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Articles 12021 through 12120 of 20008:
- Poetics Of Protest (Hindu, C.VIJAYASREE, Dec 04, 2005)
Remembering Mulk Raj Anand on his birth centenary, which falls on December 12.
- Solving Kashmir-Iii -By Subroto Roy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 03, 2005)
Pakistan has demanded its flag fly in Srinagar. This too can happen though not in the way Pakistan has been wishing to see it happen. A Pakistan flag might fly in the Valley just as might an Afghan and Iranian flag as well.
- How Europe Is Choking Itself (Tribune, Stephen Castle , Dec 03, 2005)
Europe’s claim to the moral high ground over the environment has been comprehensively challenged in a devastating report on its failings in the battle against global warming and pollution. It says Europe is devouring the world’s natural resources at twice
- Ongc Wins Nigerian Auction (The Financial Express, Reuters, Dec 03, 2005)
India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp. has won the auction of a Nigerian offshore oilfield with an offer of $1 billion-$2 billion, a person with knowledge of the situation said on Friday.
- On Dec. 3... (New York Times, Sanjoy Hazarika, Dec 03, 2005)
Toxic gas leaking from an American-owned insecticide plant in central India killed at least 410 people overnight, many as they slept, officials said today.
- Tourism Zone At Kundli-Palwal Expressway Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
A new tourism policy for promotion of religious, cultural and archaeological tourism to be unveiled
More tourist circuits to be established
ISCON temple to be built in Kurukshetra
- Kalam's Proposal For Linking Of State Rivers Must Be Explored (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Dec 03, 2005)
newsanalysis It will take care of the drinking water supply of three districts
About 190 thousand million cubic feet drained into the sea
NWDA's scheme envisages transfer of water from Somasila reservoir to the Grand Anicut
- Relief In Nepal After Maoists Extend Truce (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Dec 03, 2005)
Joy and relief replaced the mounting tension in Nepal as the Maoists announced they were extending the three-month unilateral ceasefire called in September, hours before it was to expire.
- Bharat Mata Heading The Other Way (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Dec 03, 2005)
The dinner party our Minister of Commerce and Industry gave last week for delegates attending the India Economic Summit was in my view a most interesting sign of how much India has changed in the 21 years that the summit has been held in New Delhi.
- Putting In Place A Tsunami Warning System (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Dec 03, 2005)
For the Indian Ocean tsunami warning system to work, there must be no gaps in the network of sensors being established by different nations. And, the various national systems have to be able to readily exchange data and information.
- World Youth Satellite Will Be In Orbit By 2007, Says Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
He lists areas for entrepreneurship and jobs they can create
- After The Deluge (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Dec 03, 2005)
Encroachments clogged the irrigation and drainage networks in Tamil Nadu, adding to the destruction.
- India Unveils Naval Blueprint For Indian Ocean Dominance (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
India announced on Friday ambitious acquisition plans for its navy and said the new military hardware would give it greater clout in the strategic energy corridors of the Indian Ocean.
- Ongc, Bg In Exploration Tie Up (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
ONGC and BG Exploration and Production India (BGEPIL) on Friday tied up to jointly operate three offshore deepwater exploration blocks on the east coast of India.
- Concession Is Not Surrender (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 03, 2005)
I am veering round to the viewpoint that Atal Behari Vajpayee might have pushed the India-Pakistan dialogue faster and farther than Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has done.
- Intimations Of Mortality (Indian Express, PALLAVI AIYAR, Dec 03, 2005)
Intimations of mortality
Everyone’s talking about China. Well, not quite everyone. India, which should perhaps be obsessing about its northern neighbour, is not an avid China watcher. The proportion of public discussion and media space . . .
- Mumbai Doctor Sacked For Fainting On Kalam Duty (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
J J Hospital, Mumbai, has terminated the services of its most qualified anaesthetist, Dr Sameer Kalaniya. The doctor, according to the termination letter, was punished for collapsing while accompanying President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam on his Mumbai . . .
- Jungle Raj (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Hard work has gone into hiding the stripes of the tribal bill, cleared by the cabinet and ready for Parliament now. But the result will still be the same: once enacted, the proposals will effectively end conservation.
- They Share No Chemistry With Physics Teachers (Deccan Herald, Vijesh Kamath, Dec 03, 2005)
Here is a story of a “property dispute” of a unique kind. Unique in that that the dispute is not in “possessing” the “property” but rather in palming it off on others.
