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Articles 12821 through 12920 of 20008:
- Understanding Bird Flu (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 12, 2005)
A hitherto unchartered virus H5N1 has raised its ugly head with lethal potential to man and birds. It is a rare case of convergence of interests of man and bird against one common foe.
- Pollution: Official Warns Of Action (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
High pollution attributed to rise in the number of vehicles on the road
- ‘India Must Focus On Renewable Energy’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Even as India heads towards an energy crisis, there are several sources of renewable energy that can be utilised to meet the country’s energy requirements.....
- No Agreement Likely On Three Controversial Safta Points (Daily Times, EJAZ HAIDER, Nov 12, 2005)
As the twice-postponed 13th SAARC summit finally opens here today, agreement on the three sticking points of SAFTA (South Asia Free Trade Area) is likely to elude the member-states despite the optimism shown by Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary . . .
- India, Pakistan Make No Headway On Kishanganga (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Nov 12, 2005)
India and Pakistan on Friday failed to make any headway to resolve differences over the controversial Kishanganga hydropower project being constructed in Baramulla.
- What Is Tougher Than Finding Oil In Deep Sea? (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 12, 2005)
A THREE-LETTER word that is almost as important as food is oil. In All's Well That Ends Well, the Kings says,
- Savings Only Can Help Fuel Growth, Says Fm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
'States must adopt suitable policies to encourage savings'
- Tatas Riding High On Africa Safari (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
Foreigners and non-residents want to take advantage of provisions of the Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements India has entered into with several countries. However, the provisions of these agreements have to be applied strictly if exemption from Indian t
- Just Flex It (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
After five months of negotiations, the US has signed an agreement with China under which certain Chinese textile exports to the US will be allowed to grow at 10 to 16 per cent for the next three years.
- Gene Contamination May Affect Organic Exports (Deccan Herald, B S Satish Kumar , Nov 11, 2005)
An internationally renowned scientist has cautioned that the country’s organic exports might be rejected due to gene contamination, if India permits commercial cultivation of genetically modified (GM) food crops.
- A Landmark Cooperation Framework Agreement To Strengthen Bilateral Economic Cooperation . . . (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
A landmark Cooperation Framework Agreement to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation between India and America
- 2 Pak Nationals Arrested, Vital Documents Seized (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
Two Pakistani nationals, including one who apparently came to India to watch the Indo-Pak cricket match at Mohali early this year, were arrested from the town on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
- Second Phase Of Kstp From January (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
Public Works Minister M. K. Muneer said here on Thursday that the contract for the second phase of the World Bank- funded Kerala State Transport Project would be re-tendered. Works would begin by January next year.
- Plan To Build Retaining Walls Along The Cauvery (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
District administration seeks Rs.40 crores as flood relief
- Feature - Stay Or Go; Pakistani Quake Villagers' Wintry Dilemma (Reuters, Simon Cameron, Nov 11, 2005)
Will they stay in the mountains or will they go down to Muzaffarabad, where water and sanitation problems are causing misery for many earthquake survivors?
- India Delays Quake Border Crossing; Disease Spreads (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Nov 11, 2005)
India postponed opening a third crossing between Pakistani and Indian Kashmir aimed at helping survivors of last month's earthquake, while the United Nations said sickness was spreading in tent camps.
- Market Manners (Greater Kashmir, ZAHIR-U-DIN, Nov 11, 2005)
Going to the market is a necessity notwithstanding the fact that the market has been described as a detested place. A person who spends most of his time in the market cannot save himself from many a vice.
- Kashmir Needs Help, Not Politics (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 11, 2005)
I was in Parliament House when the terrorists struck last time in Delhi, some four years ago. Not familiar with the building, they could not find the entrance. Still they killed three security guards before they were shot dead.
- Increasing Tax Revenue (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Nov 11, 2005)
Pakistan needs far more financial resources than it can readily mobilize in these difficult times.
- The Unfortunate Incident In New Delhi (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 11, 2005)
On November 8, Roshan Ali, the 19-year-old son of a Pakistan High Commission official in New Delhi, was abducted and harassed by unknown people . . .
