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Articles 14821 through 14920 of 20008:
- Eye Of The Law (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 25, 2005)
Government speaks up on the fatwa
The government’s clarification on the fatwa has come rather late in the day...
- Reviving The Case Against Ms. Mayawati (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 25, 2005)
The Central Vigilance Commission's report to the Supreme Court has exposed the Central Bureau of Investigation's politically-fixed attempt to give a quiet burial to the Taj Heritage Corridor scam case.
- There's A Method To The Mess (Deccan Herald, Rick Marin, Aug 25, 2005)
In Google age, die-hard minimalists are being forced to submit to fashionable new levels of clutter
- The Ever-Elusive 8 Per Cent Growth Rate (Business Line, Rabi N. Mishra, Aug 24, 2005)
That higher growth is essential to improve the quality of life of the people is no more a topic for debate.
- A Scheme In Search Of A Plan (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Aug 24, 2005)
The employment guarantee scheme is caught in religious debates in Delhi. According to one canonical proposition,
- Law’S Reach (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 24, 2005)
THE opinion of the Central Vigilance Commissioner that there is evidence to prosecute Ms Mayawati and some others in the Taj Heritage Corridor Project case is a blow to the Bahujan Samaj Party leader.
- Walking To School (Hindu, Nicholas Bakalar, Aug 24, 2005)
Walkers have been found to be more active than those who come by car, bus or train.
- India's Economic Opportunities And Perils (Hindu, Prabhudev Konana, Aug 24, 2005)
The prospects of traditional manufacturing sectors such as textiles have become bright.
- Add Security To The List, Mr President (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 24, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has reiterated Government’s commitment to provide safe drinking water and electricity to the entire country by 2007.
- Celebrate 250+ And Counting (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2005)
Addyaita, the peerless one, must rank among the true wonders of the natural world.
- No Room For Complacency (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 24, 2005)
The regularity with which the India-Bangladesh boundary erupts in clashes between the two border security forces is alarming.
- Wanted: A Barefoot Minister (Indian Express, BIMAL JALAN, Aug 24, 2005)
By any reckoning, this is one of the most important pieces of socio-economic legislation in post-Independence India. If the purpose of the amended Bill can be achieved in the next five years, we should be able to reduce poverty to less than 10 per cent...
- Asylum And Terror (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 24, 2005)
There is a small but important piece of information coming from London, the latest battlefield of terrorists.
- The Endangered River (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 24, 2005)
Much has been said about recent demolitions along the banks of Jehlum in the city.
- Lollipops Are No Solutions (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Aug 24, 2005)
The rising oil prices and the post-9/11 environment, coupled with the success of the industrial revolution now unfolding in major parts of Asia, have been pushing increasingly large investment flows towards Asian markets
- Posco Venture: Capital Investment Or Exodus? (Hindu, Aditi Roy Ghatak , Aug 23, 2005)
The Orissa Government's memorandum of understanding with the Korean steel major, Posco, means that, among other things, India is set to alienate a billion tonnes of iron ore in favour of a global competitor
- Humanity — Revisited (Tribune, Manmohan Kaur, Aug 23, 2005)
IT was mid-June. The sun was at its glorious best when I spotted a friend of mine loaded with shopping bags moving with great difficulty towards her car.
- Urban Security In India (Daily Excelsior, Rameshwar Singh Jamwal, Aug 23, 2005)
The recent bomb blasts in London and the subsequent solving of the cases within few days and identification of the accused within couple of days shows
- A Freebie For Farmers (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2005)
The “energy bonus” announced by Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday has not been greeted with the kind of enthusiasm the Punjab Chief Minister might have hoped for. Declared on Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary with fanfare, it will help only select farmers.
- Indonesia's Burning Problem (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Aug 23, 2005)
Mechanisms need to be put in place to create a permanent system to handle crises on a continuing basis.
- Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind (Telegraph, PARIMAL BHATTACHARYA, Aug 23, 2005)
Image is all and hand-pulled rickshaws must go. But, asks Parimal Bhattacharya, what of the other sordid sights that Calcuttans must live with?
- Minimum Wage Must Be Treated As Sacrosanct (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 23, 2005)
The guarantee of employment at a wage rate less than the statutory minimum — as the draft EGA stipulates — will undermine the broad purpose of the law and set a bad precedent.
- Missing The Wood (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Aug 23, 2005)
Till well into the 1960s, Indian railways used steam engines.
- The Freedom-Development Interface (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Aug 23, 2005)
Just over a week ago, Independent India became 58 years old. The Mahatma is remembered fondly for all the sacrifices he personally made and inspired thousands to make,
- Experience Your Special Place On Mother Earth (Times of India, MARY LEMONS, Aug 22, 2005)
All living things have a common life force within them. It is through that life force that we can find our oneness with all creation. And once we become one with all, self-healing begins.
- Poisoned Planet (Statesman, YP GUPTA, Aug 22, 2005)
It is seriously questioned these days whether petroleum, the harbinger of modern civilisation,
- The West And Asia's Perceived Dominance (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 22, 2005)
Many observers of the global economy have noticed the rising importance of Asia in the global power equation.
- The Milk That Waters Life (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 22, 2005)
You can’t have a better gift for a child than this, Tariq A. Rather writes on the importance of mother’s milk for a new born baby
- World Bank`s Loan Cap At $3 Billion (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 22, 2005)
The World Bank is willing to lend up to $3 billion over the next three years to help develop rural infrastructure. This amount would, however, come from the bank’s existing lending commitment of $9 billion for the next three years.
- This Is How We Perceive The Problem Of Kashmir-Iii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 22, 2005)
We are reproducing the full text of the discussion between Muhammad Yasin Malik, Chairman Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front and Omar Abdullah,
- Powering The Nation For A Bright Future (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2005)
The State-owned energy producer, National Thermal Power Corporation, is embarking on an ambitious plan to take the total installed capacity to 66,000 MW by 2017 through green field projects, expansion of existing stations and foray into nuclear and hydel
- Wb Irrigation Projects: Farmers Body Asks Representation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2005)
In a letter to WB, CIFA Secretary General P Chengal Reddy said many of the hurdles in implementing irrigation projects can be overcome if farmers are involved.
- The Death Of A Ceasefire Agreement (Hindu, Rohini Hensman, Aug 22, 2005)
The Ceasfire Agreement (CFA) of 2002 is dead: it breathed its last when Lakshman Kadirgamar was assassinated. When members of one party to a ceasefire agreement (the LTTE)
- A Heavenly Village (Deccan Herald, RAJESH NAIK, Aug 21, 2005)
RAJESH NAIK writes about Yelaneeru, the place in Belthangady taluka of Dakshina Kannada, which has lovely waterfalls.
- Rural Employment Will Spur Development: Kalam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2005)
The President urged delegates to respond to the question,”What will I be remembered for?” and send the same to www. presidentofindia.nic.in
- Delay In Mettur Dam Filling Up (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2005)
There has been a slight delay in the Mettur dam reaching its full tank level of 120 ft owing to a drastic fall in the inflow from Kabini and K R Sagar reservoirs in Karnataka in the last 24 hours, according to public works department officials
- Lighting A Spark Of Change (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2005)
Getting people to transform their own surroundings is M B Nirmal’s priority. He is responsible for Exnora, Chennai’s anti-garbage endeavour. Hema Vijay profiles the man.
- Ode To The Unseen Tiger (Hindu, ZERIN ANKLESARIA , Aug 21, 2005)
Kanha was chosen as a holiday destination because, it appeared, the place was simply teeming with the big cats. Or was it?
