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Articles 15421 through 15520 of 20008:
- U.P. Congress Plans To Bring Dalits Back (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2005)
Dissension blamed for drift of faithful
- Barrage Construction By Maharashtra: Centre Asked To Intervene (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2005)
Babhali barrage on Godavari is violation of tribunal award'
- The Situation Must Be Met (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jun 19, 2005)
We returned to Calcutta on Direct Action Day, August 16, 1946.
- Baglihar: No Violation Of Treaty, Says Dasmunsi (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Jun 19, 2005)
Submits status report to Manmohan after visit to site
- Learn Art Restoration, Pottery At Chitrakala Parishat, Get A Job (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2005)
Parishat's College of Fine Arts to introduce job-oriented courses
- Unending Health Disaster For Iraqi Kids (Japan Times, CESAR CHELALA, Jun 18, 2005)
New York -- More than two years after the Iraq war started, children continue to be its main victims as the health of the majority
- From The Visitors’ Book (Tribune, G.S. Aujla, Jun 18, 2005)
It has always been a worthwhile experience for me to go through the old visitors’ books at the historic officers’ mess at Phillaur.
- Water Loss By Grain Exports (Tribune, S.S. Johl, Jun 18, 2005)
Other costs apart, it takes about 1,326 litres of water on the evapo-transipration basis,
- Manmohan Seeks Report On Baglihar (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Jun 18, 2005)
Water Resources Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi visits project site
- He Beat It, Now What? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 18, 2005)
Why do you suppose Michael Jackson looked almost as unhappy leaving the Santa Maria, Calif., courthouse with 10 acquittals in his pocket as he did when he walked in maybe 45 minutes earlier with 10 criminal charges over his head?
- The River Is Free (Indian Express, J L AZAD, Jun 18, 2005)
In the stillness of evening/ Ravi is humming a melodious tune/ Don’t ask me what is the state of my mind/ I am standing on the bank of the gurgling waters/ I am not aware of where I am standing’.
- Disservice To Many A Service (Business Line, Joseph Prabakar, Jun 18, 2005)
Joseph Prabakar evaluates the recent changes made to the service tax regime .
- On What Drives The Dragon And How The Giant Organises Electricity (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 18, 2005)
AN ISLAMABAD datelined story on www.greaterkashmir.com speaks of India offering to share with Pakistan the electricity "from the controversial Baglihar and Kishanganga hydropower projects located on the Chenab and Jehlum rivers".
- Melting Glaciers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 18, 2005)
It is really strange that the grim news about the depletion of glaciers in the Himalayas and elsewhere does not send alarm bells ringing as loud as it should.
- `Policy-Makers Not Addressing Poverty' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2005)
Leaders should combine privileges and responsibilities, says Council Chairman Sudarshan
- Yunan Looks To Enhance Ties With India (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 18, 2005)
The south-western Chinese province is seeking to develop links with South Asia, particularly India.
- The Continuing Power Crisis In India (Hindu, M. R. Srinivasan, Jun 17, 2005)
We should encourage public sector companies to build power-generating units. But asine qua nonis that they should be given technical, managerial and financial autonomy, and distanced from political interference.
- Women Make Better Scientists (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 17, 2005)
Whoever said women and science don’t go together! A new study claims that women make better scientists than men and recommends more representation for them in the field.
- The Thrills Without The Frills (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jun 17, 2005)
The strategy of the new low-cost airlines appears to be two-fold — attracting a new generation of passengers and enhancing occupancy levels.
- Differing Eu And U.S. Interests (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Jun 17, 2005)
Washington gets uneasy as the EU increasinglyemerges as a credible rival to U.S. superpower
- Spv Route For Infrastructure Projects — Enticing, But Flawed, Financial Engineering (Business Line, Amarendu Nandy , Jun 17, 2005)
A variant of the proposal to use forex reserves for infrastructure, the special purpose vehicle route, is expected to raise long-term funds for select projects
- Belur And Halebid Structures In Race For World Heritage Site Tag (Hindu, R. Krishna Kumar, Jun 16, 2005)
The Archaeological Survey of India has listed the monuments for nomination
- Fish Kill In Puttenahalli Lake (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2005)
Residents say rivalry between farmers led to the incident
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Municipal Commissioner denies knowledge of incident
People For Animals posts volunteers at spot
- All Charged Up Over Paddy Cultivation (Deccan Herald, ANIL CHINTAMANI, Jun 16, 2005)
A farmer at heart and army man by association, Kolera Belliappa is a zestful 70-year-old. Spurning a relaxed retired life, this former chargeman in CIL (Chief Inspectorate of Electronics, a Defence establishment) keeps returning to his main passion -- agr
- Cooperating For A Better Future (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2005)
The centenary celebrations of India's cooperative movement has brought the spotlight on an obscure village in Karnataka. But, will the unprecedented attention pull it back from remoteness, asks Shyam Sunder Vattam.
