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Articles 11421 through 11520 of 20008:
- President Unveils Policy Package For Farm Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
`Use new technology for value addition'
- Rights Group Reports Afghanistan Torture (New York Times, Carlotta Gall, Dec 19, 2005)
Eight men at the American detention camp in Guantánamo Bay have separately given their lawyers "consistent accounts" of being tortured at a secret prison in Afghanistan at various periods from 2002 to 2004, Human Rights Watch, a group based in New York,..
- Kbd: Parties Appear To Be Coming On Board (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 19, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has sounded positive to the effect that all political parties agree on the urgency to build new dams and the MQM supports the Government on this issue.
- Kalam Calls For Second Green Revolution (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
It was time India embarked upon a second green revolution, which would help increase productivity in the agricultural sector, President APJ Abdul Kalam said today.
- Kalam Expresses Concern (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam condoled the loss of lives in the stampede at a flood relief distribution centre in Chennai on Sunday.
- Balancing Foreign Trade (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 19, 2005)
In the first five months of the current financial year the import bill has outstripped export earnings by $4.55 billion, pushing up the trade deficit to a record 146 per cent over that of the same period last year.
- Whither Trade Organisation? (Business Standard, Subir Gokarn, Dec 19, 2005)
Despite frustrating outcomes of biennial meets, it is not wise to give up on the WTO process
- Dr Atta’S Wake Up Call (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 19, 2005)
DR Atta-ur-Rehman, Chairman, Higher Education Commission has said that not a single Pakistani university ranks amongst the 1000 best universities in the world. Speaking at the convocation of Riphah International University in Islamabad on Saturday, . . .
- Kalam For Country To Embark Upon Second Green Revolution (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
It was time India embarked upon the second green revolution, which would help in increasing productivity in the agricultural sector, President A P J Abdul Kalam said today.
- Project Siksha (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 19, 2005)
The Project Siksha jointly launched on December 9 by the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Microsoft Corporation with the laudable objective of making school teachers throughout the State technology-savvy is a momentous step in the direction of raising ...
- Groping For Direction (Tribune, Chetan Chadha, Dec 19, 2005)
Addressing the ASEAN Business Advisory Council meeting in Kuala Lumpur on December 12, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh expressed the hope that the government would soon be able to come up with a ‘positive’ policy formulation for the induction of Foreign
- Forest Dept. To Launch Eco-Tourism In Kanyakumari Dt. (Hindu, P.S. Suresh Kumar, Dec 19, 2005)
MoU has been signed with a private tour operator in Thiruvananthapuram
- ‘Punjab, Sindh To Get More Water From New Dams’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
The additional water that will be there in case the Kalabagh and Bhasha dams are built, will be distributed among Sindh and Punjab, says a senior official, adding that the NWFP and Balochistan are unlikely to get such benefit.
- Can Tata Steel Pull It Off? (Hindu, N. N. Sachitanand, Dec 19, 2005)
Need to overcome various infrastructural and other disabilities
In a string of announcements over the past one year the company has made known its intentions to transform itself in the next ten years from a local to a global enterprise.
- Apply Translational Research In Cancer Treatment: Kalam (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today urged the scientific community to explore the potential of the application of translation research for treating cancer patients.
- Dastardly Act (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 19, 2005)
THE rape and murder of a 24-year-old woman employee of a multinational call centre in Bangalore is a dastardly act.
- Doha And `Development Focus' (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 19, 2005)
The weak, weaker and the weakest nations must get some special treatment so as to be able to catch up with the rest of the world. This is the basis of the approach of the multilateral trade negotiations where the developed economies are expected . . .
- Kalam For Another Green Revolution (Indian Express, CORPORATE BUREAU, Dec 19, 2005)
It was time India embarked upon the second green revolution, which would help in increasing productivity in the agricultural sector, President A P J Abdul Kalam said today.
- To Talk And Not To Do (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Dec 19, 2005)
The author is former director-general,National Council for Applied Economic Research
- Interim Farm Deal Saves World Trade Talks (Reuters, John Chalmers, Dec 19, 2005)
Ministers from 149 states saved long-running global trade talks from collapse on Sunday with an interim deal to end farm export subsidies by 2013 and open rich country markets a bit wider to the poorest nations.