- Treating Scientists Like Animals, And Animals Like Fodder (Indian Express, BAHAR DUTT, Dec 03, 2005)
Now that the Tribal Bill has been cleared, the animal versus people debate will start all over again. Most of the discussion will miss the central point: Our failure to protect fast diminishing wildlife is embedded in our failure to work with two . . .
- Renewing Our Cities (Pioneer, Om Prakash Mathur, Dec 03, 2005)
The Prime Minister will launch on Saturday, the long-awaited Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM). Billed as the single largest initiative of the Government of India in the urban sector, the Mission aims to rid cities of those . . .
- Traps Of The Past (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 03, 2005)
Arguably, Bangladesh might never have exploded in violence if geography had not tucked the world’s third most populous Muslim nation into the folds of Bharat Mata’s sari.
- Show Him The Way (Greater Kashmir, SYED QASIM KAZIMI, Dec 03, 2005)
An individual is caught in a deluge of choices and options. What to do and what to desist from. Here needs a proper guidance and a careful counseling, comments
SYED QASIM KAZIMI
- Bird Flu: A New Dread - Iii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 03, 2005)
Bird flu is in news making a common health conscious human so concerned about what he should or he should not do, Mehnaaz Sultan Khuroo explains in detail all about the diseases, preventions and the reality behind
- Passing Clouds Over Ftaa? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 02, 2005)
The Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), promoted by the U.S. and Canada and intended to cover as many as 34 democracies in Latin America and the Caribbean, has been pronounced "dead" by its opponent, President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, but this could
- Vidharbha: Cry, The Beloved Countryside (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Dec 02, 2005)
The agrarian crisis in Vidharbha has spun almost out of control. Appeals for swift measures by many have fallen on deaf ears.
- Focus On Relief, Rehabilitation (Hindu, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 02, 2005)
The Southwest and the Northwest monsoons that brought unusually bountiful rain have also spelt destruction and misery for a large section of the people in peninsular India, thanks to the breached and swollen waterways and storages.
- Edusat An Effective Educational Aid (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
E-content factor development was a major aspect of technology
Educational programmes available through the innovative system were aimed at bridging the digital divide
- Jaya Seeks Kerosene From Centre (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
Chief Minister Jayalalitha on Wednesday sought 43,200 kilolitres (KL) of kerosene from the Centre in addition to the monthly quota of 59,839 KL for December to meet the needs of the people in the flood-affected areas of Tamil Nadu. In a letter to Prime Mi
- Organisational Health (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 02, 2005)
IS IT possible to transpose to organisations the methodology of a doctor who undertakes various tests and scans to assess a person's state of health?
- Kochi Underwater Cruise Project In The Doldrums (Hindu, John L Paul, Dec 02, 2005)
Marine Department yet to give green signal
- Why Mncs Need To Create Products For India, In India (Business Line, Prashant Sarin , Dec 02, 2005)
The operation of subsidiaries based in emerging markets and conducting research targeted at domestic consumers offer MNCs radically new big-win opportunities, as they will be defining a new segment, and growing it in the absence of competitors.
- State Of Real Growth (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 02, 2005)
When the prime minister says he wants to generate at least 10 per cent growth in India, we all not only wish it but long for it. However, what urgently needs doing is a radical correction of colonial laws that rule us in this new and highly . . .
- In Everyday Life (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
It is necessary to die to bring anything to the authorities’ notice. The open manhole in the Maidan had become part of the scenery, a constant reminder of the dangers of trying to live a normal life in Calcutta.
- Saarc After Dhaka Summit (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Dec 02, 2005)
Twenty years on, SAARC finally appears poised for a take-off. The members of the seven-nation group seem to have shed the mindset that has been mired in political disputes for years and almost brought the regional grouping to the verge of collapse.
- Go For The Turbocharger (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 02, 2005)
The timing seemed impeccable. Two days ago, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, exhorted the nation at the India Economic Summit in New Delhi to strive for a 10 per cent economic growth rate over the next two to three years, and appeared confident. . .
- We Did It! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 02, 2005)
The record first-half growth should warm all Indian hearts. This fiscal is likely to see growth cross the mark 7.5% at the very least, especially since the kharif crop will prop up output in H2. At 8.1%, we are already a good 1% above the first half of la
- Kalam Surveys Rain-Hit Areas In Tamil Nadu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Thursday undertook a 90-minute aerial survey of the flood-hit areas of Tiruchirappalli, Thanjavur, Perambalur, Nagapattinam and Cuddalore districts.
