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Articles 12321 through 12420 of 20008:
- U.S. Will Have To Talk To Iraqi Resistance (Hindu, Zaki Chehab, Nov 26, 2005)
The Rate of suicide bombings in Iraq continues its relentless rise: some days there are more than five attacks.
- Rain Wreaks Havoc In State (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 26, 2005)
Infrastructure takes a beating in the third spell; officials dub it unprecedented
A fresh threat exists in the form of a system further east
Centre has to assess the damage afresh, offer more relief
- Chief Minister To Tour Flood-Affected Districts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard join rescue and rehabilitation efforts Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard join rescue efforts
People evacuated, moved to relief centres
Helicopters airdrop food packets
Enough stocks of rice in fair price shops
- Kollidam Carries 3.37 Lakh Cusecs Of Water (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Flood threat continues in Thanjavur district though there is a let-up in rain
- Bio-Diesel Bus On Smooth Run (Hindu, Tarangini Sriraman, Nov 26, 2005)
Cost-efficiency and lower emission of gases impressive
The vehicle uses a blend called B20, a mix of 20 p.c. bio-diesel and 80 p.c. diesel
Being run on an experimental basis, its performance will be reviewed after six months
- Rs. 30-Crore Regulator Planned At The Mouth Of Kolleru Lake (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Forest and Environment Secretary submits report to Ministers
Government to seek Rs. 600-crore loan from external agencies
There is a possibility of bringing 45,000 acres under cultivation
Strict implementation of GO No. 120 sought
- A Word For Volunteers- Ii (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Dr. Nazir Ahmad Gilkar sums up the orientation-cum refresher course for NSS programme officers held in the University of Kashmir
- Crisis Of System (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Nov 26, 2005)
That the outcome of Bihar elections will be known by the time you get to read this-that is unless Bihari politicians, aided and abetted by the man for all seasons, Governor Buta Singh do not have another trick or two up their sleeves.
- Monarch Vs Maoists (Statesman, JR MUKHERJEE, Nov 26, 2005)
In 1990 a multi-party democracy with a constitutional monarchy was introduced in Nepal based on the demands of the people. In 1994 when an extremist faction of the Left parties was not allowed to be part of the government, . . .
- Silent Village (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Nov 26, 2005)
is good that myth has given way to science in Dhadkai village of remote Gandoh tehsil in Doda district.
- 145 Feared Dead As Floods Wash Away 2 Buses (Hindu, G. Srinivasan , Nov 26, 2005)
No let-up in rain in Tamil Nadu
At Perumalkoil, two km from Pattukottai in Thanjavur district, 80 persons in a private bus were swept away
More than 65 persons in a State Corporation bus were killed at Sanaveli near Thiruvadanai in Ramanathapuram distr
- Polemical Blather (Statesman, Subhas Chakraborty, Nov 26, 2005)
A thoroughly non-performing minister, almost direly comical on occasions, has now found an appropriate forum to play to the gallery, red flags fluttering amidst tight-fisted comrades.
- No Respite In Gilgit (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Since we last commented in these columns on the situation in Gilgit, which is part of the State under Pakistan's illegal occupation, there have been a series of developments.
- Rss Threat To Goa Culture Festival (Deccan Herald, DEVIKA SEQUEIRA , Nov 26, 2005)
A quiet Latin quarter of Panjim that carries a distinct Iberian stamp to it has become the target of right-wing fanaticism of the RSS brand.
- Flash Floods Kill 40 In Tamil Nadu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Flash floods kill 40 in Tamil Nadu
At least 40 passengers were drowned when two buses were washed away in floods in Thanjavur and Ramanathapuram districts of Tamil Nadu on Friday, reports UNI from Chennai.
- Beauty Needn't Be All Uphill (Hindu, RAKESH MEHAR, Nov 26, 2005)
Thekkal is a perfect getaway for trekkers, because not many serious climbers go for it
- Space Exploration Should Focus On Asteroids (Hindu, Duncan Steel, Nov 26, 2005)
Asteroids, rather than the Moon or Mars, should be the next target for manned space flight.
- 'Ease Govt Control For India’S Growth’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Friday said complex governmental procedures and policies have “stunted” performance in several areas and suggested their “reformulation” in legislature, executive and judiciary.
- Room For Improvement In Israel-India Relations: Danieli (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Israel sees enough scope in further improving the already strong bilateral relations between India, Israeli Ambassador to India David Danieli said on Friday.