- The Global Indian Manager (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 19, 2005)
Forty-five years after Mr Stephen Turner handed over to Mr P. L. Tandon as the first Indian Chairman of Hindustan Lever Limited, the top job in India in the Anglo-Dutch multinational has gone to a non-Indian, Mr Douglas Bailee.
- Should You Do That Survey? (Business Line, Ganesh Chella , Dec 19, 2005)
YOUR opinion counts," cries the announcement about the next version of the employee survey launched by the organisation. The employee reads it and smiles. In his mind, he sees it as yet another "tick in the box" activity, yet another wasted effort.
- Mid-Year Review Of Economy — Important Emphasis On Infrastructure (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 19, 2005)
The Mid-Year Review mandated by the FRBM Act serves a useful purpose in alerting the Government of the fiscal and economic performance so far.
- Unsafe Passage (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
It has to be the courts again. This time it is the Calcutta high court which has questioned the state government’s efforts to reduce the rate of accidents on city streets.
- No Let-Up In Friendship With China (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Dec 19, 2005)
One cannot but be concerned over the impression, now being voiced by an increasing number of citizens, that our all-weather friendship with China has undergone a decline.
- There’S Good In Pakistan’S Madrasas (Deccan Herald, Jonathan Power, Dec 19, 2005)
Madrasas, as traditional bodies of learning, are relevant under the socio-economic conditions.
- Kalam Calls For Second Green Revolution (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam said the time has come for the country to usher in the second green revolution which would help it increase agricultural productivity.
- Pakistani Dam Proposal Meets Fierce Opposition (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Dec 19, 2005)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is trying to rally support for the construction of a controversial dam he says is vital for long-term prosperity but even some of his staunchest allies are vehemently opposed.
- Tn Cyclone Likely (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Intermittent rains, at times heavy, lashed Chennai city on Saturday as the depression in the Bay of Bengal intensified into a deep depression and lay centred about 550 km east-southeast of Chennai.
- And Now The Culture Dollar (Hindu, SHANTA SERBJEET SINGH, Dec 18, 2005)
It is time to give the thousands of crafts, skills and cultural legacies the recognition of being an economic sector in their own right.
- Police Use Tear Gas, Fire Hoses Against Anti-Wto Protesters (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 18, 2005)
Hong Kong police on Saturday used tear gas, fire hoses and pepper spray to hold back hundreds of demonstrators, in the most violent protests since global trade talks began five days ago in the city.
- Water Tribunal Inactive, State Approaches Sc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Karnataka has filed a petition in the Supreme Court drawing its attention to the non-functioning of Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal for the past 18 months and Andhra Pradesh going ahead with construction of large scale projects illegally.
- A Mix Of Old And New (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Tabish Khair enjoys Justine Hardy's ‘Wonder House’, a new spin on an old tale of Indo-British love.
- Isro To Set Up Weather Radar Network (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is planning to establish a network of Doppler Weather Radar systems on the Eastern and Western coasts of the country.
- A Political Minefield (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 18, 2005)
Normally, we would not have returned to the subject so soon after having commented on the need for developing a national consensus on the Kalabagh dam in our editorial of Dec 15.
- We Must Return To The Best Traditions Of Democracy (Tribune, Ashwani Kumar, Dec 18, 2005)
There is in the air, unmistakable flavour of an idea whose time has come — the idea of a vibrant and young India on the move, hastening to catch up with its own destiny and to play its rightful role in the shaping of a new global order in response to ....
- Sardars And The Nationalists (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Dec 18, 2005)
The grievance of Sindh and Balochistan against Punjab and the army (both are viewed as one and the same) for their stranglehold on political power and natural resources is as old as Pakistan itself.
- All-Party Meet On Irrigation Project In A.P. On Dec. 21 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Government open to views on package for Polavaram oustees
- Modest Progress At Wto Talks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Developing nations, EU seek improvement in the draft declaration
- Building An Ugly India (Hindustan Times, Gautam Bhatia, Dec 18, 2005)
If you take the subway downtown to the Brooklyn Bridge stop in New York, it is very likely that you’ll be mesmerised by your very first sight out of the subway tunnel.
- Tiny Lens Can Expose Democracy’S Toxic Acreage (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 18, 2005)
“That all parties have come together and condemned it is a positive sign. They might use this opportunity to strengthen the code of conduct”Aniruddha Bahal
- 151 Glorious Years Of Connecting People (Daily Excelsior, APARNA MOHILE, Dec 18, 2005)
Among the many things, good and bad that the modern world has produced,' wrote Jawaharlal Nehru, ''surely the Postal system which covers the world, is one of its most beneficial activities. There is nothing bad about it, it is all good and it . . .