- Waste-Water Treatment: A Community Experiment (Business Line, P. Srivatsan, Dec 02, 2005)
Clean water is as important as clean air for human life and other forms of life. Recent weeks saw widespread water-logging due to the rains in Tamil Nadu and other parts of the country.
- Why Is Bihar A Failed State? (Business Line, Devendra Mishra, Dec 02, 2005)
A FEW years ago a senior advocate during a Supreme Court hearing, casually remarked that a particular government should not suffer from the `Bihar Syndrome'. It created a furore with several parties, organisations and people, . . .
- Drop In Percentage Of Hiv Positive Mothers (Hindu, G.V.Ramana Rao, Dec 02, 2005)
1.6 percentage point drop in HIV positive cases in 2005
"Nevirapine" given during labour to prevent transmission of HIV to baby
Drug administered to the baby within 72 hours of delivery
Special focus on educating women on HIV, AIDS
- Iraq — Another Vietnam? (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Dec 02, 2005)
THE writer recalls the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearings of 1966 when Senator Fulbright brought under debate the growing US involvement in Vietnam. Though the conflict was proving costly, it was considered critical to the “war against communi
- No More Watergates (Dawn, Sidney Blumenthal, Dec 02, 2005)
In the beginning, seasoned political reporters at the Washington Post disdained the Watergate story as insignificant, implausible and unserious. But two young journalists doggedly pursued every lead, helping bring about Richard Nixon’s resignation.
- Subsidy For Power Companies (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 02, 2005)
A subsidy of Rs 33.6 billion will be given to the private power companies annually to cover their losses. It’s reported that Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has given his nod to the proposal in this connection submitted by the Ministry of Water and Power.
- Farming Water (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 02, 2005)
Agriculture is to India what water is to amphibious life — forming a much larger part of its existence than meets the eye.
- Now Petrol Smells Of Death (Indian Express, SANJAY JHA, Dec 02, 2005)
I suffered from an acute childhood obsession, almost a fetish — love for the smell of petrol. It made be delirious, it had a macho aroma and I invariably sniffed out the closest fuel dispensing outlet.
- Kalam Outlines Crucial Research Areas To Foster Growth (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
President seeks the help of scientists to help solve the issues
Proteomics much more challenging than figuring out the human genome
Urgent need to track multiple parameters and predict earthquakes
- More Than A Pinch (Indian Express, T V R Shenoy, Dec 02, 2005)
My doctors tell me I should cut down on the salt. I respond that this is not possible for an Indian journalist today, we must take every political statement with whole tablespoons of the briny stuff. Does anyone believe the high-sounding sentiments . . .
- Sabarimala: Pac For Statutory Status (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
This will ensure smooth implementation of master plan, says panel
- Storm Weakens (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
The cyclonic storm in the Bay weakened into a deep depression late on Thursday and remained stationary at 350 kilometres east southeast of Chennai. It is expected to cross the coast on Friday night between extreme north Tamil Nadu and south . . .
- Kalam Suggests A Network Of Rivers In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
"The Cauvery could be linked with the Vaigai, Palar and Tamiraparani"
- School Students Invent Method To Clean Polluted Water (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
To present paper at State-level conference
- Bihar Redeems Its Pledge (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Dec 02, 2005)
The recent Assembly elections in Bihar will be treated as a milestone in the history of Indian democracy. Though all elections are important in one way or the other, Bihar elections were a cut above the rest. First, they ended the 15-year . . .
- Red Tapes Delhi High Watermark (Pioneer, Deepak Kumar Jha, Dec 02, 2005)
With the rapid growth of population, the perennially thirsty national Capital will have to suffer if water-related projects remain choked with red tape. The Rs 800 crore Sonia Vihar Water Treatment Plant, which was to be commissioned in 2001,
- Hindsight As Foresight (Pioneer, Mumtaz Khan, Dec 02, 2005)
Just when it was time for Musharraf to make a grand gesture towards the unity of Kashmir, he fell victim to his old habits, says Mumtaz Khan
- Festival Memories (Pioneer, JN Sinha, Dec 02, 2005)
JN Sinha reflects on the simple pleasures of childhood, when attending melas were a beautiful reminder of spring
- Red Tapes Delhi High Watermark (Pioneer, Deepak Kumar Jha, Dec 02, 2005)
With the rapid growth of population, the perennially thirsty national Capital will have to suffer if water-related projects remain choked with red tape. The Rs 800 crore Sonia Vihar Water Treatment Plant, which was to be commissioned in 2001, is gatherin
- Water Is For All (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 02, 2005)
Water disputes make headlines when there is scarcity or drought, or when politicians use them for winning votes.
