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Articles 10421 through 10520 of 20008:
- Pakistan, India To Ease Tensions Over Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Nuclear rivals India and Pakistan agreed on Wednesday to implement fresh measures to lower tensions over Kashmir and confirmed their commitment to keep their stuttering peace process on track.
- Tourism Wing To Launch Road-Cum-River Cruise (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Discount of 20 per cent to be offered till April 15
One can enjoy the panoramic view of the picturesque Godavari valley on a cruise along the river for a wallet-friendly budget, with the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) . . .
- Seismic Factor Goes Against Kalabagh (Dawn, Fatehyab Ali Khan, Jan 19, 2006)
This article is not a comment on issues pertaining to the rights of riparians and the political and social repercussions of the construction of dams. The main aim of this endeavour is to highlight the technical, . . .
- Finally It Is Bhasha (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 19, 2006)
FINALLY, the government has opted for the Bhasha-dam-first strategy, lumping the Kalabagh dam with the other three — Munda, Akori and Kurrum Tangi — to be built later.
- Musharraf Takes The Decision At Last (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 19, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has decided to go for Bhasha and Munda Dams forthwith and vowed to convince Sindh and NWFP for the construction of Kalabagh reservoir later. Announcing his decision on the issue in his address to the nation Tuesday evening,
- Preventing Power Losses (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jan 19, 2006)
Talk to a Japanese official and he invariably comes up with a reply that Pakistan is potentially a very rich country with large natural resources, unlike Japan with its narrow strip of hilly land. All we have to do, he says, is to develop those . . .
- Reliance Floats Subsidiary For Refinery Project (Business Standard, Kausik Datta, Jan 19, 2006)
Reliance Petro to set up a 30 mn tpa refinery at Jamnagar.
Barely three years after merging Reliance Petroleum with itself, Reliance Industries has floated a subsidiary with the same name to set up an export-oriented refinery at Jamnagar in Gujarat.
- New Partnerships (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 19, 2006)
Clearly, There has been a careful calibration of the process of cementing a relationship in the latest announcement of what the Italian car major Fiat and Tata Motors jointly plan to do.
- Protection Of Forests (Daily Excelsior, G L Khajuria, Jan 19, 2006)
Like varieties of culture, custom and creed, India is vested with a variety of forests extending from the Himalayas to Kanya Kumari in North South and from Assam to the desert of Rajasthan in the East-West. These forests occur in different . . .
- High Cost Health Holds World In Bind (Daily Excelsior, Suraj Saraf, Jan 19, 2006)
High cost of health is dogging the whole world not sparing even the developed nations. Conditions in India are among the worst as revealed in recent studies. With an increasing realisation that health is a crucial asset in the economic development, . . .
- Now And Again: Divine Intervention (Statesman, Niti Paul Mehta, Jan 19, 2006)
Some 60 years ago, I was spending my holidays with my maternal grandparents at Sadhwal Brahmna about nine miles from Kharian (Pakistan).
- Children Of A Lesser God (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 19, 2006)
Extracts from the ILO’s regional high-level tripartite meeting on the Role of Labour Inspection in combating Child Labour, Harare, 2001
- Pm For Pro-Active Approach To Tackle Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today suggested a pro-active approach to tackle terrorism in view of the various tactics adopted by terrorists often with assistance of State-sponsors, an apparent reference to Pakistan.
- Punish The Guilty (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 18, 2006)
Parties involved in the IPO scam must be dealt with firmly
- Leaving A Stamp On History (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Jan 18, 2006)
The year 2008 will mark the 125th birth anniversary of Sir Mirza Ismail — a great Mysorean, an Indian who made us proud, a quintessential political conservative, a remarkable person in public life, who believed that persons entrusted with overseeing ....
