock Ends As French ‘Asbestos’ Ship Heads To India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
A decommissioned French aircraft carrier has entered the Suez canal after a 10-day controversy over fears its asbestos insulation posed an environmental hazard, the canal authority said on Monday.
- "The Bird On The Book Does Mean Something" (Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, Jan 24, 2006)
Penguin's chief executive on the future of the book publishing industry and his company's plans for India and elsewhere.
- Brazil's Roofless Reclaim The Cities (Hindu, Tom Phillips, Jan 24, 2006)
Support grows for the urban coalition that takes over disused buildings for the homeless and poor.
- Gearing For The Next Leap (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 24, 2006)
The Global Software services landscape is changing at a frenetic pace. With offshoring to low-cost locations gaining widespread acceptance among global clientele, India's inherent strengths in talent, business environment and operational expertise . . .
- Greens Condemn Move To Alienate Forests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
A convention of environmental activists from across the State, held here on Monday, came out strongly against "the Government's concerted efforts to alienate what remains of the forest cover in the State."
- Us-India Nuke Pact A Reality: Pak Official (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
PTI reports from Kolkata say that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is closely monitoring the Indian healthcare model to pick up vital clues for a successful implementation of its global Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT).
- Left Plus Right Needn’T Mean Stalemate (The Financial Express, DHIRAJ NAYYAR, Jan 24, 2006)
The UPA government’s economic policy has been in suspended animation for much of their time in power. Suspended by inaction, animated by a war of words. The Left and the Congress seem happy marching along while standing still, . . .
- Kerala's Water Policy In Next Assembly Session (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Kerala Water Resources Minister Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan on Monday said the State's Water Policy would be declared in the Assembly session beginning on February 3.
- Women, The Water Managers (Deccan Herald, BHARATHI PRABHU, Jan 24, 2006)
Women are known to protect their water resources and learn water management very well.
- Paradise Lost Or Regained? (Deccan Herald, CHITTARANJAN ANDRADE, Jan 24, 2006)
'God's presence has wrought manifold changes on the world and the City
- Why Flee To Singapore? (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Jan 24, 2006)
The IIMs should provide education in socially relevant areas to poor and capable students who need it badly
- Demand-Side Constraints In Ssi Credit (Business Line, B. L. Chandak, Jan 24, 2006)
Supply-Side constraints affecting credit to small-scale industries (SSIs) have been extensively deliberated by various expert committees. However, of late, besides supply-side impediments, demand-side constraints too are affecting credit growth to the ...
- Threat To Quit Safta (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Jan 24, 2006)
There are some troubling indications that Islamabad may be contemplating pulling out of the South Asia Free Trade Area (Safta). That would be very unfortunate from Pakistan’s perspective. It would do little damage to India, but it would be a
- India Ranks Low In Environment Performance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
India ranked among the 20 lowest-scoring countries in meeting a set of critical environmental goals such as clean drinking water and low greenhouse-gas emissions, according to a study by two U.S. universities.
- Reliance Lifts Veil Off Mega Retail Foray (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The Big Bazaars and Shopper’s Stops of the country have got some tough competition coming with Reliance Industries attempting to do a Wal-Mart in India. The country’s largest private sector firm today announced that it will invest over Rs 3,315 crore,
- Saga Of A Progressive And Pioneering Educationist (Hindu, MALATHI RANGARAJAN, Jan 24, 2006)
Biography of a woman, who is in a class of her own, offered as a tribute on the occasion of her 80th birthday
- Rs. 50 Lakhs For Drinking Water Supply Schemes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Principal Secretary holds review meeting
A sum of Rs. 50 lakhs has been released to Kodagu district to take up various drinking water schemes, said V.P. Baligar, Principal Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj.
- Residents Aim For Zero Waste Management (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Bid to make Ramapuram a model locality
Burning of garbage and cremation of bodies in public places is a curse
Every household will start working towards zero waste management
They will also take measures to protect water bodies
- Collectors Told Not To Evict Forest Encroachers (Hindu, P. Venugopal, Jan 24, 2006)
Directive applies to lake, road encroachments also
The State Government has given instructions to District Collectors not to evict encroachers who had taken illegal possession of forest land prior to October 2005.
