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Articles 12421 through 12520 of 20008:
- A Twist Of Fate (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 24, 2005)
Natwar Singh has exhausted his capacity to hurt himself. But he has not exhausted his capacity to hurt the Congress.
- Lessons From Disasters (Dawn, Sarwar Bari, Nov 24, 2005)
The kind of destruction and devastation the Oct 8 earthquake has brought is unprecedented. In their time, the 1992 floods and the destruction that they wrought, were also unprecedented.
- Cool Seawaters Spare Tamil Nadu The Blushes (Business Line, Vinson Kurian, Nov 23, 2005)
THE cooling anomaly in the southwest Bay of Bengal and the contiguous Gulf of Mannar on Tuesday ensured that the depression did not strengthen as it prepared to cross the Tamil Nadu
- Ilo Moots Work Place Norms For It, Bpo Sectors (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Nov 23, 2005)
The ILO specialist lamented that while risks triggered by degradation of indoor environment were pronounced in the case of sectors such as mining, metals, foundries and agriculture, buildings, which may appear fancy from outside, could also fail to protec
- Internet Scams: Lessons About Buyers (Hindu, Zoe Williams, Nov 23, 2005)
TWO THINGS have happened in the world of the wonder web. First, it emerged that Nigeria's third-largest source of hard currency, after oil and cocoa, is revenue from Internet scams.
- The Bihar Mandate (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 23, 2005)
THE NITISH KUMAR-LED National Democratic Alliance has won a decisive mandate from the Bihar public, ending, in the process, the 15-year-long sway of Mr Lalu Prasad over the State.
- Data Protection — A Win-Win For All Stakeholders (Business Line, Uttam Gupta , Nov 23, 2005)
With data protection in place, we will not only avoid all the pitfalls of the present regulatory environment, but also reap a host of potential benefits for the economy and society. It will be a win-win for all.
- Emerging Security Challenges (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 23, 2005)
CHAIRMAN Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Gen Ehsan ul Haq has said that Pakistan cannot remain indifferent to the happenings around it. At a seminar on ‘New Security Perspective’ held in Islamabad on Monday, he said that Pakistan has suffered more than an
- The Looming Demographic Deficit Crisis (Business Line, P. Nagarajan, Nov 23, 2005)
CHANGE, at varying intensity in different time-frames, is a fundamental aspect of human population all over the world. Demography is the study of populations, their size, composition, spatial distribution, and the interconnected causes and consequences of
- Iraq’S Oil: The Spoils Of War (Tribune, Philip Thornton, Nov 23, 2005)
IRAQIS face the dire prospect of losing up to $200bn (£116bn) of the wealth of their country if an American-inspired plan to hand over development of its oil reserves to US and British multinationals comes into force next year.
- When Women Are Worst Sufferers (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Nov 23, 2005)
FOUR days after the devastating earthquake in Azad Kashmir and the NWFP, the UNFPA released its annual report, State of the World Population 2005, which focused on gender equality. The earthquake was a compelling pointer to the drastic implications of a h
- Desperate And Devious (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Nov 23, 2005)
Desperate, deceitful and devious -- these three words describe the English cricket team most aptly after watching their performance and antics for the first two days of the Second test at Faisalabad.
- Virtual War (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 23, 2005)
It was a good simulation of warlike conditions.
- Carbon Finance: Realigning Business Thinking (News International, Malik Amin Aslam, Nov 23, 2005)
The ratification of the Kyoto Protocol earlier this year heralded the official start of the carbon finance business on a global scale.
- Saarc: Action Is Primary (Dawn, Muhammad Zamir, Nov 23, 2005)
THE 13th Saarc summit has come and gone. We have had a week of extraordinary security, lots of meetings at various levels, and as expected, a declaration reaffirming various steps that are expected to lead towards greater South Asian unity.
- India Says It Busts Major Tiger Poaching Ring (Reuters, Heath Kelly, Nov 23, 2005)
JAIPUR, Rajasthan (Reuters) - Police have busted a tiger poaching ring responsible for killing at least 10 animals in one of its premier wildlife parks, an officer said on Tuesday.
- Jolie, Pitt To Visit Quake-Hit Pakistan For U.N. (Reuters, Stephanie Nebehay, Nov 23, 2005)
Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, who have been romantically linked, plan to visit quake survivors in northern Pakistan in coming days.
