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Articles 11021 through 11120 of 20008:
- Kbd: Consensus Or Dissension (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
While the President is focusing his attention on explaining the compulsion of building new water reservoirs and building consensus on the issue, it is ironical that some of the components of the ruling coalition in the Centre or the provinces are . . .
- `Year Of Farm Resurgence' (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 31, 2005)
Is the docile elephant beginning to stir itself up for some real action? If, at the turn of the year, there is euphoria around the country, especially across industrial and services sectors, it is entirely justified, for, the economy is on a roll.
- Musharraf’S Resolve To Build Kbd (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 31, 2005)
D his wide-ranging interaction with the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), President Pervez Musharraf, while pleading the case of water reservoirs, went to the extent of saying that turning back on the issue of building big dams amounted t
- India Concluding Separation Of Civilian, Military N-Installations (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 31, 2005)
India is moving to conclude the separation of its civilian and military nuclear installations before the visit of US President George W Bush.
- Water-Rich, Yet Over-Stretched (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 31, 2005)
Water may seem too common a topic to write about, especially after floods have receded and the tsunami anniversary vigil has passed off peacefully. Yet, it is hot news all over the world.
- Year Of India (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 31, 2005)
It was the year of India. George W. Bush confirmed that he would make India a world power. WaterAid, the British charity dedicated to propagating proper (read Western) toilets, countered that India already leads the world in squatters in fields and . . .
- Delhi Gets New Metro Line In Record Time (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Symbol of a really "new" Delhi: Manmohan
The long wait of lakhs of people in the Capital for a fast, comfortable and safe ride through some of the most congested areas of the city ended on Friday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurating the
- 2006 — Year Of Agricultural Renewal (Hindu, M. S. Swaminathan , Dec 31, 2005)
During this year, an integrated package of measures should be introduced in every part of the country to increase farm productivity and profitability in perpetuity without associated ecological harm.
- Sri Lanka: Towards An Enduring Solution (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 31, 2005)
Environmental implications of the Sethusamudram project have to be studied and action taken.
- The Trend Of Re-Wilding (Hindu, Owen Bowcott and Bernard O Riordan, Dec 31, 2005)
Conservation groups are increasingly buying farmland to return it to vanished wilderness.
- Towards Greater Enlightenment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
On the threshold of a new year, India emerges as a curious amalgam of the modern and the regressive. In his book, The Argumentative Indian, Amartya Sen draws from Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, Muslim, agnostic, and atheistic strands of Indian thought to . . .
- Decks Cleared For French Ship's Departure For India (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Dec 31, 2005)
Asbestos-laden ship could leave for Gujarat as early as Sunday
- Wannabe Lakshmans Feel Vajpayee Heat The Day After (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Dec 31, 2005)
If his words threw the BJP into a tizzy last night, it was Atal Behari Vajpayee’s silence that overshadowed the deliberations of the concluding session of the party’s Silver Jubilee extravaganza today, leaving behind a state of lingering uncertainty . . .
- India Ready For Role In Lanka Peace Process (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
With the ceasefire between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE rebels under ‘‘strain’’, India has indicated that it is ready to ‘‘encourage’’ parties to bring the peace process back on track.
- Silver Lining In Disaster’S Dark Clouds (Indian Express, Samar Halarnkar, Dec 31, 2005)
Once notorious for forsaking the victims of natural disaster, India in 2005 gained a working model for rehabilitation: growing private involvement and determined public officials. The downside: a threat to community self reliance.
- French Court Allows Transfer Of Old Warship To India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
The Paris Administrative Court today rejected petitions by environmentalist group Greenpeace and three anti-asbestos groups seeking to block the transfer of a decommissioned warship insulated with asbestos to India.
- Overdose! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 30, 2005)
The draft National Pharmaceuticals Policy marks an about-turn in the reformist stance of the past few decades.
- A New Year Compact For Laggard States (The Financial Express, VIVEK BHARATI, Dec 30, 2005)
With the economy on track to achieve a growth rate of over 7.5% this fiscal, it is not surprising that our planners have set their sights on raising the bar.
- Science Wakes Up To A Stifling New World (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Dec 30, 2005)
Despite enhanced vigilance, it will not be easy to protect India’s science establishments from terrorist strikes because of their culture of unfettered interaction and openness, scientists and policy-makers said today.