- Behind Nitish Kumar's Triumph (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 26, 2005)
From Chief-Minister-in-waiting to Chief Minister, it has been a long roller-coaster ride of despair and hope for Nitish Kumar, once bosom pal and now arch rival of the strongman of Bihar, Lalu Prasad. The Nitish-Lalu pair burst on to the political scene..
- Cauvery Tribunal:karnataka Completes Arguments (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Nov 26, 2005)
States's requirement would be 465 tmcft a year
- Overall Situation In Bihar "Grim", Cmp For Governance: Nitish (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Terming as +extremely grim+ the situation of the state, including the law and order and finances, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said a common minimum programme would be finalised within a week to ensure +good governance+ and accelerate the pace . . .
- Flash Floods Sweep Indian Bus Off Bridge, 30 Dead (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Flash floods swept a bus off a bridge in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Friday, drowning at least 30 passengers, police said.
- Canada's Disgrace (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 26, 2005)
The report that a former premier of Ontario, Canada, Mr Bob Rae, will lead a new public inquiry into the downing of, Air India's flight No 182, on June 23, 1985, provides no solace to the families of all the 329 persons on board who perished.
- Precept Of Protest (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Nov 26, 2005)
Everybody must have heard of Kushboo's shrine in Chennai. It was a tribute to her histrionic talent, which has not been rated very high by conventional critics.
- Jholawallahs Junk Our Past, Add Reams Without Rhyme (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Nov 26, 2005)
Mr Krishna Kumar's much-hyped "load reduction" scheme, which was used to push NCERT's Curriculum Framework-2005, has evidently been torn apart by HRD Minister Arjun Singh's jholawallah brigade which was recruited to draw up the History component . . .
- Tn: 2 Buses Plunge Into Rivers, 100 Feared Dead (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
At least 100 passengers were feared drowned when two buses, in separate incidents, plunged into swollen rivers following flash floods in Tamil Nadu.
- News: Shape Of Things To Come (Daily Excelsior, Vijay Satokar, Nov 25, 2005)
Wires reaching the news to media establishments and even individual on wireless gadgets, newspaper going paperless using the cyber space and offering interactive games, puzzles in addition to news and, television channels on your mobile phones
- Be Firm (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Nov 25, 2005)
Minister for Forests Tariq Hamid Qarra is not the first to declare that timber smugglers will be dealt with an iron hand.
- Crooks’ Opera (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Nov 25, 2005)
He is a political animal. The finance minister cannot therefore be faulted if he indulges in one or two public relations gimmicks. He, however, walked into a blunder.
- Abide Or Face Action, Sebi Warns India Inc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Stating that the size of a company will not be a defence, Mr Damodaran has cautioned corporates that they could attract stiff penalties or face delisting of their shares from stock markets if they do not comply with corporate governance norms.
- Train Mows Down Elephant In Assam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
“A herd of wild elephants was trying to cross the railway track when the accident occurred,” said Divisional Forest Officer Narayan Mahanta.
- We’Re Independent, But Are We Free? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Nov 25, 2005)
The obvious way of looking at the brouhaha over Kushboo’s comments on safe pre-marital sex is to see it as a case of self-appointed custodians of Indian culture going on the rampage for political, even personal, reasons.
- Straight Out Of Bihar (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 25, 2005)
Finally, Lalu Prasad is no longer the supremo of Bihar. The former chief minister is a great communicator, has a certain kind of charisma and a turn of phrase that goes across the footlights with ease, but has, over the years, . . .
- Can Bihar Rise From The Ashes? Determined Political Push Is Crucial (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 25, 2005)
The new government that takes over in Bihar must make up for the time the State has lost — and pushed to the bottom of the table in many a parameter — by building up a fast, reliable, instant, effective network for delivery of services and . . .
- Sebi Wields Axe Over India Inc (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Market regulator SEBI today ruled out dilution or extension of December 31 deadline for India Inc to abide by corporate governance norms, unless parliament amends companies act to provide some respite to listed firms.
- An Integrated Disaster Management Plan (Dawn, Naeem Sadiq, Nov 25, 2005)
If Karachi were to be hit by an earthquake similar to the one experienced on October 8 in Kashmir and parts of the NWFP, it could result in the death of three to five million people and the city being pushed back on the time-line by some 100 odd years.
- Making Hillout Of Mole (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 25, 2005)
The Sangla Hill blasphemous incident and its ramifications is regrettably being blown out of proportion afresh by the BBC in the context of Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams’ visit to Islamabad in order to tarnish Pakistan’s image.