- Bihar Pins Hope On Nitish Kumar (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Nov 23, 2005)
It is the dawn of a new era in Bihar. An era of hope and resurgence, an era whose foundation will be laid on the ruins of caste and communal politics, an era ushered in by a verdict whose impact will send tremors in the corridors of power in New Delhi
- I Am Putting Back My Pistol (Indian Express, PRAKASH JHA, Nov 23, 2005)
What Laloo Prasad Yadav did during fifteen years of his ‘reign’ was nothing new. He was just trying to perfect the ploys of democracy, like the Congress has been doing for 58 years in India.
- His ‘Secular’ Votes Split, Laloo Yadav May Gun For Ramvilas Paswan (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Nov 23, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declined comment in public on the outcome of the Bihar verdict but his government will now be under pressure from Laloo Prasad Yadav to remove Ramvilas Paswan from the Union Cabinet for ‘‘splitting the secular vote’’
- Poised To Create History (Hindu, Jonathan Franklin, Nov 23, 2005)
MICHELLE BACHELET was a 23-year-old medical student in Chile when a gang of military men broke into her house and kidnapped both her and her mother, Angela Jeria.
- Marketing "Asian Brands" Engages Participants At Meeting (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Nov 23, 2005)
Low-cost air carriers cannot offer round-the-world trips on budget fares for now
- Unease Over Environment Clearances (Hindu, Meena Menon, Nov 23, 2005)
The draft Environment Impact Assessment notification draws protests.
- Terminal Hospitals For Terminally Ill (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 23, 2005)
Sir, — Your editorial “Criminal neglect” (18-19 November) is a piece of constructive journalism on the state of affairs in government hospitals.
- Fresh Start (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 23, 2005)
The rise and fall of leaders are not necessarily the most significant aspect of electoral verdicts.
- Quite Reassuring (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
It is very reassuring that the State Government is fully geared to tackle the danger of bird flu.
- The Bihar Laloo Lost (The Financial Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 22, 2005)
In Bihar’s most celebrated festival, Chhat, the participating men, and mostly women, must break their fast in the evening with kheer.
- Rain May Ruin Chennai Odi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
With dark clouds looming, the third One-Day international between Indian and South Africa to be played at the M A Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday could be affected by bad weather.
- Kishanganga May Be Taken To Icj Or Neutral Expert (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Pakistan’s Commission of Indus Water (PCIW) has recommended to the federal government to move the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or Neutral Expert (NE) for the resolution of the Kishanganga hydropower project.
- Truth About Good Financial Management (Dawn, Shahid Kardar, Nov 22, 2005)
The debate on the contribution to the turnaround in Pakistan’s economic fortunes in recent years of better government macro-economic and financial management, of the faithful implementation of IMF conditions, of debt rescheduling and the generosity . . .
- Assam Moots Restaurant Chain For Vultures In Peril (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Nov 22, 2005)
Forest officials of the Assam government are seriously considering a proposal to set up an exclusive chain of “restaurants for vultures” in the suburban and rural areas of the state.
- Iran: Left, Cong Kiss And Make Up (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
It turned out to be a lucky Monday for the UPA government. Just as the Left and Congress were headed for a bruising collision over Iran, the US....
- Energy Conservation (Daily Excelsior, Vikram Gour, Nov 22, 2005)
It is easy to save energy by applying simple methods of avoiding misuse of the electricity and using energy only when required and thus save your money and in addition save your Government's money.
- Rebuilding Assets (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 22, 2005)
THE Union Government’s recent decision to allow 49 per cent foreign direct investment in asset reconstruction companies will help banks clean up their balance sheets and get rid of bad loans or what they call non-performing assets (NPAs).
- Laparoscopes Purchase: Cbi Raids In Several Cities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
"Public servants abused position to award contract to private company"
Searches conducted at 14 places
Technical members changed to favour firm
Sub-standard equipment supplied to hospitals
- House With Independent Access His Dream (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
We are poor people and the offer of a little additional money was a great thing for my son, says the father
- A Man With A Vision (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
The relevance of economics in today's society is largely the efforts of visionaries, who took economics away from the dry theories into the real world of development. Dr V K R V Rao is one such person, P Ramachandran & R S Deshpande tell us.