- Corporation Bank Donates Rs. 1 Crore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2005)
The Corporation Bank has donated Rs.1 crore to the Maharashtra Chief Minister's Relief Fund for the relief and rehabilitation of victims of the recent floods
- Ngo Starts Building Houses For Tsunami-Hit In Vellapallam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2005)
At Vellapallam village in Nagapattinam district
- High Court For New Building For Circuit Bench In Dharwad (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2005)
Rs. 66-crore plan prepared for a new complex on WALMI premises
- Kerala Cap On Coke Fizz (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 20, 2005)
The Kerala state pollution control board today directed Coca-Cola India to “stop production” at its Plachimada plant in Palakkad district with immediate effect.
- Govt Cold Towardsenvironment Education (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2005)
Masroor has completed his Ph.D in Environmental Sciences (ES) and is one of the few who have qualified the National Eligibility Test (NET) some years ago. Along with 250 Post- graduates in ES, he is unemployed. He curses the day he opted for the subject.
- The Master's Strokes (Hindu, ATHREYAATHREYA, Aug 20, 2005)
A week-long retrospective begins tomorrow on the works of the late G.S. Shenoy, one of the finest artists of the State
- Krishna Water For Pulivendula: Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2005)
6,000 houses sanctioned in Pulivendula
- India Seeks $1-Billion Loan From World Bank For Bharat Nirman (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2005)
Ahluwalia briefs Wolfowitz on progress in conceptualising programme
Government projects higher funding requirement
Bank chief meets Manmohan over lunch; details not known
- Enraged Flood Victims Pelt Stones At Visiting Officials (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2005)
Two Revenue Department officials were seriously injured when the people at flood-hit Takli village in the taluk resorted to stone pelting on them when they had gone to disburse the relief fund on Friday.
- Facelift For The Caves (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2005)
The Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) is now on a mission to conserve the picturesque Ajanta and Ellora, the greatest tourism destinations of the State.
- Mettur Reservoir All Set To Touch Full Level (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2005)
If the present inflow is sustained, it will surplus on Saturday
- Urban Sludge (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2005)
Death and disease continue to stalk the vulnerable in Mumbai, as scores of people succumb to cholera, malaria and many other ailments.
- Board Tells Coke’S Kerala Plant To Stop Production (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2005)
In a setback to multinational soft drinks major Coca-Cola, the Kerala State Pollution Control Board today directed the company to “stop production” at its Plachimada plant in Palakkad district with immediate effect.
- Guaranteeing Jobs (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2005)
Aimed to give a “human face” to the reforms, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill was tabled in Parliament on Thursday.
- Rickshaw Ban (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 19, 2005)
Only part of Kolkata’s image problem
- The Morality Lesson (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Aug 19, 2005)
The fault does not lie in nature but in the manner human societies organize themselves.
- Central Teams Visit Flood-Hit Areas In Gulbarga, Belgaum, Bijapur Districts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2005)
To present report to the Union Government next week
- Mungaaru Habba To Whet Appetite For Saving Water (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2005)
Come and feel the rain this weekend. At the Monsoon Festival which will have its audience drown in the richness of a rain-soaked earth and mingle like a raindrop on parched earth.
- Conservation Reserves, A New Buzz In Wildlife Protection (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2005)
Many conservation projects are being set up across the country to seek greater community involvement in protecting the endangered wildlife.
- Tigers Don't Need Company (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 19, 2005)
The report of the Tiger Task Force of the Government of India that was submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently provides fresh confirmation,
- Central Team To Submit Its Report On Monday (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2005)
The Central team which is undertaking a survey of the flood affected areas along the Bheema and Krishna banks in the five districts of north Karnataka would be submitting its report to the Centre on Monday, or latest by Tuesday.
- Flood-Stricken Are Now Plunged In Grief And Fear Struck (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2005)
Chaotic conditions prevail in many temporary rehabilitation centres for the thousands of flood affected families in Athani taluk.
- Exnora Founder Gets Hamsadhwani Award (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2005)
`Home beautifier' programme for poor women announced
- Sartorial Sense (Deccan Herald, VARALOTTI RENGASAMY, Aug 19, 2005)
Some people are noticed for what they wear and some escape attention on account of their dress.