- Reclaiming The Earth For All (Daily Excelsior, Deepti Priya Mehrotra, Dec 30, 2005)
Three decades after 1975 - the UN International Year of Women - women are still demanding equality and freedom, both goals having proved elusive! But they are asserting something else as well, even more passionately - the right to save humanity from destr
- Ship Carrying Explosives Probed In July’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
While Navy divers reported tracing the containers of the 100 tonnes of Afghanistan-bound industrial explosives lost at sea, investigations showed that the ship involved in the incident, MV Eugenia, has a history behind it.
- Chakri Sirindhorn: Honoured For Serving The Mankind (Daily Excelsior, R C Rajamani, Dec 30, 2005)
Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, who received the prestigious Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 2004 recently, is an Indologist who has a special love for India and its people.
- Musharraf Sees India's Involvement In Balochistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Says turning back on dams treason; people fed up with tribal chiefs;
to uproot subversion forever
President Pervez Musharraf has said the recent Indian concern over the situation in Balochistan has revealed the channel providing funds . . .
- Musharraf Sees Foreign Hand In Balochistan (News International, Mayed Ali, Dec 30, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf has said that the recent Indian concern over the situation in Balochistan has revealed the channel providing funds for hiring mercenaries and supplying arms for carrying out subversive activities in the province.
- Iisc: A Wake Up Call For The City (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
The terrorist attack in Bangalore on Wednesday has shaken the City that has never faced such problems before and retired officials who were involved with national security management express their views on the matter.
- Is India Safe At The Hands Of Old Media? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Dec 30, 2005)
Besides the speed with which the guillotine came down on them, a standout feature of the expulsion of 11 Members of Parliament on charges of misconduct and corruption in the cash-for-query scam is the certificate of legitimacy it has given to the . . .
- Iit Holds No Grudge Against City Police (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) here plunged into sorrow on Thursday over the killing in Bangalore of one of its most respected scientists, but faculty members said they had no complaints against the police over the terror attack.
- How The Web Will Link Us All (Hindu, Aleks Krotoski, Dec 30, 2005)
The Internet's latest revolution creates new connections and brings people together.
- Concern In Russia Over Chinese Toxic Spill (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Dec 30, 2005)
The impact from a Chinese chemical plant accident on neighbouring Russian territories has proved less serious than expected, but Russian officials and environmentalists are sounding alarm over what they say is a looming ecological catastrophe.
- Congress Mla To Join Oommen Chandy Cabinet (Hindu, Girish Menon, Dec 30, 2005)
This may help Chief Minister manage coalition equations
- Air Traffic Management Foggy (Hindu, A. Ranganathan, Dec 30, 2005)
The outdated procedures in vogue at Indian airports to tackle regular occurrences such as a fog have to be replaced with modern practices.
- `Motivate Philanthropists To Be Part Of Mission To Provide Education' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Team from World Bank and Human Resources Development ministry to visit Davangere, Haveri
- Wise King Jigme Wangchuk (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 30, 2005)
It rarely happens that the ruler of a country decides to give up office when no constituency of importance demands this. But King Jigme Singye Wangchuk of Bhutan has repeatedly shown he is no ordinary ruler.
- Gender Issues In Agriculture — An Idea Refusing To Take Roots (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 30, 2005)
"I hold the most prestigious name in agriculture in this country, and still I can't get an appointment with the DG, ICAR (Director-General of Indian Council for Agricultural Research)! They'll be very polite and say, `Yes, madam, very good madam.'
- Support For Kbd Building Up (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 30, 2005)
The Government has released two of the three reports on water issue to focus the importance of new reservoirs. Seven of the nine members of the Technical Committee led by Mr ANG Abbasi are understood to have accorded priority to KBD followed by . . .
- Ap:cm Asks To Expedite Formulation Of Draft Of Water Policy (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
State Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy today directed officials to expedite the formulation of the draft of State Water Policy.
- Tsunami Made People Think About Coastal Security: Expert (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
"India is not exploiting its coastal strengths despite a huge potential `' "Production and migration of biological creatures are some of the areas that required a full study"
- India's Comments An Interference: Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 29, 2005)
Pakistan has said the observations by the Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman on the law and order situation in Balochistan are "unwarranted and baseless."
- Tourism In Jammu Province (Daily Excelsior, Anil Gour, Dec 29, 2005)
Being closely associated with the tourist trade since long, at present one can only lament on the opportunities missed by all the State Govt till date in developing Jammu province to its fullest potential.
- World Bank Supports Big Dams (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 29, 2005)
The World Bank has said that any further delay in the construction of new dams will be detrimental to Pakistan’s interests. In its latest report on the dams, it said that planning for new dams was supposed to begin soon after the completion of Tarbela ...