- On Hunt For Carnivorous Animals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
700 forest beat officials will carry out the exercise in the State
Study to be taken up in 17 `tiger states'
Cost involved is Rs. 5.6 crores
Rs. 26 lakhs to be spent in Andhra Pradesh,
- Happiness Is Living In The Now (Deccan Herald, Swami Nithyananda, Jan 18, 2006)
For many of us having more choice is a good thing. We believe we have more freedom and more freedom of choice. One of the choices that most people who come to me are struggling with is to choose between material life and spiritual life.
- In Need Of A Water Solution (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 18, 2006)
The results of the survey conducted by the Fluorosis Research and Rural Development Foundation (FRRD) are disturbing.
- Clemenceau: Egypt Didn't Consult India (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 18, 2006)
No effort made to get fresh certificates that would have highlighted the present situation
Old certificates issued by the Indian authorities and sent by a tugboat company relied upon
- Get Started On Fixing City Roads, Says Dharam Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Review meeting on infrastructure held
BMP asked to complete tender and other processes by March 31
Contractors reluctant to participate in tender process
BMP proposes reintroduction of octroi to shore up revenue
- Recipe For Success Of Rural Roads Projects (The Financial Express, GV RAMAKRISHNA, Jan 18, 2006)
Recently, there’s been a great deal of criticism about misuse of allocations by MPs under the Local Area Development Schemes. I would like to make suggestions for minimising, if not overcoming, the defects in the implementation of projects under MPLADS.
- Australia-India Partnership — Natural Complementarities (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 18, 2006)
Energy and resources are the drivers of the India-Australia relationship, with India importing billions of dollars worth of gold and coal, apart from diamonds and food items.
- Tiger Census Under Way In Bandipur, Nagarahole (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The exercise follows a disaster at Sariska in Rajasthan
The enumeration exercise will go on till January 31
It will incorporate techniques such as camera trapping and prey density estimation
- Goa To Encourage Planting Of Jatropha For Bio-Diesel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The Goa Government has decided to encourage panchayats and educational institutions to take up plantation of jatropha trees in a big way as Government intended to promote it as an alternative fuel.
- France's First Woman President? (Hindu, Jon Henley, Jan 18, 2006)
Segolene Royal is suddenly looking like the obvious Socialist challenger to Nicolas Sarkozy in next year's presidential poll.
- Race Science Heading For Rehabilitation (Hindu, Marek Kohn, Jan 18, 2006)
As taboos fall away, there's a danger that denial of racial difference will be replaced with uncritical acceptance.
- India For Freeze On Setting Up Of Defence Posts Along Loc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Seeking to further consolidate the Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs), India today proposed a freeze on setting up of new defence posts and defence works along the Line of Control (LoC) and announced its intention to extend the Munnabao-Khokrapar rail li
- Garbage Burning Again At Kodungaiyur (Hindu, Karthik Subramanian, Jan 18, 2006)
A blanket of thick smoke engulfs the residential colonies in the evenings Over the last two weeks, miscreants have started burning garbage on the 400-acre dumping ground
- Ring Out The Old, Ring In The New (Greater Kashmir, Jehangir Ali, Jan 18, 2006)
In a perpetual darkness you are fortunate enough to have some occasional flashes of light, comments
JEHANGIR ALI
- Nh Closed For 3rd Day (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The 300-kms long Jammu-Srinagar national highway stayed closed for third day while Batote-Kishtwar highway was also blocked today due to landslides. Two flights to Srinagar were also cancelled. However, all flights operated on New Delhi-Jammu route.
