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Articles 12121 through 12220 of 20008:
- Head Full Of Facts, But Where’S The Thinking? (Deccan Herald, Sheelu Rao, Dec 01, 2005)
The school curriculum needs a relook in many areas: work habits, independent learning, decision-making, critical thinking and social skills.
- The Missing Consensus (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 01, 2005)
Once again, there are reports that the government may soon take a decision in favour of building a big dam on the Indus.
- Cheney "May Be Guilty Of War Crime" (Hindu, Julian Borger , Dec 01, 2005)
Vice-President's burden on the Bush administration grows heavier
Cheney singled out over prisoner abuse
Cheney dubbed "Vice-President for torture"
Interrogation methods kept secret
- Storm Remains Stationary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Met office non-commital on its progress
- State Seeks Rs. 13,685 Cr. Assistance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Jayalalithaa explains the magnitude of damage to the Central team that called on her
- India Not Ready For Gays, Public Morality Supreme: Centre To Sc (Indian Express, G ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Dec 01, 2005)
That’s the upshot of the Centre’s response to a petition in the Supreme Court where the Naz Foundation has challenged the validity of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC)—it deals with unnatural offences and makes gay sex a punishable act.
- ‘There’S No Place For Women In Corporate Mindset’ (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Dec 01, 2005)
Lynette Dumble is an untiring activist. Based in Melbourne, Australia, she wears too many hats to count here. A few will do. She’s been a senior research fellow at the University of Melbourne’s Department of Surgery,
- India Warns Of Cyclone, Urge Thousands To Evacuate Along Southern Coast (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Thousands of people prepared to move to higher ground Wednesday as a cyclone with wind speeds of up to 90 kilometers (55 miles)
- Slouching Tiger, Leaping Dragon (Pioneer, Chitvan Gill, Dec 01, 2005)
India lags behind China not just in its vision of urban planning but also in clarity of thought, says Chitvan Gill
- Tamil Nadu: Jaya Seeks Central Assistance Of Rs 13.685 Bn (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today sought a central assistance of Rs.13,685 bn , besides 2.58 lakh tonnes of rice and 43,200 kilolitres of kerosene towards relief to flood-affected people in 22 districts of the state.
- Tsunami Victims Need Better Land To Rebuild - Oxfam (Reuters, Peter Apps, Nov 30, 2005)
Victims of last year's tsunami still living in temporary shelter in Sri Lanka and Indonesia are not being given appropriate land to rebuild their homes, the British aid agency Oxfam said on Monday.
- Steps To Spur Growth Soon, Says Singh (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on Tuesday, indicated that the government would take necessary policy initiatives to enable the economy achieve 10 per cent growth rate in 2-3 years time and accelerate reforms in key areas like flow of Foreign Direct Invest
- Water Released On Trial Basis In Three Projects (Hindu, T.V. Sivanandan, Nov 30, 2005)
Work on the projects almost complete, says chief engineer of Gulbarga Irrigation Zone
- Political Consensus Holds The Key (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 30, 2005)
The Finance Minister's challenge lies in convincing the coalition partners on the reforms agenda.
- Tn Faces Fresh Cyclone Threat (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 30, 2005)
Even as Tamil Nadu was recovering from the third spell of rain and floods, the local weather office said on Tuesday that depression in the Bay of Bengal had developed into a cyclonic storm and it was expected to cross the coast between north Tamil Nadu...
- Expert Panel Suggests Setting Up Of Multi-Speciality Hospitals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
HIGH COURTROUND-UP Report to High Court recommends measures to mitigate the woes of the poor
- Forward, But In Which Direction? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 30, 2005)
Two weeks ago, on the day that the Israeli government, under pressure from its American ally in the person of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, offered the Gaza Strip’s Palestinian residents a small but significant concession in terms. . . .
- Caught Between Iraq And A Hard Place (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Nov 30, 2005)
In Jordan, there are fears that home-grown militancy aping Al-Qaeda could grow without effective action to tackle poverty, unemployment and exclusion.