- A Bonanza For Delhi Mlas, Ministers And Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Notwithstanding their party president Sonia Gandhi's much talked about directive to the Congress rank and file to observe utmost austerity, the Delhi Cabinet on Monday voted for a post-Diwali bonanza of a hundred per cent increase in the salaries . . . .
- Kalam Puts Forward Five-Point Agenda To Increase Gdp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
'Farmers should be empowered to earn more through value addition to produce'
- A Tale Of Three Cities (Deccan Herald, APARNA MOHILE, Nov 22, 2005)
Every city has a character and offers warm reasons to go back and relive the past.
- Us Under Secretary Of Commerce David Mccormick Will Tour India Ahead Of The Meeting Of Us-India High Technology Cooperation Group Later This Month (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
The US Under Secretary of Commerce David McCormick will tour India ahead of the meeting of US-India High Technology Cooperation Group later this month in New Delhi, which will focus on cooperation in bio-technology, defence trade and nano-technology.
- The Auto-Correct Mode (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 22, 2005)
Delhi’s three-wheeler drivers are a notorious lot. They are as enervating, if not more, as the infamous Delhi-belly.
- The Invisible Trade Barrier (The Economic Times, Tarun Das, Nov 22, 2005)
The forthcoming Hong Kong ministerial meeting of the Doha Development Agenda under the WTO has officials of member countries engaging in hectic parleys for a better deal. Attention has focused on the negotiations on agriculture,
- Leveraging It To Ensure Energy Security (Business Line, Pradeep Roy, Nov 22, 2005)
Energy is a key building block for sustaining any nation's socio-economic development. In his address to the nation on the eve of the 59th Independence Day, the President, Mr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, highlighted the importance of managing energy security.
- The It Difference (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Nov 22, 2005)
The growing role of the IT sector in India's economy is now well established. But the implications it has for economy-wide growth and welfare are still a source of controversy. C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh examine certain struct ural features ....
- Power Equations In The Winter Session (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 22, 2005)
The much-predicted expansion of the Union Cabinet has turned out to be a minimalist cut-and-paste job. No additions, only a few changes involving four portfolios — Information and Broadcasting, Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Development, and Water Resources
- Kseb Poised To Bring Operating Profits This Year (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Power tariff to remain unchanged, says Commission
- Indira Gandhi Canal Water For Nagaur (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Chief Minister Raje announces 3,000-crore scheme
- The Bihar Laloo Lost (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 22, 2005)
In Bihar’s most celebrated festival, Chhat, the participating men, and mostly women, must break their fast in the evening with kheer. But there is an attached ritual injunction: if the believer should come upon any gravel in the dish,
- Design Industry Empowers Economies: Minister (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Nov 22, 2005)
Speakers stress "vision" and "creative irreverence" in strategies
Advertising key aspect of "image-making sector:" Lee
Consumer should be wooed in terms of "spirit" also: Hermawan Kartajaya
- Rs.12.86 Cr. For Water Supply Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Potable water to be distributed to 1.79 lakh people in seven special village panchayats.
- The Hidden Costs Of Conflict (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 22, 2005)
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo deaths attributable directly or indirectly to conflict exceed the losses sustained by Britain in the First World War and Second World War combined.
- World Apathy And Marketing (Greater Kashmir, MINHAJ QIDWAI, Nov 22, 2005)
The earthquake that struck Pakistan on Oct. 08, is a tragedy that brought mayhem for Pakistan. With about 90,000 dead and more than 2 million left homeless,
- When Officers Are Not Gentlemen (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 22, 2005)
I do not know what I can do about the thinking countrymen. They are all there for a cricket commentary or some boorish confrontation among politicians.
- Ec Is The Winner (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 22, 2005)
By and large, the four-phase election to the Bihar Assembly was orderly and peaceful, signifying the triumph of democracy. There was less violence and no booth capturing this time.
- A South Asian University? (Hindustan Times, Kanti Bajpai, Nov 21, 2005)
In his speech at the SAARC Summit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh proposed that the region set up a South Asian University
- Kalam Moots 11-Charter Mission For Karnataka's Development (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Presenting his vision for Karnataka, President A P J Abdul Kalam today advocated a charter of 11 missions to turn it into a developed state.
