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Articles 13221 through 13320 of 20008:
- Uses Of Domestic Dissent In Foreign Policy (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 26, 2005)
There is no reason why non-official voices cannot be raised to send a message to the Bush White House that public opinion in India will not permit an unequal deal.
- Us Foreign Policy (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Oct 26, 2005)
American presidents are jinxed by the term two trauma. One should understand why. President John Kennedy’s 1960 election was a watershed.
- Army Can’T Lower Guard (Tribune, Gen V.P. Malik (retd), Oct 26, 2005)
ON October 8, seismic fault-lines made a mockery of the ceasefire line that was drawn 56 years ago between the Indian and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). This map delineation,
- To Douse The Raging Forest Fire (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Oct 26, 2005)
Instead of shelving the tribal bill, legislators can rework it to reconcile tribals’ claims to justice with the nation’s ecological concerns, writes Mahesh Rangarajan The author is an environmental historian. He has recently co-authored the book, . . .
- Apathy Personified (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 26, 2005)
Delhi the cause of Manipur’s woes
- Rain Kills Nine, Triggers A Deluge Of Problems In Bangalore Roads (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Army help sought to rescue people in flood-hit areas; situation grim in Mysore
- High-Level Panel Constituted To Monitor Disaster Management (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Chief Secretary B.K. Das heads committee to coordinate administrative measures
Task forces constituted for relief measures in Bangalore and its outskirts
Thanisandra, Bommanahalli, Krishnarajapuram, Hosur Road and Puttenahalli worst affected
- Monsoon Rains, Flood Fury Ravage Rock City (Hindu, R. Rajaraman, Oct 26, 2005)
Colonies off Kuzhmani Road and Vayalur Road and Melachinthamani worst-affected; traffic thrown out of gear; Chathiram bus stand badly hit; people moved to safer places
- Rain Havoc Unabated In State (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
Widespread rain, which continued on Monday, left a trail of destruction and claimed three lives.
- Administrative Reforms Experience (Hindu, P. K. Doraiswamy, Oct 25, 2005)
Papers on administrative reforms and good practices attempted in the urban, power, transport and social sectors in India
- Protecting The Vulnerable (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Oct 25, 2005)
In his October 18 address to the nation — the second in a few days — President Pervez Musharraf explained why it had taken so long for the agencies of the government to reach the entire population affected by the earthquake of October 8.
- Wild? Well, Maybe (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 25, 2005)
Still unworthy of sanctuary
- Honing Skills And Capabilities (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 25, 2005)
Extracts from the government of India’s status report on Disaster Management in India, August 2004
- Nato’S Unusual, Quick Response (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 25, 2005)
Two weeks after the devastating earthquake which hit Pakistan’s northern areas, European governments and relief agencies are working around the clock to deliver urgently-needed relief supplies to the quake-hit areas.
- Indian Farmers Facing Poverty And Death (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Oct 25, 2005)
The latest statistics released on October 18 by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) damns the claims of successive Government's how the rural India has been impoverished.
- Disaster Management (Tribune, G.S. Bedi, Oct 25, 2005)
For whom the bell tolls, it tolls for thee,” is an apt quote from John Donne in the present circumstances.
- Government Negligence Makes Children Die (Daily Excelsior, Vikram Sinha, Oct 25, 2005)
For the last 27-year Japanese Encephalitis (JE) takes a heavy toll in eastern Uttar Pradesh and adjoining western Bihar, and the victims are children.
- Threat From Skies (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 25, 2005)
Will India including our State face this invasion? This question has started worrying the Union Government and experts alike.
- National Disaster Response Force Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
It will be positioned at eight locations across of the country
There will be 15 regional response centres
State-of-the-art gadgets to be used to tackle situations
Talks on with States
- Heavy Rainfall Causes Flooding In Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
Discharge from the KRS was increased to 93,000 cusecs by Sunday evening
- They Make Hay While It Rains In Bangalore (Deccan Herald, Shubha Narayanan, Oct 25, 2005)
First the good news: Like Mumbai, Bangalore too has its share of good samaritans — strangers who will willingly lend a helping hand as you find your way in waist-deep water, give a push to a stranded car, . . . .