- Eighty Plus Club (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 18, 2006)
Some time back we had referred in these columns to quite a few veterans above the age of 80 years who are still active in public life and continue to enrich our environment especially in this region. Many younger people have telephoned us to convey their
- Kalam For "Syllabus Of Entrepreneurship" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
To create a higher education system that would generate employment opportunities
Research and teaching should be linked
Adopt multi-pronged approach for tele-education
- Rs. 407 Crore Anti-Erosion Works To Protect Dibrugarh: Manmohan (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jan 18, 2006)
Calls for improving road, rail and air connectivity in the northeast
Unveils Rs. 3,000 crore augmentation project at North Eastern Coalfields at Margherita
Shilpgram will become cultural gateway in east
- Coming To Terms With A Disturbing Past (Telegraph, Sanjib Baruah, Jan 18, 2006)
Ordinary Cambodians as well as members of the international community have mixed feelings about the trial of the surviving Khmer Rouge leaders beginning this year, writes Sanjib Baruah The author is visiting professor, Centre for Policy Research, New Delh
- Alarums & Excursions (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 18, 2006)
Iran’s removal of UN seals from the uranium enrichment plant at Natanz has sparked an international outcry, with a predictably knee-jerk reaction from the White House.
- Rs.82.2-Cr. Nabard Aid For Rural Development In Madurai District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Areas for infrastructure development identified
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has identified certain core areas in Madurai district having potential for promoting infrastructure development in a big way by the . . .
- Good Press Is A Legitimate Weapon (Tribune, Michael Schrage, Jan 18, 2006)
Precision-guided munitions and night vision are terrific military technologies, and no one would deny them to our soldiers in Iraq.
- India For Freeze On Setting Up Of Defence Posts Along Loc (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Seeking to further consolidate the confidence-building measures (CBMs), India today proposed a freeze on setting up of new defence posts and defence works along the Line of Control (LoC) and announced its intention to extend the Munnabao-Khokrapar. . .
- Cuts In The Middle (Greater Kashmir, Jehangir Ali, Jan 18, 2006)
In a perpetual darkness you are fortunate enough to have some occasional flashes of light, comments
JEHANGIR ALI
- Fluidity In Home Loan Rates (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 18, 2006)
If there is one signal from the banking industry that sends borrowers or depositors into a tizzy, it is talk of an increase in the cost of funds mediated through interest rate hikes.
- Neutral Expert Likely To Call Indo-Pak Meeting In March (News International, Khalid Mustafa, Jan 18, 2006)
Neutral expert Prof Raymond Lafitte appointed by the World Bank is likely to convene a meeting of Pakistan and India by mid-March that will help determine whether or not the Indus Waters Treaty has been violated due to the construction by India . . .
- Greens Lock Up Pollution Control Board Office (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Protest against delay in implementing SCMC directives
Four activists of Periyar Malineekarana Virudha Samiti bound themselves to the gates of the office of State Pollution Control Board (PCB), in protest against delay in implementing . . .
- Terrorism, Human Rights, And Development (Hindu, C. Raj Kumar, Jan 17, 2006)
Responses to terrorism ought to be based on a holistic understanding of security, within the human rights and rule of law framework.
- New Global Human Rights Body In Offing (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jan 17, 2006)
Erring nations have to fear the new global human rights council
With freedom, democracy, and human rights having come to the centre stage the world over, the burning question facing members of the United Nations is how to create . . .
- Speeding Up Bus Rapid Transit (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Jan 17, 2006)
Rail-based systems may be necessary in the metros, but bus systems offer solutions for all Indian cities staggering under the effects of unsustainable automobile use.
- Asbestos, A Demon Of The Past (Indian Express, Ravi Agarwal, Jan 17, 2006)
With the Supreme Court laying down that the ship cannot enter Indian waters until the court considers a report by a team of environment experts, it’s time to consider just what is at stake in the Clemenceau controversy.
- Given Our Resources, We’Ve To Adopt A Lifestyle That Leaves A Smaller Footprint On Nature Than West’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 17, 2006)
The greatest threat to our and future generations is not terrorism—it’s climate change. Dr R K Pachauri runs the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and, yes, he’s a fellow Indian.
- Consume Cautiously (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
India must consider taking steps to bring down compulsive consumption
Two recent reports have drawn attention to the threat posed by India and China to the world’s environment and ecological health.