- A Convert’S Fanaticism (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Nov 11, 2005)
IT is often said that no one is more fanatical than a new convert to religion and in recent times one has come across some of the terrorists hailing from the recent converts to Islam.
- A Revised Building Code (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 11, 2005)
The decision to revise the building code was long overdue. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz asked the ministry of housing and works to draft a revised code within a month.
- Pak To Support Kabul’S Saarc Bid (Tribune, Shamim-ur-Rahman, Nov 11, 2005)
Pakistan strongly supports Afghanistan’s bid for membership of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) and would propose its inclusion in the ministerial meeting to be held before the 13th SAARC summit in Dhaka.
- Governor Plants Saplings At Raj Bhavan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
Nearly 1000 saplings will be planted in the next two months
- Two Pakistani Nationals Held (Tribune, Anuradha Shukla, Nov 11, 2005)
The police has claimed to arrest two Pakistani nationals from the city. The arrests were made in joint operation of the city police and the Military Intelligence.
- India, Pak Jointly “Can Restore” Stability In Nepal (Tribune, Vijay Mohan, Nov 11, 2005)
With the subcontinent witnessing improvement in Indo-Pak bilateral relations on one hand and worsening situation in Nepal and Bangladesh on the other, former Foreign Secretary, Mr Jagat S. Mehta today suggested that India and Pakistan should join hands to
- State Seeks Weightage For Drought Areas In Cauvery Basin (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
Asserting that the State has the largest drought-prone area in the Cauvery basin, Karnataka on Wednesday argued in the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal that it had taken care of this aspect while proposing and executing irrigation projects.
- Bhagirathi River At A Standstill (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
For centuries the Bhagirathi has been revered as one of the holiest rivers in India. Ever since the Tehri dam authorities shut down its last diversion tunnel,
- Protesters Disrupt World Bank Meet On N-E (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Nov 11, 2005)
The World Bank’s plan for infrastructural development in the North-East has raised the hackles of the regional NGOs opposing globalisation.
- Compassion At The Top (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Nov 11, 2005)
K.R. Narayanan could always see the point of view of those disagreeing with him. He never lost his good humour either.
- Saarc At 20: Will The Future Be Different? (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Nov 11, 2005)
It is time for the grouping to move ahead with real economic integration.
- Govt Proposes People-Centred Water Conservation Mission (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
The government on Thursday said it planned to launch a people-centred water conservation scheme at the panchayat level because of its huge wastage due to runoffs.
- New Global Agricultural Censuses Under Way (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
Socio-economic data at the community level also to be includedc
Will help countries monitor progress towards Millennium Development Goals
To include issues such as soil degradation and agro-forestry
Survey to be carried out at reduced cost
- Safta Must For Regional Growth: Pm (Business Line, Nithya Subramanian , Nov 11, 2005)
ON the eve of the SAARC summit in Bangladesh, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday said regional economic integration could generate billions of dollars of new income, employment and trade.
- Institutional Innovation' Of Doubtful Merit (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Nov 11, 2005)
S. Subramanyan on PSU auditors reporting to Parliament
- Food For Thought From The Oil-For-Food Scam (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 11, 2005)
For professionals recovering from festivals and generally ruing over the weather, here is something to get busy with: The 630-page report of the Independent Inquiry Committee on the United Nations Oil-for-Food Programme (OFFP), a.k.a. the Volcker Report,
- Kerala: Second Phase Of State Transport Project From January (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
Increase in project costs only Rs. 500 crores, says Minister
- Utilise Nabard Funds To Develop Infrastructure: Union Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
The Union Minister of State for Finance, S.S. Palanimanickam has asked the State Government to use the funds provided by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to develop infrastructure.