- A Polio Free India (Daily Excelsior, G V Joshi, Dec 29, 2005)
International experts have appreciated the progress made on polio eradication by India and hoped that the country would be rid of it by next year.
- Not Faqs (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 29, 2005)
These are not FAQs (frequently asked questions) about our State. Yet, they are important. They give us rare insight into certain unconventional spheres of life.
- Why Has India Butted In? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Dec 29, 2005)
Just as the call for an all-out strike protesting “military operations” and Kalabagh Dam was moving to its successful conclusion in Balochistan, the Indian Ministry for External Affairs issued a brief call to Pakistan saying that India was . . .
- Avoidable Disruption Of Flights (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Civil Aviation Secretary Ajay Prasad's warning to the private airlines to shape up or wind up has come not a day too soon.
- Come Clean On Volcker, Advani Tells Sonia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
"Congress fountainhead of corruption but that does not justify the actions of some of our own partymen"
Report reinforces Congress' disregard for probity
BJP committed to NDA's ideological programme
- Sense From Sensex — Removing Infrastructural Bottlenecks (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 29, 2005)
Regardless of the upswing in the market sentiment, the danger of infrastructural bottlenecks making a shambles of the economy is real. The stark fact is that the country does not simply have on the ground infrastructure capable of underwriting . . .
- The Swelling `Register Of Deaths' (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Dec 29, 2005)
In Dorli village in Wardha, farmers simply put up signs announcing their whole village was for sale. It worked, with the local MP giving them Rs.10 lakh. Eslewhere, despair only deepens. Farm suicides have begun in rich Western Maharashtra, too.
- Invisibility Makes Them Vulnerable (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 29, 2005)
Millions of children in the world's poorest countries are invisible and remain excluded from the framework
- Unbundling Of Kerala Power Sector Ruled Out (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
`KSEB has disproved the basic premise of the Electricity Act' We are a small State and we can manage more efficiently without unbundling, says Minister
- Govt Goes Tough With Balochistan Miscreants (News International, Tariq Butt, Dec 29, 2005)
The federal government has decided to go ahead with its plan to deal with troublemakers head on in Balochistan and is not apparently pushed to revive the dialogue process.
- Clearance To Uranium Project In Nalgonda District Shocks Environmentalists (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Centre acts in utter disregard to public opinion and human rights'
Movement Against the Uranium Project writes to the Union Ministry
- Railway Security: Issues, Imperatives (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Dec 29, 2005)
Migration of labour as an issue should be taken up seriously
The recent killing of four Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel in a daring attack by Naxalites at Vizianagaram in Andhra Pradesh highlights the problems that plague railway security . . .
- Building For Children (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 29, 2005)
This report* covers the first year of UNICEF India’s 2005 to 2007 action plan to support the Government of India and partners in building back better for children after the 26 December 2004 India Ocean tsunami. It reflects on what happened to children and
- India Silently Traps Pakistan’S Isi Terror Network Established And Operated From Nepal – Pakistan Calls For Counter Measures (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 29, 2005)
The Foreign Office of Pakistan has warned the government that India and Nepal were in the process of finalizing a "secret extradition treaty" that might endanger safety of Pakistanis there as agreement would give full power to New Delhi . . .
- Tapping The Potential (Greater Kashmir, Vikram Gour, Dec 29, 2005)
Conserve energy and ensure progress and prosperity for yourself, your household and your society as well, suggests Vikram Gour
- For Some Cheap Thrills (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Dec 29, 2005)
Among non-Christian Asian countries, Christmas in Hong Kong is legendary for the spectacular way it is celebrated.
- Balochistan: Pakistan Says India Remark Unwarranted (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
Reacting sharply to India’s comments on the situation in Balochistan, Pakistan on Wednesday said they were tantamount to interference in its internal affairs and ‘‘contrary’’ to efforts aimed at bringing peace and stability in South Asia.
- Not By Turbines (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 29, 2005)
Some two decades ago the state government procured several white elephants to illuminate the homes of the Valley people.
- India’S Extremely Provocative Outburst (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 29, 2005)
Pakistan has rejected the Indian Foreign Office spokesman’s statement about Balochistan and termed it as ‘unwarranted and baseless’.
- Executive Negligence: Consequences And Covers (Business Line, P. Umesh, Dec 28, 2005)
Corporate governance is the hot-topic these days, thanks to growing stakeholder pressure, rising regulatory scrutiny and supervision, increasing customer awareness and mounting judicial activism on the role of directors and officers of an enterprise . . .