- Implicate Pakistan Too (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Oct 25, 2005)
If Iran is to be referred to the Security Council for receiving N-technology, Pakistan, as supplier, should also face a referral
- Pollution Board Chief Favours Advanced Disposal Methods (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
Use of incinerators to dispose of waste termed outdated
Goa turning into a dumping ground for hazardous waste
State produces 9,000 tonnes of industrial waste a year
Local bodies just spend 5 per cent on waste management
- U.S. Forging A Partnership Of Expediency? (Hindu, Sudha Mahalingam, Oct 25, 2005)
The six-country Asia Pacific Partnership on Clean Development & Climate has put paid to any hopes of getting the U.S. into the Kyoto Protocol.
- Open Loc (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 25, 2005)
New Delhi’s reluctance to open the LoC for relief operations has shocked the people on either side of the divide. Islamabad’s proposal (in reaction to Indian offer) had come at a time when some parts of Pakistan administered Kashmir (PAK) are in dire need
- Of Fish, Fishermen And Tigers (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 25, 2005)
A significant contribution to the Kachchathivu debate analysing the problems of the Palk Bay fishermen on both sides of the maritime boundary
- Archimedes' Killer Rays Probably A Myth (Hindu, Ian Sample , Oct 25, 2005)
The Greek mathematician "harnessed sun's rays to burn Roman fleet" — U.S. scientists manage small blaze that fizzles out.
- Villages, Towns On Cauvery Bank Inundated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
For the first time in 15 years, Mettur reservoir received two lakh cusecs and discharged the same quantum
Flood warning issued in Thanjvur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts
IAF copter rescues 27 villagers from village near Salem.
- Bangaloreans' Water Woes Continue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
Chief Minister Dharam Singh calls for damage control mechanism; Rs. 55 crores for relief work
- Wider Choices, Smarter Development (Hindu, Maxine Olson, Oct 24, 2005)
Solution Exchange, a unique experiment by the United Nations, provides an impartial platform for exchange of knowledge and ideas among development practitioners.
- India And Mauritius To Sign Preferential Trade Pact (Reuters, Nita Bhalla, Oct 24, 2005)
Mauritius and India are expected to sign a preferential trade agreement (PTA) to boost the island's exports and provide India with the opportunity to tap into African markets, senior officials said on Saturday.
- Rs 30 Lakh Sanctioned To Tirupati Wildlife Circle (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2005)
Inspector General of Forest (Wildlife), R B Lal said that a sum of Rs 30 lakh was sanctioned to Tirupati Wildlife Circle for various developmental activities and a part of it will be spent for the development of SV Zoological Park in Tirupati.
- Is India Heading For A Hunger Trap? (Deccan Herald, K P Prabhakaran Nair, Oct 24, 2005)
The Malthusian theory of population outstripping food production is proving to be correct in our country
- Health For All (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 24, 2005)
The State Govt should properly utilise the World Bank aid, for rural healthcare
- Britain Presses For Eu Ban On Live Wild Bird Imports (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 24, 2005)
The British Government is leaving no stone unturned to prevent an outbreak of avian flu. To begin with, it is trying to drum up support for a EU ban on import of wild birds.
- Heavy Rain Batters Bangalore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2005)
Bangalore infrastructure (what’s left of it) took a battering as rain lashed the City on Saturday night.
- When It's Right To Roam In Hotspots (Hindu, Simon Reeve, Oct 24, 2005)
Is travelling to `troubled countries' such as Uzbekistan worthy or just plain voyeurism?
- How Mumbai Residents Were Short-Changed (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Oct 24, 2005)
The Bombay High Court ruling on the development of textile mill lands exposes the absence of any vision for Mumbai in the people who plan for the city and those who implement the plans.
- Land Is Green, Air Is Pure By Sunrit Mullick (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 24, 2005)
From the air, Manipur looked like a lush green jewel surrounded on all sides by verdant hills, the tops of some of which were lost in fluffy white clouds fixed and suspended in space.
- Opening Loc For Relief Work Is A Good Move (Daily Times, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 24, 2005)
Opening LoC for relief work is a good move
- There’S A Time For Everything (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Oct 24, 2005)
A consultant on a visit to Pakistan, who charges by the hour, once quipped that he was thinking of retiring after working in Karachi for a month, because the clients who had hired him were invariably absent, habitually late or irritatingly indecisive. And
- Battles Change, Wars Don’T (Dawn, Victor Davis Hanson, Oct 24, 2005)
Modernists like to believe that we have entered an entirely new era of armed conflict.