- Forays Into The Wilderness (Hindu, Kumaran Sathasivam, Jan 24, 2006)
A wildlife biologist's account of his journeys into forest areas rarely accessed
- Challenges To Energy Security (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Jan 24, 2006)
Discusses the complex issues and problems that have a bearing on energy security
- Tap Nuclear Energy For Peaceful Uses, Says Top Iaea Official (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Health, farm sectors in India stand to gain from new research: Prof. Werner Burkart
Sterile Insect Technique can be used to combat vector-borne diseases
Irradiation processes can help crop diversity and to develop more productive plants
- Patents And Development (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Jan 24, 2006)
Examines development related to the IPR regime within the legal framework
- N-Capping Fears Unreal (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Jan 24, 2006)
One of the bogeys raised by those who want to mire India in the status quo of technology thraldom and prevent the Indo-US agreement on exceptionalisation from the NPT to go through is that this is an attempt to cap our credible minimum nuclear deterrent.
- Cause Of Concern (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 24, 2006)
It is a matter of serious concern that every major terrorist attack elsewhere in the country should have its roots in the State. The latest revelation in this newspaper can only make us sit up and take notice.
- Cong Committed To 33 Pc Quota For Women In Parliament: Pm (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Jan 24, 2006)
The Congress party has once again committed to provide 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures.
- Reliance Petro For Rs 6,000 Cr Float (Business Standard, CORPORATE BUREAU, Jan 24, 2006)
RIL to invest Rs 3,375 crore in retail
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) will go in for a public offer after a gap of 13 years. The company today announced that its newly launched subsidiary, Reliance Petroleum, would float a public issue of . . .
- Who’S In, Who’S Out (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jan 24, 2006)
To be an NRI, a non-required Indian, is celebrated by the regimes that rule us.
- News From The Schools, January 2006 (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and the Indian School of Business (ISB) in Hyderabad have agreed on a partnership that will lead to student exchanges between the two schools beginning in the 2006-07 academic year.
- Don’T Allow Gains Of Peace Process To Go Waste: Mufti (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Hailing the bold initiatives taken by both India and Pakistan to work out a peaceful solution of the Kashmir issue, former Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed today said that keeping in view the sensitivity of the situation, extra caution needs . . .
- Will Hm Learn? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 24, 2006)
If we still feel for Hizbul Mujahideen it is because some of its visible faces are those of "boys" belonging to the State.
- Knights And Warriors Of Growth (Daily Excelsior, Anupam Dasgupta, Jan 24, 2006)
Worldwide, the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are being viewed as an engine of equitable economic growth and poverty alleviation.
- We Must Oppose, But Also Propose (Deccan Herald, Kumi Naidoo, Jan 23, 2006)
The WSF crowd must also suggest measures to make the world a better place
- Escalating Kidnapping For Ransom (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
SINDH Governor Dr Ishratul Ibad has directed the law enforcement agencies to root out the heinous crime of kidnapping for ransom from the province.
- In Defence Of Sanjay Joshi (Indian Express, Sanjay Joshi, Jan 23, 2006)
Setting the record straight, the front page of the January 19 issue prominently reports an interview with RSS strongman Mohan Bhagwat entitled “RSS has full faith in Sanjay Joshi”.
- Every Day, Another Life Is Less Private (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Jan 23, 2006)
Two popular names for girls, so common we don’t give them a second thought.
- Swearing By Competition (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 23, 2006)
It remains to be seen how the Jet-Sahara acquisition will be seen by the authorities.
- Fearing War, Lanka Tamils Flee To India (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Jan 23, 2006)
Around 2.30 am on Friday, Suryakumar landed on the Arichalmunai shores near the ghost village of Dhanushkodi. Fearing a fresh outbreak of conflict between the Sri Lankan Army and the LTTE, he had fled his native village, Thondamannar in Jaffna district,..
- India And The Global Market For Education (Hindu, John Makinson, Jan 23, 2006)
There has been an educational explosion in various countries, including India.
- India And Talks On The Nuclear Issue (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Jan 23, 2006)
ACCORDING TO news reports following the recent round of discussions in New Delhi between India and the United States around the Indo-U.S.
- Indo-Lankan Economic Ties (Daily Excelsior, R C Rajamani, Jan 23, 2006)
Prolonged media preoccupation- on either side of the Palk Straits with the Tamil problem has created an erroneous impression that a solution to the ethnic issue is central to the growth of Indo-Sri Lanka ties.
- Impolite Predictions (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jan 23, 2006)
The extent of Amartya Sen’s learning and the depth of his understanding of issues are now part of contemporary legend.