- Human Rights Panel To Be Moved Over Hakku Patra For Tribal People (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
Kodagu AHINDA, led by T.P. Ramesh, accuses authorities of negligence
- Bird Sanctuaries Under Watch For Avian Flu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
Migratory birds from China stop at many places in State
About 20 hotspots identified
Hoskote Tank, Thippagondanahalli under close watch
Forest Department personnel, veterinarians trained
Migratory birds likely to start arriving in 15 days
- Industries Ready To Help In Waste Management (Hindu, M. Soundariya Preetha, Nov 11, 2005)
Call for more cooperation from the Corporation
- Project For Revival Of Alappuzha Port In Limbo (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
No headway in project proposed by Mumbai firm
MoU was signed with Mumbai-based firm more than a year back
`Port workers willing to cooperate with project'
Demand to prevent theft from port
- Al-Qaeda's Battle For Hearts And Minds (Asia Times, Ehsan Ahrari, Nov 10, 2005)
No one can claim that al-Qaeda is not watching the twists and turns of the debates related to global terrorism that are currently being waged in the United States and the Muslim world.
- A Revised Building Code (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 10, 2005)
The decision to revise the building code was long overdue. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz asked the ministry of housing and works to draft a revised code within a month.
- Madurai-Dindigul Track Doubling To Begin Next Month (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, Nov 10, 2005)
The Madurai-Dindigul broad gauge doubling work is set to commence in December. The construction wing of the Southern Railway has already floated tenders for the construction of bridges, earthwork and ballast.
- Increasing Tax Revenue (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Nov 10, 2005)
Pakistan needs far more financial resources than it can readily mobilize in these difficult times. Much more funds are required than what the donors are willing to offer for relief and rehabilitation of the survivors of the earthquake of October 8.
- Saarc Bites (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 10, 2005)
But can FDI-wary India preach to neighbours?
- Jungle All The Way (Deccan Herald, Michael Patrao, Nov 10, 2005)
Far from the madding crowds, the banks of Kabini reservoir would provide a perfect retreat from the lethargic city life.
- Focus On Safety In India's Ship-Breaking Industry (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
India's controversial ship-breaking industry will come under the scanner at a meeting being organised Thursday by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to ensure implementation of safety and health guidelines.
- The Imperfect Storm (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 10, 2005)
There is no doubt the White House is having a bad hair day (week?). Between the president’s popularity polls, the war In Iraq, the withdrawal of Harriet Miers’ nomination for the Supreme Court and the indictment of I.
- Cracks In The Wall Between Ad And News (Deccan Herald, Byron Calame, Nov 10, 2005)
The dividing space between advertising and hard news is fading in newspapers
- Darkness At Noon (Deccan Herald, Ravi Uppal, Nov 10, 2005)
We must use energy resources efficiently and must give as much importance to conservation as to production of power
- Kashmir Needs Help, Not Politics (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 10, 2005)
I was in Parliament House when the terrorists struck last time in Delhi, some four years ago. Not familiar with the building, they could not find the entrance. Still they killed three security guards before they were shot dead.
- They Can Have F-16s (Hindustan Times, PN Khera, Nov 10, 2005)
At the end of October, a meeting convened in Geneva to discuss earthquake relief for Pakistan succeeded in getting only 12 per cent of the target of $ 580 million
- India, Us To Extend Economic Cooperation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
India and the US, on Wednesday, resolved to further deepen their economic cooperation by signing a landmark agreement while New Delhi assured Washington that it would make all out efforts to combat money laundering and stamp out financing of terrorist ...
- India, Us Sign Pact On Development (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
The US-India financial and economic forum today identified several areas of cooperation to be agreed upon, ahead of US President Mr George W Bush’s visit early next year.
- Poverty Of Politics (Telegraph, SURENDRA MUNSHI, Nov 10, 2005)
The author is professor of sociology, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
The word ‘politics’ goes back to the Greek root ‘politikos’, which refers to citizens and the body politic. It relates to public as opposed to private life.
- India, Us Sign Economic Pact (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
India and the United States on Wednesday signed a landmark Cooperation Framework Agreement to strengthen bilateral economic cooperation.
- Manmohan For More Regional Cooperation (Tribune, Prabhjot Singh, Nov 10, 2005)
Saying that the destiny of South Asia was interlinked, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today called upon India’s immediate neighbours to learn to work together to deal with the challenges of poverty, disease, natural disasters and terrorism.