- Iran’S Quest For N-Energy (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Oct 24, 2005)
A new book Lawless World by Professor Philippe Sands of University College, London, claims that in a telephone conversation with Tony Blair on January 30, 2003, President Bush stated that he “wanted to go beyond Iraq in dealing with WMD proliferation”
- Indian Army To Use Mules, Copters To Set Up Relief Camps (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2005)
The Indian army in Kashmir will use mules and helicopters to ensure planned relief camps for earthquake survivors from the Pakistan zone of the divided region are operational by Tuesday, an army spokesman said.
- A Closet Full Of Crimes (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Oct 24, 2005)
If they had taken Adolf Hitler alive in 1945, they would certainly have put him on trial. But what if they had ignored Hitler’s responsibility for starting World War II and his murder of six million Jews, . . .
- Overflowing Lakes Inundate Several Areas As Rain Continues In Bangalore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2005)
Incessant rain lashes city through Saturday night; low-lying areas badly hit
- Lessons From The Earthquake (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Oct 23, 2005)
Jammu and Kashmir is in news once again. For reasons not welcome by any means and yet not to be ignored by any means.
- Practical Approach To Rehabilitation (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Oct 23, 2005)
THERE are practical lessons to be drawn from the tragedy of the earthquake. The reactions of the people who must learn the lessons, however, range from fatalism to pipe dreams.
- Open Up Loc At 5 Points, Urges Pak (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Oct 23, 2005)
Pakistan today finally came up with a formal proposal for the opening up of the LoC for facilitating relief and rehabilitation work in earthquake-affected areas and suggested five crossing points at the LoC, two more than what India suggested almost simul
- Distressed Displaced Persons (Daily Excelsior, Daya Sagar, Oct 23, 2005)
The displaced persons from area of Jammu and Kashmir as occupied by Pakistan have been the victims of neglect and technicalities.
- The Art Of Making Fine Tea (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Oct 23, 2005)
The Foundation for Unity of Religions and Enlightened Citizenship (FUREC) which was launched last year has some prominent personalities associated with it — President of India Abdul Kalam, Jain monk Acharya Mahaprajna, academic Sudhamahi Regunathan, Maula
- Hurriyat Will Think Ten Times Before Next (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 23, 2005)
India tonight responded positively to Pakistan’s proposal of opening five crossings at the Line of Control to facilitate relief and rehabilitation work in earthquake-affected areas and said these could be reconciled with the offer made by it.
- India, Pakistan Joint Statement After Natwar Singh, Khurshid Kasuri Meeting (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Oct 23, 2005)
This is the text of the Joint Statement issued at the conclusion of the meeting of Foreign Ministers of Pakistan and India.
- Science & Art: The Twain Do Meet (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2005)
Interesting insights into the world were the result of a project that brought together artists and scientists to promote interaction between them, says Debbie Rogers.
- Who Is Afraid Of Tantra? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 23, 2005)
Contrary to its negative image, tantra is a positive and powerful branch of philosophy, Dr Rashmi Poddar, a scholar of Indian thought, tells Vimla Patil.
- The Man Behind Vienna’S Waltz Into Fame (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 23, 2005)
A trip through the woods of Vienna, which have a musical quality about them reminiscent of Vienna’s famous composer Johann Strauss, enchants Eva Bell.
- Terracotta Saved This Village (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2005)
With each of its residents a terracotta artisan, Mollela village in Rajasthan could rightly be called the terracotta capital of the country. Surekha Kadapa-Bose visits the unique village.
- Asia Grapples With Rural Poverty Despite High Growth (Reuters, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 23, 2005)
In a remote village in northern India, a group of women try to save just 10 rupees each every month. Sometimes even that isn't easy.
- Tcs Leads (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 23, 2005)
Tata Consultancy Services, the largest Indian software company, has announced two major international wins over as many days, thus clearly consolidating its leadership position.
- Amazon Forest Vanishing Faster Than Estimated (Hindu, Alok Jha, Oct 22, 2005)
Satellite images show that an average of 15,500 sq km of forest is being cut down by selective logging each year.