- Bush’S Asia Tour (Statesman, Harsh V Pant, Jan 23, 2006)
With the recent visit of the US President to Asia, the USA is once again trying to grapple with the momentous transformation that has taken place in global politics in the last few years.
- Brighter Assam (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 23, 2006)
Assam should feel energised by the Prime Minister’s announcement that the Centre will invest Rs 6,000 crore in its power sector and Assamese will, hopefully,
- "Reforms Will Not Impede Social Agenda" (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jan 23, 2006)
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram predicts a buoyant economy
- Action Against Nayak: Police Await Acb Orders (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
Mumbai Police will not take any suo-motu action against encounter specialist Dayanand Badda alias Daya Nayak,
- Energy For Assam (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 23, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s interactions in Assam have been characterised by a much-needed focus on infrastructural development that is central to the vision of an economically developed, well-integrated Northeast.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal: Wrinkles Remain (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jan 23, 2006)
A prominent Indian American is advising Mr Nicholas Burns as the US undersecretary of state works with his Indian counterparts to implement commitments made in a July 18 civilian nuclear agreement.
- Anti-Globalisation Protestors Gather In Mali (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
A total of 150 journalists were killed last year in wars, assassinations, natural disasters and accidents while on duty, the International Federation of Journalists
- France Yet To Provide Full Inventory (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 22, 2006)
Supreme Court Monitoring Committee's queries also not adequately answered
- The Zeroes In ‘India’S Century’ (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Jan 22, 2006)
Our Prime Minister is a cautious man, not given to hyperbole, but one of the things he likes saying is that the 21st century is going to be India’s century. If he had travelled with me on the two journeys I took last week he might hesitate to make . . .
- We Must Move Towards Resolving Kashmir: Aziz (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 22, 2006)
Says the "core" issue must be resolved to allow both nations to progress on other fronts
Says any solution of the issue must reflect the wishes and aspirations of Kashmiris
Stresses need for opening all five points along LoC every day
- D For Decision But In Govt It Stands For Dither, Delay, Defer, Dispute... (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 22, 2006)
D for decision but in govt it stands for dither, delay, defer, dispute...
...be it clearing a movie (the entire Defence top brass troop in to watch) to modernising our airports (where goalposts change every night), why the Govt loves not making . . .
- Keeping Barter Trade Alive (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jan 22, 2006)
An ancient system is sustained by the Tiwas of Assam
- The Potential Of Rajasthan (Indian Express, N K Singh, Jan 22, 2006)
I have just returned from Jodhpur after speaking to a group of NASDAQ and New York Stock Exchange Advisory Board members.
- Park Clean-Up -Only The Beginning (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 22, 2006)
The demolition bug is spreading. Though long overdue the razing of several structures, some owned by pretty high-profile persons at that, on the fringe of the Ranthambore tiger reserve is to be welcomed.
- Rubble Rises (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
E P Menon travels to parts of Bhuj devasted by the Jan. 26, 2001, Gujarat earthquake, to catch glimpses of life sprouting back from the rubble, and is quick to note it down in his diary.
- Aziz Calls For Progress On Kashmir Dispute (Dawn, Masood Haider, Jan 22, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday said India and Pakistan should now move forward from confidence-building measures towards substantive dispute resolution.
- Pak Peace Offensive Forced India On The Defensive: Durrani (News International, Asim Yasin, Jan 22, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has taken a number of bold initiatives through diplomatic channels and this peace offensive has forced India to go on the defensive, said Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Senator Mohammad Ali Durrani.
- Safta Has No Article Giving Mfn Status To India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
South Asia Free Trade Agreement (Safta) has no article to give the Most Favourite Nation (MFN) status to India and Pakistan and is not going to grant any preferential tariffs to the former.
- Kbd: Musharraf Is Still Supportive (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has repudiated the speculations that Kalabagh Dam has been abandoned and reiterated that all five reservoirs, including KBD, will be built by the year 2016. Addressing PML Sindh leaders, he said that dams are a necessity.
- Kashmiris, Pak, India Must Show Flexibility (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Friday stressed that India and Pakistan must move beyond simple confidence building measures to “substantive dispute resolution,” and resolve the Kashmir dispute for South Asia to achieve a “sustainable peace”.
- Climate Change: Early Effects (Dawn, David Ignatius, Jan 22, 2006)
One of the puzzles if you’re in the news business is figuring out what’s “news.” The fate of your local football team certainly fits the definition. So does a plane crash or a brutal murder. But how about changes in the migratory patterns of butterflies?
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