- Fight Terrorism, Save Democracy: Shekhawat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Calls for a united and joint effort to root out the scourge
Globalisation should lead to equitable world order
WTO should safeguard farmers' interests
Share expertise to mitigate calamities: Somnath
- Let The Stripes Be (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Sanjay Gubbi examines the pluses and minuses in the recommendations of the tiger task force report.
- Keeping Mulk Raj’S Heritage Alive (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Mulk Raj Anand was committed to preserving India’s art and culture. Nalini Xavier writes about Lokayata, an institution founded by Anand, which has been organising art exhibitions from time to time.
- Strip(p)ed Bare (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Dec 18, 2005)
Whether a preservationist, conservationist or wildlifer, the consensus is that the tiger needs help. How, is the question? Three books look at it from different angles and draw a picture that merges and stands out.
- Restoration Work Under Way At St. Mary's Church (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Dec 18, 2005)
The Archaeological Survey of India (Chennai circle) is executing it
The oldest Protestant church in India is situated within the walls of Fort St. George in Chennai
- War Or Peace (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 18, 2005)
The only way to prevent war between the armed forces and LTTE is to prevail on the new President to give up his idea of a unitary form of government and work for a confederal.
- Hands Go Up, Nothing Comes Down (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 18, 2005)
What does prosperity mean in this part of the world where social degradation, moral corruption and material lust have destroyed the whole fabric of life, Abdul Waheed Faruqi explains the state of affairs in light of a prayer displayed everywhere . . .
- Wb Okays $400m Credit For Quake Reconstruction (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
The World Bank has approved a $400 million Emergency Recovery Credit (ERC) to further support the earthquake recovery and reconstruction efforts in Pakistan over a three-year period, says a press release issued from Washington.
- Clamour To Deny Saraswati (Pioneer, Makkhan Lal, Dec 17, 2005)
Earthquakes and other natural phenomenon caused the 'Naditama', or River Saraswati, to dry up over two millennia ago. Now, says Makkhan Lal, it's a man-made disaster what with pseudo-secularists and Communists out to deny it ever existed
- Karamat Sees No Major Taliban Resurgence (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
Pakistan’s Ambassador to the US Jehangir Karamat acknowledged on Thursday that “remnants” of Taliban and Al Qaeda continue to operate in Afghanistan and along its border with Pakistan, but insisted that they are not resurging significantly.
- Shelved For Alleged Reliance On Mythology (Pioneer, Nilotpal Basu, Dec 17, 2005)
The Committee desired to know the details relating to the Saraswati Heritage Project. In response the Committee was apprised by the Ministry of Culture that the Saraswati Project aimed at conducting a multidisciplinary study of River Saraswati and . . .
- Decline In Public Expectations (Pioneer, JS Rajput, Dec 17, 2005)
It requires no expertise or astrological skill to predict that Jehanabad could have occurred any time during the last couple of years. It was bound to happen. The next day, it was Lal Chowk in Srinagar. Are there no similarities and commonalities? ...
- River Existed (Pioneer, Arabinda Ghose, Dec 17, 2005)
The Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, in its 91st report on the functioning of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), has described the Saraswati river as a "purely mythological one" and has . . .
- Saving The Sardar Sarovar Dam (Times of India, Ravi Kuchimanchi, Dec 17, 2005)
On March 15, 2005, an exasperated Supreme Court observed that while construction had proceeded on the Sardar Sarovar dam, its rehabilitation orders of October 2000 had been violated.
- Techno-Mapping The Future (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 17, 2005)
STOP fretting about problems. The real issue is that "we are at one of those rare times in history when we have more solutions than we have problems," aver Joel A. Barker and Scott W. Erickson, in Five Regions of the Future, from Penguin (www.penguin.com)
- Unfounded Criticism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 17, 2005)
PRIME Minister Manmohan Singh has scotched fears about the India-US nuclear deal signed in July last in his intervention in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
- Speed Up (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 17, 2005)
Now that the State High Court is seized of the matter we have a somewhat better idea of the traffic scenario in this city.