- Paradox Of Life (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 02, 2005)
A news agency report of a pre-scheduled marriage being solemnised in the earthquake-affected Uri in grim surroundings on Monday shows how paradoxical human life is. This was the first wedding in the region after the killer tremor had struck on October 8.
- Not Very Slick (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
It was, insisted a top provincial official, a “white lie”. But government attempts to suppress news of an 80km (50 mile) toxic chemical slick creeping along a big river in north-eastern China have unleashed a torrent of criticism by the country's . . .
- Under The Thumb (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
In dampening resentment, nothing succeeds like success
- Positioning Cultural Industries With Creative Intervention (Hindu, Rajeev Sethi, Dec 01, 2005)
A dynamic tradition never stops or slackens. The creative moves, nourishes, transforms, shapes, and furthers. Iqbal celebrates when he writes: "there is something that prevents our very being from being wiped out."
- Freedom Unlimitted, Disaster Indescribable (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 01, 2005)
We can call it a sexual Glasnost. A world where buggery, bestiality, adultery, incest and all such diabolic deeds of a human being have made even devil blush with himself.
- Coal Back On The Agenda (Hindu, David Adam, Dec 01, 2005)
As the reserves of other fossil fuels start to run out, it seems inevitable that the world will turn back to coal for its energy needs
- Heading For A Stalemate? (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 01, 2005)
Behind the LTTE's seemingly conciliatory gesture its stand is unchanged: nothing short of what it has already placed on the table.
- Tiger, Tiger... (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 01, 2005)
Tigers have fallen prey to methodical massacre in Arunachal Pradesh’s 1,985-sq km Namdhapa reserve forest or what else would explain the reported sighting of a lone animal which, too, is now untraceable?
- Cash, Not Land, On Offer For The Displaced (Hindu, Meena Menon, Dec 01, 2005)
Despite Supreme Court orders to the contrary, Madhya Pradesh is offering cash and not land to those displaced by the Narmada project.
- Still Vulnerable To Disease And Death (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 01, 2005)
Extracts from the Human Development Report 2005
- Not The Real Thing (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Dec 01, 2005)
As for day-to-day living, those who don’t need to go into the interior find China’s cities very liveable indeed, specially the newly created ones in the South. Transport, sanitation, power, water supply: there’s little really to complain about,
- Pm: Guru Granth Sahib’S Teachings Still Relevant (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 01, 2005)
I am delighted to be amongst you to inaugurate this international seminar on “Guru Granth Sahib and its context” to mark the 400th anniversary of the installation of the Adi Granth at Harmandar Sahib.
- Turning Disaster Into Opportunity (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Dec 01, 2005)
It appears that everyone wants Pakistan to mobilize the much-needed resources for relief and rehabilitation of the millions devastated by the deadly earthquake of Oct 8.
- Rehabilitation Not Possible In A Week (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Patil asks flood-hit States to submit detailed plans
"Rehabilitation cannot be done in a week"
"It took two to three years to reconstruct Latur"
"We did not take one minute to sanction relief to Gujarat and Tamil Nadu"
- Army Version Of Brahmos Test-Fired (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Dec 01, 2005)
Impacts the sea about 290 km away
- Rivers Should Link, Not Divide, Us: Manmohan (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Dec 01, 2005)
Concern over inter-State disputes
Improve water management practices
Plan outlay to be raised for water resources
- `Communication Skill In English Essential For Successful Career' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Madan Thangavelu of Cambridge University delivered a guest lecture on `Engineering in Biology' at VPMM Engineering College for Women, Krishnankoil, recently.
- Central Team To Submit Floods Report Next Week (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Commends State Government for its timely action
- Thousands Evacuated As Cyclone Bears Down On India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Thousands of people were evacuated along India’s southeastern coast Wednesday as a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal moved toward landfall, officials said.
- Different `Reserves' And Deepwater Economics (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 01, 2005)
Till March 2003, there was no accounting literature on the oil and gas industry, notes Ernst & Young (E&Y) in a chapter included in Oil & Gas Exploration and Production in India: A Reference Book, from Infraline (www.infraline.com), . . .
- Olive And Oic (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 01, 2005)
The other day, Dawn carried on its front page the picture of a Palestinian woman clinging to her olive tree, while Israeli soldiers who had chopped it off watched.
- Make Rivers Strings Of Unity, Says Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, expressing concern about conflicts between states in sharing of river water, on Wednesday said India’s rivers are a “shared heritage” and should be “strings” of unity.
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