- Tatas, Bangla Set To Resolve Project Issues (Business Standard, Prince Mathews Thomas, Jan 17, 2006)
The Tata group is expected to reach an agreement with the Bangladesh government on key commercial issues concerning its Rs 9,000 crore-plus investment, said Alan Rosling, executive director of Tata Sons.
- Nepal Blues (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, Jan 17, 2006)
All too soon it is back to square one in the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal. The Maoist rebels have announced the end of the (extended) ceasefire unilaterally announced by them four months ago, leading to fears of eruption of violence that has already . . .
- Clemenceau Will Not Enter India Till Court Makes Decision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
"We will ask the ship to stay outside Indian territorial waters till the matter is heard"
French Government sticks to its guns, says ship contains no asbestos
When the French Government had not permitted the ship to be broken there, . . .
- Sc Bars Clemenceau From Indian Waters (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday barred the entry of controversial decommissioned French warship Le Clemenceau carrying toxic wastes into India and said it would not allow the vessel to be scrapped on the Gujarat coast till the Customs department clarifies its
- Central Queries On Desalination Plant Project Answered (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Jan 17, 2006)
"Studies show there will be no adverse impact, either on marine system or fisherfolk"
- Sdic Says Clemenceau Will Not Enter India Till Court Makes Decision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
"We will ask the ship to stay outside Indian territorial waters till the matter is heard"
French Government sticks to its guns, says ship contains no asbestos
When the French Government had not permitted the ship to be broken there, . . .
- Mini-Vietnam Syndrome (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jan 17, 2006)
Iran to gain as US plans Iraqi withdrawal
AS if by instinct, events are moving towards an era of inevitability in Iraq, the Bush administration having dramatically scaled down its bar for a “victory”.
- In The Cause Of The Tiger (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Jan 17, 2006)
A valuable corpus presenting current perspectives mixed with the historical perception of the tiger
- A Voice Called Arundhati Roy (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 17, 2006)
Arundhati Roy’s turning down of Sahitya Akademi award should not surprise many. She has already denied to be a doll in the hands of those who reward their pets, reject their rivals.
- Target Practice (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Jan 17, 2006)
The Maoists’ kindling of tribal discontent is likely to create more situations like the one in Kalinga Nagar, writes Sumanta Sen
- India's Potential `Demographic Dividend' (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jan 17, 2006)
India is and will remain for some time one of the youngest countries in the world. This "demographic dividend" is seen as offering a window of opportunity to accelerate the country's rate of growth. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chand rasekhar . . .
- A Candle Light Dinner With A Touch Of Difference (Greater Kashmir, Dr Shoukat.H.Khan, Jan 17, 2006)
They have it there in London, we too have it here in Kashmir, but ours is special, narrates Dr Shoukat.H.Khan
- Unrest In Orissa (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 17, 2006)
Need to address tribals’ concerns
THE continued unrest in Kalinga Nagar of Orissa’s Jajpur district since the police firing on January 2 that claimed 13 lives has affected the state’s investment climate and pace of industrial development.
- The Big Push To Urban Infrastructure (The Economic Times, Soumya Kanti Ghosh, Jan 17, 2006)
In the midst of all the hullabaloo over the continuing strong GDP growth in the current fiscal, one thing has been conveniently forgotten.
- Unhealthy State Of Prisons (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 17, 2006)
It is no coincidence that some 500 prisoners out of a total of 2,500 kept in the Sialkot district jail should have been found suffering from hepatitis.
- The Economic Decline Of Maharashtra (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Jan 17, 2006)
The economic decline of Maharashtra began in 1995-96 with the coming to power of coalition governments. The State's debt has now reached a staggering Rs 1.15-lakh crore and the debt servicing burden has risen sharply despite the lowering of interest ...
- Situating Women, Experiencing Gender (Hindu, Padmini Swaminathan, Jan 17, 2006)
Essays on the understanding of the experience of gender in India
This book is a monumental compilation comprising 24 contributors, spread, slightly over 600 pages, sweeping across two centuries, drawing together diverse disciplines and themes, but . . .