- India And Sri Lanka: So Near, Yet So Far (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Dec 28, 2005)
While New Delhi seems clear about what it cannot do in relation to Sri Lanka's search for peace, there is no clarity on what it should do.
- Rs. 400 Crore Sanctioned For Highways Repair (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Dec 28, 2005)
Tenders floated; work will commence by the middle of January The Revenue department issued an order according sanction to the Highways department for taking up the works.
- Wto Norms May Affect Tourism In Goa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Goa needs to be more sensitive to the likely impact of the World Trade Organisation agreements in the areas of tourism and biodiversity.
- Saving Lives With Mangroves (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 28, 2005)
The tsunami of December 26, 2004 that killed tens of thousands may be viewed as a natural calamity beyond human management capabilities. But new scientific evidence suggests the loss of life could have been substantially mitigated.
- The Idea Of Haryana (Tribune, Shubhadeep Choudhury, Dec 28, 2005)
Haryana is now officially the most prosperous state in the country with the highest per capita income. But the Haryanvi elites are still not happy. They are uncomfortable with the fact that the state does not have a sufficiently vibrant art and . . .
- One Year After (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 28, 2005)
Learning lessons from tsunami
The December 26, 2004, earthquake and the tsunami waves it unleashed killed 2,30,000 people in a dozen countries in the Indian Ocean region,
- Green Vs Rallies (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 28, 2005)
In a democracy, elected representatives of the people are supposed to reflect the views of those who vote them to power. Politicians are there in parliament to reflect the views of society.
- Kalam Calls For Accurate Monsoon Prediction (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Accurate and timely predictions about monsoons, earthquakes, energy, healthcare and water management were vital for the development of society, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said here on Tuesday.
- Bjp Sees Drift In Foreign Policy (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 28, 2005)
Advani says India is doing what the U.S. wants it to do; Vajpayee puzzles observers
- Lost In Development (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
A year after the Asian tsunami devastated large parts of the Indian Ocean coastline, countries and governments continue to learn painful lessons.
- We Have Lost An Alternative Voice Of History (Greater Kashmir, Nonica Datta, Dec 28, 2005)
Amrita Pritam’s idea of cultural community and identity testifies to a social history of Punjab’s shared cultural symbols, motifs and landscapes, writes
NONICA DATTA
- Small Hearted In The Land Of Waris Shah (Deccan Herald, Ayaz Amir, Dec 28, 2005)
Beautiful Punjab, fair land of the five immortal rivers, why, when so generous of heart, do you prove time and again so weak of understanding? When you have so much to offer why are you so poorly served by those who claim to lead you? . . .
- Will That Be All, George? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Dec 28, 2005)
It was a few days before Christmas and verily a Santa was hauled out of a Wal-Mart, where he had patiently been lending an ear for much of the day to the seasonal demands of brats of all shapes and sizes, and driven away to an undisclosed location ....
- Pakistan Rejects Indian Allegation (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan Tuesday rejected Indian statement regarding law and order situation in Balochistan and said that the Indian comments in this regard were “unwarranted and baseless”. Foreign Office spokesperson Tasneem Aslam, reacting to the Indian Ministry . . .
- Pakistan Rejects Statement (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan on Tuesday rejected an Indian statement about the law and order situation in Balochistan and said the Indian comments in this regard were “unwarranted and baseless.” Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam, reacting to the Indian Ministry ...
- The Third Round Of Talks (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 28, 2005)
Pakistan and India are to begin the third round of their composite dialogue on January 17.
- Tsunami: Lessons To Learn (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Dec 28, 2005)
This week the world marked the first anniversary of the catastrophic tsunami that devastated large areas of Indonesia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India and the Maldives.
- Last Tigers Count Days As Namdapha Readies For Census (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 28, 2005)
Tigers still survive in the Namdapha National Park, insists Field Director L.K. Pait. His hopeful words are echoed by Chakma villagers settled across Noa Dehing river along the park boundary, who suffer occasional livestock losses. “We saw one last month.
- How Not To Build A Sikh Heritage Complex (Tribune, Man Mohan Singh Virdi, Dec 28, 2005)
The Khalsa Heritage Memorial Complex coming up near Anandpur Sahib is the idea of a few at the helm of power in Punjab. It can be a great step towards the spiritual understanding and development of a particular section of the society of mankind, . . .
- Plan Panel Slams Mega Power Project Scheme (Indian Express, Kandula Subramaniam, Dec 28, 2005)
The Planning Commission has come down strongly against the Power Ministry’s mega power policy, terming the incentives given under it as ‘‘misplaced’’.
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