- Maharashtra Seeks Rs. 8,576-Cr. Relief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2005)
Additional Rs 2,400 cr. sought for two projects
Central team coming on August 21
15,000 houses destroyed fully and over four lakh houses partially
Leptospirosis and dengue claim 270 lives
- Excise Relief For Tsunami-Hit Areas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2005)
The Central Government on Wednesday exempted from excise items such as cement and steel that are used in the construction of residential houses in tsunami-hit areas.
- Karnataka Water Problem With Goa To Be Solved By Year-End: Dasmunsi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2005)
Water Resources Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi on Wednesday assured the Lok Sabha that he will solve the Mahadayi water dispute between Goa and Karnataka by this year-end.
- Smells, Sights And Sounds (Statesman, Raj Chatterjee, Aug 18, 2005)
I detest air travel and undertake it only in emergencies which, happily, arise very rarely in my life.
- ‘with Low Availability Of Fuel Oil, N-Fuel The Only Option’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2005)
In view of the limited availability of fossil fuel, that too only for the next few decades, and the growing legal movement against huge dams for hydel projects, the only option left for India was nuclear fuel, said senior fellow for policy on nuclear rese
- Karunanidhi Dials For Cauvery Water (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2005)
DMK President M Karunanidhi on Wednesday telephoned Karnataka Chief Minister Dharam Singh and asked for the release of Cauvery water.
- "We Need Inviolate Spaces For Tigers" (Hindu, G. Ananthakrishnan, Aug 17, 2005)
K. Ullas Karanth, director of the Wildlife Conservation Society-India Programme, is clear that tigers and humans cannot co-exist from an ecological perspective. His observations on the Tiger Task Force report reflect a balanced understanding . . . .
- Looking For The Snow Leopard (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2005)
A unique homestay programme at Ladakh offers tourists a slice of village life and a chance to spot the endangered snow leopard
- The Shocking Case Of The Vanishing Big Cats (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Aug 17, 2005)
Ranthambore and Sariska, the tiger habitats, are now seen as prime examples of what has gone wrong with the tiger conservation programme.
- Rs. 300 Crores More Central Assistance For Rehabilitation Work In Flood-Affected Areas (Hindu, Vijaykumar Patil, Aug 17, 2005)
Prime Minister cancels aerial survey of north Karnataka owing to bad weather
Funds likely to be released today
Special loans announced for farmers, small traders
Armed forces complimented for helping in rescue operations
- 'Man And Animals Can Co-Exist' (Deccan Herald, Marianne de Nazareth, Aug 17, 2005)
Like Jim Corbett, Colonel John Wakefield an Indian born Englishman has made India his home and was a pioneer of wildlife tourism in the country. Born in Gaya in 1916,
- Pm Announces 300 Cr As Interim Flood Relief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2005)
The State government is seeking Rs 3,272 crore towards rehabilitation of those affected by floods.
- Mumbai Deluge (Tribune, Trilochan Singh Trewn, Aug 16, 2005)
My nephew Gagan and his family, including a tiny three-month-old baby, were caught in disaster that struck Greater Mumbai following very heavy downpour on July 26.
- Icici Bank Move On Human Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
Talks on with eight cos. on social responsibility
- Stinking Shame (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 15, 2005)
When medical waste becomes a hazard
- Mumbai Tragedy (Statesman, Jagmohan , Aug 15, 2005)
In my recently published book, Soul and Structure of Governance in India,
- Renewable Energy Is The Key, Says Kalam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 15, 2005)
President Kalam said ONGC should create separate bio-fuel and solar energy enterprises and work towards making the country energy-independent by 2030.
- Infrastructure To Transfer Krishna Water (Deccan Herald, T. Ramakrishnan, Aug 15, 2005)
Andhra plans to facilitate speedier flow Andhra Pradesh plans to facilitate speedier flow of floodwater to Chennai
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