- Mirwaiz Asks Nato To Supervise Kashmir Demilitarisation (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Envisages Kosovo-like role for the alliance
* Proposes caretaker administration in region
* Asks Pakistan, India to shun inhibitions
- Disaster Prevention, Mitigation, Preparedness And Relief (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 30, 2005)
ON Monday, the Rajya Sabha passed the Disaster Management Bill. A day earlier, the Home Minister, Mr Shivraj Patil, was accompanied by the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, and the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Mr S. Raghupathy,
- A Matter Of Right Response (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Nov 30, 2005)
I sincerely and genuinely believe that the challenge of this earthquake can be converted into an opportunity of a lifetime which was never available to India and Pakistan to improve relations....
- Should We Stay Or Leave, Nato Asks Govt (News International, Mariana Baabar, Nov 30, 2005)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) approached the Pakistan government on Tuesday to enquire whether they should get ready to leave early next year after completing 90 days or their services would be required further.
- Sand-Mining Poses Threat To Aruvikkara Filtration Plants (Hindu, G. Mahadevan, Nov 30, 2005)
Turbidity of water on the rise
Quality of drinking water at stake
At least 10 to 15 lorry-loads of sand being taken on a daily basis
KWA officials say they are powerless to stop sand-mining
- Blair Speech Hijacked By Greenpeace Protesters (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Nov 30, 2005)
Prime Minister defends move to set up nuclear power stations
- Rs. 13.68 Crores Sought As Flood Relief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Roads, irrigation systems and crops suffer damage
- Sc Seals Fate Of Kiocl Mines (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition by the Kudremukh Shram Shakti Sangathan, which sought a review of the Court’s judgment that asked the Karnataka government to close down the mines permanently from December 31.
- The Starving Of India’S Farmer (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Nov 30, 2005)
When one set of instruments fails, to some the answer is to have more of the same—only larger, bigger and deadlier. I always dread those whose answer to each failure is to set up newer and bigger institutions.
- Pakistan Supports Self-Governance In Kashmir, Says Aziz (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
PM says energy sector in focus
* Opens work for power plant at Balloki in Kasur
- China Arms Shadow Over Indo-Nepal Treaty (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Nov 30, 2005)
Nepal: Delhi will tell Kathmandu that treaty may come under review if security concern not addressed
- City Ignored (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 30, 2005)
November 2, 2002 created history. For the first time a non-Srinagarian became the Chief Minister of the state. The worst fears of the people of this historic city came true when ministers (mostly hailing from rural areas) started discriminating against th
- Mountain Lines (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 30, 2005)
Package them for tourists
The minister of state for railways was moving down a siding when suggesting that the Tamil Nadu government promote a “Nilgiris Mountain Odyssey”,
- Bird Flu: A New Dread - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 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,
- The Disaster Can’T Be Undone, But Managed Nevertheless (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 30, 2005)
Besides the damage earthquake causes at the moment it strikes, it comes with a lot more problems in the days to come. So the need is to learn the way we can alleviate the plight of those fate bitten people who have no option but to bear it, . . .
- Outward March (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 30, 2005)
There’s a hint, but is there a will?
The hint of a US troop pullout from Iraq, or at least a dramatic reduction in strength, is the strongest indication yet of the White House’s intention of a reversal of President’s Bush’s “stay the course’’ policy.
- Cyclone Threat: 5 Districts In State Put On High Alert (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Collectors asked to take precautions; fishermen advised against venturing into sea
- Small Start To The Great Game (Indian Express, Ajai Shukla, Nov 30, 2005)
A question for South Block: Can we be in Afghanistan without our own military back-up?
- The Rich Are Getting Richer (Deccan Herald, Jonathan Freedland, Nov 30, 2005)
The gap between extraordinary wealth and desperate poverty is growing steadily wider in Tony Blair's Britain
- Cyclonic Storm May Bring More Rain (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Wind speed will be between 80 and 90 km an hour in Chennai, Tiruvallur
- Palki Crosses Over To Pak (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Nov 30, 2005)
History of sorts was scripted when the bedecked special vehicle, carrying Guru Granth Sahib in the golden palanquin, was given the guard of honour by the BSF and Pakistani Rangers on both sides of the Wagah joint checkpost, respectively,
- Armymen Carrying Out Relief Work In Full Swing At Cuddalore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Soldiers executing tasks assigned to them by the district administration
All paddy fields have become marshy lands
Shuttle boat services being run in circuitous routes
One injured as foodpacket falls on him
- Shivraj Chauhan Sworn In Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Vajpayee, Advani say his will be a stable government
The new Chief Minister promises transparency in governance
Special message to officials to cooperate with elected representatives
- Why India Is Eyeing Thorium As Nuclear Fuel (Deccan Herald, Rezaul H. Laksar, Nov 30, 2005)
India is an emerging leader in developing reactors and associated fuel cycle technologies.