- Curriculum Change Controversy (Dawn, Omar R. Quraishi, Jan 17, 2006)
Curriculam revision seems to have become a very controversial issue in the country with not a month going by without some political or religious party objecting to a reported change in some textbooks or syllabus.
- Getting Bihar On The Path To Progress (Business Line, Devendra Mishra, Jan 17, 2006)
Where there is no bread, there is no law; where there is no law, there is no bread. The idea that a society's moral well-being depends on its economic well-being and vice versa is well settled.
- A City To Be Proud Of (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jan 17, 2006)
The chief minister of Delhi has been in the throes of an intensive discussion with a cross-section of city professionals, trying to understand how to address the growing urban problems that face this city.
- Unchecked Abuse (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 16, 2006)
US Congress voted by an overwhelming margin last month to ban all US personnel from inflicting “cruel, inhuman or degrading” treatment on any prisoner held anywhere by the United States.
- Urgency Of Kalabagh Dam Project (Dawn, Ahmad Fraz Khan, Jan 16, 2006)
As the debate on the Kalabagh dam, essentially a technical issue, starts assuming emotional, political and subjective character far out of proportion to its core technicalities, one wonders where all this will lead us.
- Nuclear Energy: A National Imperative (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 16, 2006)
Pakistan has reportedly decided to seek civil nuclear cooperation from the United States for installation of three to four nuclear power plants, each with 1000 MW capacity to meet its impending energy crisis in the coming years.
- Library Science In India: Vision For 2010 (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 16, 2006)
Dr. Abdul Majid Baba sums up the proceedings of the 25th All India Conference of the Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC) hosted by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras from 16th to 29th December 2005 at Chennai
- Biocrops Growing Worldwide (Tribune, Justin Gillis, Jan 16, 2006)
Since genetically modified crops were first planted a decade ago, the acreage devoted to them worldwide has been growing at double-digit rates, and it did so again last year, jumping 11 percent to 222 million acres, according to a new report.
- Gypsy Song Of Wine (Tribune, Lieut-Gen Baljit Singh (retd), Jan 16, 2006)
Ina nation which is not overtly fond of reading for pleasure and relaxation, it was surprising that among the first few public amenities that came up in Chandigarh was the State Library! Opened in 1956, it was temporarily housed in a government . . .
- Free Universities From Govt Control: Narayana Murthy (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
In the wake of the Human Resource Development Ministry turning down the plea of Indian Institute of Bangalore to start an overseas campus, Infosys Chairman and Chief Mentor N R Narayana Murthy today sought lesser "government control" and . . .
- Rbi, Sebi, Irda, Finmin Discuss Ipo Scams (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
All financial sector regulators including RBI, IRDA and SEBI and Finance Ministry today reviewed the recent developments in capital markets and discussed the irregularities and actions required with regard to the scams in some Initial Public Offers.
- India Still Shackled, Says Report (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 16, 2006)
People today speak of a sea-change in the Indian economic environment since the early 1990s. But the Economic Freedom Index tells us that, not only is India placed way down at the 121st position among 161 countries, there has been just an 11 per cent ....
- Greenpeace Campaigner Falls Into Sea (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
A senior Minister of Singapore, Goh Chok Tong today said the Indian government's recent decision to not allow IIM-B to set up campus in Singapore was a "loss" to India.
Tong, the former Prime Minister of Singapore, who is visiting the Indian Institute of
- Women Behind Bars! (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 16, 2006)
The Delhi High Court has struck one blow for equality, and one for tradition, in permitting women to serve liquor in bars.
- Agri Technology Mission Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
The idea is to push up productivity level of the sector, says YSR
Farmers in Andhra Pradesh can now look forward to some assistance in fighting adverse seasonal conditions and also explore ways and means to give a boost to their productivity . . .
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