- Outer Ring Road Project Likely To Be Delayed (Hindu, M.L. Melly Maitreyi, Nov 25, 2005)
Decision on second phase ORR realignment by this month-end
Work on ORR to begin only after securing funds for entire project
Project includes knowledge corridor and township development
Dubai to send its funding proposal in December
- World's Oldest Fossil Of Rodent Discovered In Jaisalmer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Believed to have existed during the Cretaceous age of the Mesozoic era The find indicates to the topography of rivers, valley and wetland during the Cretaceous age in western Rajasthan, which is now a desert.
- A Bionic Eye From The Armed Forces (Hindu, Dennis Marcus Mathew, Nov 25, 2005)
The armed forces are not merely into protecting the nation. Its medical services wing is pioneering medical technologies.
- Complacent India Inc (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 25, 2005)
India Inc cuts sorry figure in households," blares a headline in a popular daily. The report that follows should be disturbing both for the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the federations of Indian industry, business and commerce.
- A Word For Volunteers - I (Greater Kashmir, Dr. Nazir Ahmad Gilkar, Nov 25, 2005)
Dr. Nazir Ahmad Gilkar sums up the orientation-cum refresher course for NSS programme officers held in the University of Kashmir
- Polluted River Water Heads Towards Chinese City (Indian Express, Chris Buckley, Nov 25, 2005)
A toxic slick of polluted river water reached the outskirts of one of China’s biggest cities on Thursday after an explosion at a petrochemical plant upstream nearly two weeks ago.
- Low-Cost Solution Suggested For Solid Waste Management (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Students showed how to create wealth from waste and volunteers demonstrated the utility of `effective micro-organisms
- Three Gazetteers To Be Brought Out To Mark `Suvarna Karnataka' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Volumes to mark the 50th anniversary of the reorganisation of the State
- Indiramma Project To Cover 7,000 Villages (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
List sent for Chief Minister's approval
- 184 Tanks Breach In Sivaganga (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Devakottai, Tiruppattur, Kalayarkovil, Sarugani and Karaikudi worst-affected
- India Seeks Nigerian Oil Stake (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
India's government-owned Oil '' Natural Gas Corp is bidding for an equity stake in Nigeria's offshore...
- Science And Technology Research – International Battle For Brain Is On – Here Are Reasons Why India Is Losing Badly And Has Little Chance (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Nov 25, 2005)
India has finally realized that real battle is going on in research and development in science and technology.
- Alienating The King To Little End (Pioneer, Supriyo Gupta, Nov 25, 2005)
India has had far greater flexibility in securing its interests with the King at the helm than with the political parties, says Supriyo Gupta
- Eu Challenge For New German Chancellor (Hindu, Michael Naumann, Nov 25, 2005)
Angela Merkel's greatest challenge will be to rekindle Europe's spirit.
- Mission 2007: Every Village A Knowledge Centre (Hindu, M.S. Swaminathan, Nov 25, 2005)
Convergence and synergy among the numerous on-going as well as emerging programmes is needed to provide knowledge connectivity to every village of India by August 15, 2007. While the green revolution helped improve the productivity and production of rice,
- Polluted Water Reaches Harbin (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
China alerts Russia as toxin arrives at city's water supply inlet
- Rail, Road Links To Tiruchi, Madurai Cut Off (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Southern districts lashed, many tanks breach or surplus
Traffic on Chennai-Dindigul National Highway snapped
Another 36 hours needed to set a timeframe for the restoration of traffic
At least 14 persons have died in the past 24 hours
- Riders On The Storm (Indian Express, SATBIR SILAS, Nov 25, 2005)
News of the killing of Ramankutty Maniyappan, an official of the Border Roads Organisation, revives the feeling of insecurity I felt whenever on the road in Afghanistan.
- How To Perform Umrah (Greater Kashmir, ZAHIR-U-DIN, Nov 25, 2005)
An estimated 3 million girls and women, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa and the Middle East, undergo female genital mutilation each year, according to a Unicef report to be released today that called the practice one of the most hidden . . .
- Growing Wealth Gap In Blair's Britain (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Nov 25, 2005)
If you want to be deeply unfashionable, just read on. If you want to enter terrain so wildly out of date that mere mention of it has become taboo, then you have come to the right place.
- A Thermonuclear Future (Hindu, Tatiana Sinitsyna, Nov 25, 2005)
The International Thermonuclear Energy Reactor (ITER), an international project involving countries conducting research on controlled thermonuclear fusion, could provide mankind with an unlimited source of energy.