- Globalising The Indian Village (Business Line, Sudhansu R. Das, Nov 30, 2005)
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a lawyer by profession. But the economic model that he offered still has the potential to address rural woes. Gandhiji wanted people to lead a healthy, simple and contented life close to nature and preserve their . . .
- A Ban Quietly Bagged? (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Nov 30, 2005)
It is safe to assume that July 26 does not come twice a year. And it is this assumption that seems to be rationale for the Maharashtra Government's take-it-easy policy as far as a host of reconstruction activities in Mumbai are concerned.
- A Case Of The Fence Eating Crop? (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Nov 30, 2005)
The crisis that has been brewing in the sugarcane growing regions of Maharashtra has reached a stalemate. The Maharashtra Government has been insisting, all along, that no factory should pay more than Rs 850 per tonne of sugarcane.
- Sow More Investments (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 30, 2005)
First It was the Prime Minister and now it is the Finance Minister's turn to project agriculture, besides infrastructure, as the thrust area for rapid economic growth.
- Civil Service (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
While the Andhra political leadership is rolling out the red carpet for investors, here is a classic case of bureaucracy-as-usual. At the recent textile summit in Hyderabad, organised by the CII and co-sponsored by the Andhra Pradesh government, . . .
- Blood-Bath In Iraq (Daily Excelsior, B. K. Karkra, Nov 30, 2005)
One wonders whether the profiles of the present problem in Iraq are getting properly projected.
- No Time To Relax (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Nov 30, 2005)
On the face of it Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil's suo moto statement in Parliament on Monday on the situation in this State is a mere reiteration of what is widely known.
- Think It Over (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Nov 30, 2005)
Lahore's Avari Hotel will stir sentimental chord of many a media person in the State.
- Aali Sinha & Laveesh Bhandari: Backward Education (Business Standard, Aali Sinha, Nov 30, 2005)
The relationship between education and caste isn’t always linear. It is important to remember that caste-based deprivation may be experienced in the form of poverty and low social status.
- Atomic Hypocrisy (Guardian (UK), Tony Benn, Nov 30, 2005)
Britain has played a leading role in the negotiations with Iran about its nuclear programme and the risk that it might lead to the development of an atomic bomb, and may well seek to take the matter to the UN security council.
- Musharraf Convenes Meeting On Dams (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has convened a high-level inter-provincial meeting here on Tuesday on the crucial question of construction of new dams in the country Informed sources told Dawn on Monday that Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz,
- Withdraw Da In Phases (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Nov 29, 2005)
Government, public sector undertakings and bank employees are demanding another instalment of dearness allowances on the plea that the cost of living has gone up due to inflationary pressure in economy.
- No Excuses Now (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 29, 2005)
No excuses would be justifiable on the part of the concerned authorities now that a Division bench of the State High Court has given them an unambiguous go-ahead signal to rid the Dal Lake of its encroachments.
- Terror's Stealth Weapon: Women (Los Angeles Times, Mia Bloom, Nov 29, 2005)
An increasing number of female suicide bombers are a disturbing, confusing new element in the battle against extremists
- Agriculture: A Neglected Area (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, Nov 29, 2005)
The report card of India's economic performance in the first quarter of the 2005-06 financial year brings out once again that agriculture continues to be the Cindrella. The sector is in a crisis of low investment, low productivity and low returns.
- Iraq’S Road To Serfdom (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Nov 29, 2005)
What goes on in the Middle East is an interplay of forces between Jews, Arabs, Persians. In the six-day war in 1967, Israel defeated the Arabs and seized Sinai and Gaza from Egypt, the West Bank (of the Jordan River) from Jordan . . .