- The Numbers Game (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2005)
Rosalind Ezhil K explores the Biligiri Rangaswamy sanctuary and narrates her close encounters with the members of the jungle and the big tusker.
- Novel Project To Increase Greenery (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2005)
BANGALORE: Parisara, a non-governmental organisation, will launch a novel project called `Spoorthi Vana' to promote the planting and nurturing of trees in and around the catchment area of Thippagondahalli reservoir, one of the sources of water supply to B
- Haven For The Helpless (Deccan Herald, S V Upendra Charya, Jun 16, 2005)
In spite of financial snags, the Padmavathy Pranidaya Sangha - an animal sanctuary - plans to increase its intake capacity for cows rescued from slaughter houses, says S V Upendra Charya
- Panel For Ban On Water Supply To Soft Drink Majors (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2005)
Report highlights overexploitation of water by theme parks also
- Encounter: Notice Issued To State Govt., Bangalore City Police (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2005)
BANGALORE: The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday ordered issue of notices to the State Government, the Bangalore city police and other respondents on a petition by Dawood Suleman Khadri of Mumbai
- Which Way Will The Monsoon Go This Year? (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Jun 16, 2005)
It is quite possible that June rainfall for the country as a whole will be deficient. But meteorologists say neither this nor a delayed onset indicates that the monsoon will turn out badly.
- The Railway Children (Telegraph, AVEEK SEN , Jun 16, 2005)
On the Black Diamond Express to Asansol, three glimpses of the same child. He is about four years old — dirty,
- Lies Often Have Short Legs (Deccan Herald, THABO MBEKI, Jun 16, 2005)
South Africa has been placed fourth in global business confidence after India, Australia, and the US
- Yogic Delights (Deccan Herald, GARGI H CHOUDHURY, Jun 16, 2005)
There is ample entertainment to be got from yoga too, provided one has the right companions
- Butchering Livelihoods (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2005)
A 130-year old slaughter house, the source of livelihood for hundreds living nearby, will be shifted 40 kms away from the original spot. Shaafat Ahmed explores the repercussions of the decision.
- Make `Apples-To-Apples' Financial Comparisons Using Xbrl Tags (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 16, 2005)
I'VE NEVER turned over a fig leaf yet that didn't have a price tag on the other side, said Saul Bellow. But this week's piece is about letting accounts turn a new leaf with different tags
- Redundant Enough To Be Withdrawn (Business Line, R. Anand, Jun 16, 2005)
R. Anand on the Irani Committee recommendations on public deposits
- Another Planet Is Around Too (Hindu, Dennis Overbye, Jun 15, 2005)
The earth's distant cousin — 15 light years distant
- To Ensure Safe Passage (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 15, 2005)
Extracts from the WHO’s revised international health regulations, adopted at the World Health Assembly, May 16, 2005
- Weather Insurance: Taking On The Rain God (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Jun 15, 2005)
Recently, a photo in a business daily featured Mr Suparas Bhandari, Chairman and Managing Director of the Agricultural Insurance Company (AIC),
- All-Encompassing Sme Umbrella — Ensure Proper Cover For The Tiny Sector (Business Line, DE. RAMAKRISHNAN , Jun 15, 2005)
THE continued neglect of the manufacturing and agricultural sectors, in general, and the neglect of the Small Scale Industries SSIs and the tiny sector,
- There Is Always A New Peak To Be Scaled' — Mr V. S. Jain, Chairman, Sail (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jun 15, 2005)
SOMETIME back, the Steel Authority of India Limited had an outstanding debt of more than Rs 14,000 crore.
- Search For Life (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 15, 2005)
The discovery of an earth-like planet is a revolutionary one
- Eat’N Sleep (Tribune, Rajnish Wattas, Jun 15, 2005)
Recently on a weekend trip to Kasauli, I noticed quite a few wayside dhabas with signboards such as “Eat’n Sleep — Punjab Hotel” or “Eat’n Sleep — Shere Punjab Hotel” and such other typical names.
- Identifying Alternatives To Petroleum (Hindu, N N SACHITANAND, Jun 15, 2005)
For the short and medium term, India should further exploit its coal deposits using clean technology, speed up Railway electrification, and popularise biodiesel.
- `Sanitation Vital In Reducing Child Mortality, Morbidity' (Hindu, Cornelia Dean, Jun 15, 2005)
Barely 22 per cent of the population in rural India has access to toilets
- Mining Goes Unabated In Sirsi Forests (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2005)
Mining for laterite is rampant in several forest areas in Sirsi taluk while the Forest department pretends ignorance about the issue.
- An Elephantine Danger In The Offing (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2005)
After the hue and cry over the disappearance of tigers from Sariska sanctuary in Rajasthan, the focus is now on the threat faced by elephants which are said to be high on the target list of poachers, according to an environmentalist.