- What Does The Bihar Verdict Mean? (The Economic Times, D Raja, Nov 25, 2005)
Lalu’s rule lasted for 15 years. He came to power because he truly enjoyed society’s good will, particularly that of its lower strata.
- A Mess Called Water Reforms (Times of India, Amit Bhaduri, Nov 25, 2005)
Few would disagree that the water system in Delhi is in a mess. Delhi Jal Board (DJB) is a diseased organisation. It provides neither clean nor adequate water to the taxpayers and yet spends a good deal of public money
- Report: Us Didn't Want Al Qaeda Members To Testify In Padilla Case (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Nov 25, 2005)
Evidence linking Padilla to 'dirty bomb' plot may have been obtained under 'harsh questioning.'
- Rebuilding Bihar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 25, 2005)
FOR Mr Nitish Kumar, the real battle began when he took over as Chief Minister on Thursday.
- Another Shadow, Another Dream (Tribune, Lt-Gen Baljit Singh (retd), Nov 24, 2005)
Two full-page articles on Amrita Pritam carried by The Tribune were remarkable in portraying the essence of her life with delicate sensitivity.
- A Strong Rope Is Lifeline For Quake-Hit (Tribune, John M. Glionna, Nov 24, 2005)
Dressed in a white turban and flowing blue robe, Amraz Khan climbed into a small steel basket suspended 400 feet above the Jhelum River. As the basket swung in a stiff wind, he and another passenger pulled on a rope for a nail-biting ride to the river’s f
- Worker's Killing Exposes India's Vulnerability (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 24, 2005)
India has plenty of hands wielding shovels in Afghanistan but no boots on the ground there.
- Chinese Town Resumes Water Supply (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, provisionally resumed tap water supply on Wednesday, after confirming the exact time of arrival of chemical pollutants from its water source of Songhua River.
- Creating A Fair Market (The Financial Express, Nicholas G Winsor, Nov 24, 2005)
Every country across the globe puts forth guidelines to ensure fair market practices for its industry.
- Flood Alert Sounded In Villages Downstream Veeranam Tank (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The Manimuktha is in spate after discharge of 50,000 cusecs from Gomughi dam
- Bihar: The Road Ahead (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 24, 2005)
In a clear mandate, the people of Bihar have voted across caste and communal divide to send the message that they want change. It is now up to Mr Nitish Kumar, expected to be the next Chief Minister, to deliver on his promises and put his State firmly....
- Support The Creative Self-Empowered (Hindu, Rajeev Sethi, Nov 24, 2005)
Helping the talented poor cope with the new global markets will bring more meaning to our education, and help us pay back the debt for our hugely privileged and subsidised training. Citizens must support and express solidarity with what is increasingly be
- Iran And The Iaea (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Nov 24, 2005)
In a report dated November 18 on the Iran nuclear issue, the director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mohamed ElBaradei, has said: "Since [the time of the September 2005 Report]
- Kyoto Holds The Key (Hindu, Tony Juniper, Nov 24, 2005)
Next week 10,000 people will start to gather in Montreal for what are expected to be the most important climate change negotiations since the agreement of the Kyoto protocol in 1997 (United Nations Climate Change Conference, Montreal...
- Made In India Model' Proposed For Advertisement Industry (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Nov 24, 2005)
As the three-day international conference on advertising, `Adasia 05', concluded here on Wednesday on a note of "creating the future," an Indian corporate executive proposed a "Made in India model" for this globalised industry.
- A Mission To Know India's Rich Past (Hindu, Alladi Jayasri , Nov 24, 2005)
30,000 people have fanned out in nine States for the first ever survey of manuscripts
- Two By Three Dosa (Deccan Herald, H S Nagarajah, Nov 24, 2005)
Relishing a dosa with its gentle aroma and buttery taste is worth the wait
- A Faustian Bargain? (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The Indo-US nuclear agreement on July 28, followed by India's vote in Vienna against Iran on September 20,
- Lure Of Un Funds Drives Ngo To 'Rescue' Kids (Pioneer, Sidharth Mishra, Nov 24, 2005)
This could well be described as the fate of children rescued from a cage and incarcerated in a pigeonhole.
- Narayan Rane, Oedipus Rex (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Nov 24, 2005)
How do we read the results of the by-election in the Malvan constituency of Maharashtra, in terms of the personalities of Narayan Rane and Bal Thackeray, and their long and complex relationship with one another?
- Us And India Cautiously Welcomes Parties' Alliance With Maoists (India Daily, Media Release, Nov 24, 2005)
The United States has cautiously welcomed the agreement between the seven opposition parties and the Maoists.
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