- Safety Not A Concern (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 29, 2005)
Roads and highways have become death traps. With a boom in the automobile industry,
- Taste Of Dhaka (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Nov 29, 2005)
By all indications, Saarc countries do not seem to have taken Manmohan Singh’s railing against ‘failed states’ seriously, writes Jyoti Malhotra
- Grace Under Fire (Pioneer, Vinod Deepak, Nov 29, 2005)
When Vinod Deepak attended his dear friend's birthday, he was reminded that every sad story holds a lesson to be learnt
- Whose Tea Party? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 29, 2005)
Tea in Assam is both business and politics. Political storms over teacups are, therefore, not unexpected in the state, especially on the eve of elections. But the latest stirrings in Assam’s tea gardens have worrying signals for the industry
- Rs. 2.5 Crores Released For Total Sanitation Scheme In Schools (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
Chief Executive Officer of the Chamarajanagar Zilla Panchayat M. Somashekhar has said that Rs. 2.52 crores has been released to take up construction of 233 toilets in schools in the district.
- Integrating Nregp With The Market (Business Line, Suman Billa, Nov 29, 2005)
The NREGP is designed to provide succour to the most vulnerable sections by providing employment. But it does not provide for them to pick up skills that will equip them for the employment market.
- Farmers Breathe More Easily Now (Hindu, Nagesh Prabhu , Nov 29, 2005)
Good monsoon, pro-farmer steps check suicides
Agricultural scenario improves after good rain
The highest number of suicides was reported from Hassan district
The number came down from 708 in 2003-04 to 83 this year
- Attracting Investment In Knowledge Resources Brooks No Delay' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
India lags behind in inviting FDI despite a strong economic base
- Narmada: They Have Little To Cheer About (Hindu, Meena Menon, Nov 29, 2005)
Complaints abound about the resettlement sites in Gujarat for those displaced by the Narmada project.
- The Road To An East Asian Community (Hindu, Toshio Yamamoto, Nov 29, 2005)
The Japan-India relationship if strengthened could provide a model for integration of an East Asian community.
- Reinforcing Predictable Trends (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 29, 2005)
The latest survey on consumption expenditure by Indian households conducted by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), covering the first half of 2004, confirms the broad trends captured by previous ones.
- Faulty Projecs Reflect Fault Lines Within (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Nov 29, 2005)
A number of water and sanitation projects financed by multilateral agencies have been criticised for wrong assumptions or the conditionalities imposed on the borrowing governments. However, our own estimations and governance systems are also to blame.
- Tribal People And Preserving Prime Forests (Hindu, Vikram Soni, Nov 29, 2005)
The proposed Scheduled Tribes (Recognition of Land Rights) Bill 2005 could sound the death-knell for prime forests. This could also result in the end of the tribal people's identity, which derives from the forests.
- Ysr, Mps Meet Manmohan On Mega Fab City Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
All-party team presses Centre for locating the unit in Hyderabad
- Eta Star To Invest $100 Million On Projects In The Country (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
Property development projects planned in Bangalore
The Gardens' residential complex is spread over 16.2 acres on Magadi Road
ETA Ascon keen on entering shipbuilding sector
Company bidding for several highway projects
- Faulty Projecs Reflect Fault Lines Within (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Nov 29, 2005)
A number of water and sanitation projects financed by multilateral agencies have been criticised for wrong assumptions or the conditionalities imposed on the borrowing governments. However, our own estimations and governance systems are also to blame.
- Apostle Of Sri Ramakrishna (Hindu, C. S. Ramakrishnan, Nov 29, 2005)
Coffee-table book depicting how Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa's message was brought to the South
- Blair Pledges To Press On With Reforms Agenda (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Nov 29, 2005)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair has firmly rejected fresh calls for him to quit amid fresh speculation about his physical fitness saying that he intends to stay on to see through his public service reforms agenda.
- ‘Patent, Publish And Prosper’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 29, 2005)
This man rose from humble origins to be one of India’s leading scientists and science administrators. Dr. R.A.Mashelkar, Director-General of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, speaks to The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta ....
- Science For The People (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 29, 2005)
It’s good to see India finally decide on setting up an Earth Commission: a panel of meteorologists, geo-physicists, oceanographers, atmospheric and space scientists to study and understand the dynamics of the monsoon.
- ‘M’Rashtra Releasing Water At Whim’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
The Government of Karnataka has informed the Centre of the “indiscriminate release” without notice of water by Maharashtra from its reservoirs, causing floods in the villages on the banks of the Krishna and Bhima rivers.
- Window On The World Of Modern South Indian Art (Hindu, SHALINI UMACHANDRAN, Nov 29, 2005)
Showcases the works of artists from the Southern States of India reflecting their distinctive visual language
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