- Development Agenda For Karnataka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Kalam unveils 11-point plan, wants economic activity spread across the State
- Biodiversity Board To Help Farmers Protect `Pundikai' Tree (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The tree found in the Western Ghats region is on the brink of extinction
- Importing Trouble (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Nov 21, 2005)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
- Upgrading To An Ipod (Hindu, Lucy Siegle, Nov 21, 2005)
e-waste is becoming one of the major environmental issues of our time.
- Why Have Infrastructure Reforms Failed? (Hindu, V. Ranganathan, Nov 21, 2005)
Lack of a strong internal constituency to blame for poor performance; paucity of resources is another major constraint
- Kalam Way To Robust Karnataka (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
In his special address to the joint session of the Karnataka legislature to mark the Suvarna Karnataka celebrations, the president focussed on transforming the State into an economic powerhouse by the turn of the decade.
- Save Kiocl, Cm To Centre (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The State government has appealed to the Centre against closing down the Kudremukh Iron Ore Company Limited (KIOCL), Chief Minister N Dharam Singh said in Bangalore on Sunday.
- Full Text Of President's Speech (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam addressed the members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in Bangalore on Sunday. What follows is the complete text of the speech.
- Twenty Years Of Saarc Failure (Greater Kashmir, Samuel Baid, Nov 21, 2005)
Compared to the 12th summit meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
- Missing The ‘Should’ For The Trees (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
To save forests, and the Tribal Bill, use the Employment Guarantee Act
- Sonia, Sania And The Fab Four (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Nov 21, 2005)
When people agree to answer questions, it’s usually because they have something to say. That sounds very silly but the truth often is. Silly.
- Why Audits By The Cag Really Matter (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Nov 21, 2005)
In the early 1990s, the government issued a single line order scrapping control over capital issues.
- Man Who Stopped Hindu Rashtra (Indian Express, Fali S. Nariman, Nov 21, 2005)
Excerpts from the inaugural lecture on ‘Challenges to Indian Democracy’ delivered at the Nehru Centre on November 14
- Education Or Extortion? (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 21, 2005)
Come admission time in private schools for elementary classes, parents get worried. Not just the exorbitant fee and the costly books the private schools prescribe empty their purses.
- Thai Zoo’S Exotic Menu Shocks Conservationists (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 21, 2005)
Kenyan conservationists are up in arms after the government agreed to ship wild animals to a Thai zoo that is offering its visitors a chance to eat giraffe, zebra and crocodile.
- Of Emissions And Expletives-By A C Tuli (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 21, 2005)
Imagine this. One fine morning when you settle down with your morning newspaper, the very first thing that your eyes clap on his boxed news item on the front page,
- Capturing Nature’S Wonders (Tribune, Usha Rai, Nov 21, 2005)
Shrinking forests, disappearing tigers, the urban sprawl eating up green spaces, pollution levels in cities making it difficult to breathe, and the interminable cycle of floods, droughts and natural disasters, leave one with the distinct feeling that . .
- The Future Of Rivers (Deccan Herald, Asim Ranjan Das, Nov 21, 2005)
The inter-linking of rivers will help to control floods and drought. A cheap inland river transport system is possible too.
- Heavy Rain Forecast For Southern Tn, Kerala (Business Line, Vinson Kurian, Nov 21, 2005)
Friday's low-pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal found ideal foil in the warm waters along the Sri Lanka coast to feed on and intensify progressively into a well marked `low' on Saturday and a tropical depression on Sunday.
- Debris In Quake Zone Is A Serious Health Risk: Un (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
* Pakistan must reforest earthquake-hit areas: environment minister
- Volcker Probe: The Big Picture (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 21, 2005)
At the grassroots level, it can be argued that the seeds of corruption which ultimately affected the operation of the oil-for-food programme were sowed by the rules and guidelines drawn up to implement the programme.
- Domestic Container Traffic In A Jam (Business Line, Santanu Sanyal, Nov 21, 2005)
INDIA'S international trade in containers, both imports and exports, posted an impressive and steady growth in the past few years to touch 4.2 million TEUs in 2004-05.
- Extra Large Weekends Alone Won't Balance Work And Life (Business Line, Ganesh Chella , Nov 21, 2005)
This Diwali brought with it a special kind of bonus: With a couple of days personal leave, employees in many organisations were able to manage a nine-day vacation, given the string of public holidays around the same time. Sensing this, . . .
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