- Job Guarantee Bill A Major Achievement Of Rural Dev Ministry...... (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 17, 2005)
The ambitious rural job guarantee law and quantum increase in the budget allocation for rural infrastructure development were the highlights of the performance of Rural Development Ministry, in the year 2005.
- J&k Reeling Under Severe Power Crisis (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 17, 2005)
Notwithstanding strenuous efforts by the State Government to get additional release of power from New Delhi, the State still seems to be reeling under a power crisis.
- Kalabagh Dam: Pakistan Or Punjabistan? (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 17, 2005)
The building of the Kalabagh dam has kicked up dust. Three provinces are against it, while Punjab supports it.
- Still In Deep Waters (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Dec 17, 2005)
American diplomats advising India freely suggests that they may be gaining leverage with New Delhi
- Pm For Ips, Ifs Under New Duty Appraisal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
Having introduced a Performance Appraisal Report (PAR) and other administrative reforms for IAS officials, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wants to include the Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFS) under their umbrella.
- Kuttiadi Power Project Commissioned (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has reiterated his Government's resolve to lay emphasis on generation of cheap power.
- Pm Launches ‘Bharat Nirman’ Scheme (Deccan Herald, DH news, Dec 17, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday launched the Rs 1,74,000 crore ‘Bharat Nirman Programme’, aimed at building rural infrastructure and giving a new deal to rural India.
- Hope For Tiger: An Empowered Body (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
The Union Cabinet today approved the introduction of a Bill in Parliament to amend the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972,
- Centre Announces More Aid For Tamil Nadu (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Dec 17, 2005)
Following a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, the Centre on Friday announced an immediate ad hoc release of Rs 500 crore and additional 10,000 kilolitres of kerosene to the flood ravaged Tamil Nadu.
- Citings (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 16, 2005)
The workhorse of the twenty-first century will be creativity, and management has to create an environment where people can be ready for — and working toward — the breakthrough idea.
- The Engine To Drive India’S Future Growth (The Financial Express, SUMANT SINHA, Dec 16, 2005)
Incremental kicker to our growth rates will come from manufacturing and infrastructure development
- Kohlu Attack No Surprise (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 16, 2005)
Unkown armed men fired at least eight rockets on a paramilitary camp in Kohlu Wednesday morning where President Musharraf was to address the tribal elders.
- Ear To The Ground (The Week, Kanhaiah Bhelari, Dec 16, 2005)
Even Lalu Prasad Yadav knew it was coming. "Baba, if Ram Vilas Paswan contests separately, we are sure to lose," I heard him tell his close friend Shivanand Tiwary, excise minister in the Rabri Devi regime.
- Punjab Accepts Sindh’S Water Re-Routing Plan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
In a positive development, the Punjab has surrendered to the re-routing and diversion plan of water as per Sindh’s proposals during the repair period of Taunsa barrage that will start from January 1 and end on February 28.
- Islamic Economic System (Dawn, Prof. Mohammed Rafi, Dec 16, 2005)
Economics is a science concerned with production, distribution and consumption of goods, services, wealth and resources. It plays a significant role in the social structure of Islam, so significant that Allah did not leave the economic aspect of life . .
- Uncap It! (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
It’s time we doffed our cap to FDI in banking
- Ecnec-Approved Projects (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 16, 2005)
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) has approved 29 development projects worth some Rs 183.6 billion. Hopefully, the funds will be properly utilized and accounted for.
- Higher Education: Learning From The U.S. (Hindu, Prabhudev Konana, Dec 16, 2005)
The culture of supporting educational institutions is deep-rooted in the American psyche. Indians should emulate this practice.
- Developing Countries’ Unity Unnerves The Haves (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Dec 16, 2005)
Growing solidarity among all categories of developing countries – for the first time – on Doha trade issues at the World Trade Organisation’s sixth ministerial conference in Hong Kong caused a disquiet among powerful industrialised countries, . . .
- "We Have Made A Difference" (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Dec 16, 2005)
The Narmada Bachao Andolan is observing 20 years of its struggle for a "just development paradigm" using the Sardar Sarovar dam — that displaces half a million families in four States — as a symbol. In an interview, NBA leaderMedha Patkartalks about . . .
- A Real Forum For The Future? (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 16, 2005)
There was no radical departure from the script at the East Asia Summit in the Malaysian capital on Wednesday. A minimal, first step was taken in the direction of what might turn out to be the beginnings of a pan-Asian forum.
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