- Water Scarcity May Lead To Wars (Daily Excelsior, M M Munshi, Oct 22, 2005)
It is almost impossible to imagine that the total area of water on earth's surface is about 114 crore Square Kilometers but this immense quantity is of little use as 96.5% of it is brakish.
- Keep The Public Informed (Deccan Herald, TRILOCHAN SASTRY, Oct 22, 2005)
The real issue is about ensuring essential services like water and power supply at affordable prices for all citizens
- Sun Unveils New Servers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Sun Microsystems, on Friday, announced the availability of its latest family of enterprise-class x64 (x86, 64-bit) multi-core available servers.
- India, Mexico Ink Five Pacts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
India and Mexico, on Friday, signed five agreements for enhancing cooperation in education, science and technology and other areas, providing a major impetus to bilateral ties.
- Muda To Develop 20,000 Sites (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Do not be disappointed if you have not been able to get a site allotted from Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA), despite repeated attempts.
- Motor Vibrator Regulating The Flow Into A Screw Feeder (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 22, 2005)
What is usually a simple thing for most of us is often complex for the taxman. One such problem was about `motor-vibrator with actuator', that came up in the Western India Plywoods Ltd vs Collector of Customs, Cochin case. Interestingly, . . .
- Agri Policy Monitor Set Up, Pm At Helm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
In A bid to put agricultural growth on the fast track and pinpoint problem areas in development and policy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has set up a high-level Agriculture Coordination Committee.
- Lack Of Cohesion (Greater Kashmir, BASHIR ASSAD, Oct 22, 2005)
Disjointed system of relief won’t do. Agencies will have to cooperate and coordinate to ensure that nothing unfair happens while helping the quake hit people,
- India To Test Migratory Birds For Avian Flu (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Thousands of migratory birds due to nest near lakes in eastern India from next week will be monitored for signs of avian flu infection, authorities said on Friday.
- The Void In Mumbai’S Heart (Indian Express, MILIND DEORA, Oct 22, 2005)
The Bombay High Court’s recent judgment on Mumbai’s mill lands has sparked off a serious debate on how Mumbai should be developed.
- India Says No Formal Proposal From Pakistan On Opening Line Of Control (India Daily, Tara Harishankar, Oct 22, 2005)
India said it has not received any proposal from Pakistan on President Pervez Musharaf's offer of free movement across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, and any action can be initiated only when it receives a formal proposal.
- Upbeat Sri Lanka Ready For India Challenge (Reuters, Sanjay Rajan, Oct 22, 2005)
Sri Lanka are determined to make an impact on their first tour of India after an unusually long gap of six years in a one-day series starting next week, captain Marvan Atapattu said on Friday.
- The Cost Of Reconstruction (Dawn, Kaiser Bengali, Oct 22, 2005)
The October 8 earthquake will be long remembered as a cataclysmic event in Pakistan’s history for a very long time to come.
- Earthquake Lessons From China (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Oct 22, 2005)
Having experienced the worst earthquake of one’s life, and then learnt of the tragic details of widespread destruction, and the loss of precious lives in areas close to the epicentre, one cannot but feel deep sympathy for the close to three million....
- Jp Movement (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
These things have always happened in Bihar. What is different, now, is the very public fuss they provoke. Powerful RJD candidates in Bihar,
- Democracy In Saarc States (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 22, 2005)
India does not seem to be conscious of the role it has to play in South Asia in the coming years.
- Fort By The Sea (Hindu, PRASHANTH G.N., Oct 22, 2005)
How long will the stone hold off the water? Rocks at the splendid Bekal fort set you thinking
- India Inc Fuels Price Pressure (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Indian manufacturers have passed on higher costs to consumers on the back of a buoyant economy, company executives and analysts say, a development which threatens to fuel inflation and push up interest rates.
- Political Pollution (Statesman, Jagmohan , Oct 21, 2005)
Is the Indian President nothing but a robot according automatic approval to every resolution that his Council of Ministers submits to him? Is he totally helpless in stopping the dirty games to which our politicians sometimes resort?
- Water Scarcity (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
OF late the Himachal Pradesh government has taken steps to encourage water conservation.
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