- Flood Alert Issued As Poondi Reservoir Nears Capacity (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Nov 10, 2005)
People living in low-lying areas along the Kosathalaiyar river being evacuated
- 3,800 Water Connections To Be Provided In Two Months (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
15.Velampalayam Municipality begins scrutiny of applications
- Preserving The Vibrancy Of Cultures (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 10, 2005)
The adoption of the Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions by UNESCO last month is unlikely to keep the communication and content industry out of global trade negotiations.
- Politics Of Accusation, Culture Of Suspicion (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 10, 2005)
The Volcker storm goes beyond Natwar Singh's travails. The cumulative consequence is that attention gets diverted from serious issues of policies and programmes.
- Keeping A Watch On Winged Visitors (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Nov 10, 2005)
A key part of the Union Government's strategy to protect the country from bird flu outbreaks is to monitor wild birds for signs that they might be diseased or infected.
- Eyes In The Sky (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 10, 2005)
Modern Technology offers a way to track birds as they fly long distances on their annual migrations.
- Raging Battles Against Energy Giants In Nigeria (Hindu, Andy Rowell , Nov 10, 2005)
A decade after the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa, old and new battles against energy giants in Nigeria are raging.
- Politics Can Wait, Hunger Can’T - Ii (Greater Kashmir, DR. ABID HUSSAIN, Nov 10, 2005)
Politicians help them no doubt, but in doing that their security creates a big hurdle. Better is to sympathise with victims at home and let volunteers do the ground work, suggests Dr. Abid Hussain
- Safta Must For Regional Growth: Pm (Business Line, Nithya Subramanian , Nov 10, 2005)
On the eve of the SAARC summit in Bangladesh, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday said regional economic integration could generate billions of dollars of new income, employment and trade. Consequently, the creation of a South Asian ....
- U.S. Signs Deal With China On Textiles (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 09, 2005)
The U.S. and China signed a deal on Tuesday limiting imports of Chinese clothing and textile products into the U.S., ending three months of negotiations over the thorny issue.
- Decline In Bush’S Popularity (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Nov 09, 2005)
Since my last article on this subject the results of two other opinion polls carried out by the Washington Post and ABC have appeared.
- Games Of Life And Death (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Nov 09, 2005)
What game theory says about terrorism and global warming
- India’S ‘Panama Canal’ (Tribune, Justin Huggler, Nov 09, 2005)
For centuries, no ship has been able to pass between India and Sri Lanka. The way is blocked by a narrow, 18-mile chain of sand shoals. Known as Adam’s Bridge in the West, to devout Hindus it is Ram’s Bridge, built by the god Ram to get his army . . .
- City To Have Second Garbage Power Plant Soon (Hindu, V. Geetanath, Nov 09, 2005)
RDF firm gets nod to set up unit in Chinnaravupally village of Bibinagar mandal
This is the second project for MCH after Selco in Shadnagar
RDF ties up with foreign firm to generate 11 MW of power
- Is There A Way To Safely Escrow Our Trust In Governance? (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 09, 2005)
The volcker Report on the manipulations in the `Oil-for-Food Programme' (OFFP) is much in news. One of its chapters is titled ``The Escrow Bank and Conflicting Interests''. If you wonder what escrow is about, it is just the time for a zero base on the sam
- Farming Options In A Global Village (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Nov 09, 2005)
Sunday saw the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra claim a dubious century.
- Success Of National Literacy Mission (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 09, 2005)
The educational scene in 1947 was dismal. The literacy rate was just 14 per cent.
- The Case Of El Baradei (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Nov 09, 2005)
There’s no hard evidence but the Nobel Peace Prize is of late going to candidates who are approved by America
- Rain, Snow To Grip Survivors (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 09, 2005)
The Met Office has said that widespread rain and snow will hit the earthquake affected areas in Azad Kashmir and Hazara Division for five days due to a strong westerly wave that is likely to grip Pakistan from Wednesday evening.
- An Uncalled For Controversy (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Nov 09, 2005)
A language controversy has been brewing in Sindh for the last five weeks. It would have assumed the shape of a full-blown crisis had the earthquake of October 8 and its aftermath not diverted public attention.
- Right Of Return Of Diego Garcia Islanders (Hindu, Mark Curtis, Nov 09, 2005)
The dispossession of the Diego Garcia islanders to create a U.S. base is an indictment of Britain.
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