- Rumsfeld Approved Use Of Coercive Methods: Time (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2005)
Secret logs obtained by magazine reveal interrogation methods
- Task Force Sights 15 Tigers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2005)
An appraisal of field implementation made
NEW DELHI: The members of the tiger task force have spotted 15 tigers during their field visits to Pench and Kanha Tiger Reserves in Madhya Pradesh.
- Foreign Forays (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 14, 2005)
The Announcement by the Tata group of plans to invest in a steel and mining project in Iran is but part of a broader trend of Indian enterprises aggressively acquiring old assets or creating new ones abroad,
- Economists May Have Some Answers... But Not All (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jun 14, 2005)
The papers provide a useful glimpse of what professional economists are thinking about these days on the 10 most serious challenges facing the world today
- No Pesticides, Higher Crop Yields (Hindu, Devinder Sharma , Jun 14, 2005)
Villagers have demonstrated that pesticides are not only harmful but also unnecessary.
- Briton Wanted By India Arrives In U.K. (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jun 14, 2005)
Charity worker accused of sexually abusing homeless children in Mumbai
- A Future Without Oil (Business Line, Alok Ray, Jun 14, 2005)
Increasing the fuel efficiency of vehicles and boosting the use of alternative fuels are some of the options in the effort to reduce dependence on oil.
- Govt. Reconstitutes Advisory Committee On Krishna Dispute (Hindu, Ravi Sharma , Jun 14, 2005)
Four-fold hike in remuneration for members of committee
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Former Public Works Department Secretary D.N. Desai is Chairman
Most of the former non-official.....
- Never Properly Checked (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 14, 2005)
With the mercury soaring, tempers too are rising and there is much anger about the manner in which wrongdoings are condoned and how illegitimate actions are seen to be legitimate because the mighty are never brought to book.
- Standing Out (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 14, 2005)
Does merit always ensure opportunities in higher education for students in West Bengal?
- Delightful Trek Turns Into Nightmare (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2005)
Though most trekking organisations promise much, they leave the participants in the lurch once the trek gets underway.
- Quest For Nuclear Security (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Jun 14, 2005)
In the current scenario, the only way out would be for nations to adopt a “no first use treaty of nuclear weapons”
- Pataudi Moves Court For Advance Bail (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2005)
In his application, Mr Pataudi said he was framed in the case, but promised to cooperate in the investigation.
- Down South, Only Ap Gets Tiger Aid (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2005)
The special directives for monsoon include deployment of staff at sensitive points as there is always a possibility of rise in poaching activities.
- Naxals Blow Up Tenali Mp’S House (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2005)
Maoists blasted the ancestral house of Congress MP from Tenali Lok Sabha constituency, Balashoury, and looted cash and gold ornaments worth Rs two lakhs, police said.
- U.S. Telecom, It Companies Eager To Set Up Operations In India: Maran (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Jun 14, 2005)
Investment plans in the range of $1.2 billion; Chennai, Bangalore, Noida are preferred destinations
- Japan’S Team Studies Metro Rail Project (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2005)
The mono rail lobby, which seems to have lost the race to metro rail group in the first phase, now wants to get its share in the second and third phases.
- ‘India Lags Behind In Art Preservation’ (Deccan Herald, S Radha Prathi, Jun 14, 2005)
Mr S Subbaraman, director of Intach, Chitrakala Parishat Art Conservation Centre (Ickpac), Bangalore, has spent almost half a century striving to conserve the vestiges of art and architecture of ancient India for posterity.
- Neutral Expert On Baglihar Proposes Site Visit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
Meeting between Raymond Lafitte and the Indian and Pakistani teams held on June 9-10 in Paris
- Steps On To Clean Up Chemical Waste In Union Carbide Plant' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
Site for dumping it will be selected based on experts' opinion: Minister
- It Is Destination Pune (Hindu, ANUJ CHOPRA , Jun 12, 2005)
The city is a strong contender for the position of the `Silicon Valley of India'. But why, you might ask
- Scrapping Of Cet (Hindu, Ashwath Suresh Kumar , Jun 12, 2005)
The flawed decision with its timing is sure to affect the careers of many students
- Blaming Women (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jun 12, 2005)
The spread of HIV/AIDS, and its `feminisation', suggests that equitable gender relations and ensuring women's rights are also imperative for a healthy society.
- Government Equipped To Issue Early Tsunami Alert (Hindu, P. Sunderarajan , Jun 12, 2005)
Warning by Ulster University scientists on quake taken seriously'
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IMD geared to meet any eventuality
Will ensure faster flow of information
Officials can
- In Conversation With A Wildlife Filmmaker (Deccan Herald, BITTU SAHGAL, Jun 12, 2005)
Born in Chennai, to a supportive middle-class family, Shekar Dattatri’s first tryst with nature began in his backyard.
- India To Woo Cranes With Wetlands (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
The Centre plans to revive the central Asian flyway which is a major migratory route for the birds.
- The Itinerant Indian's Log (Deccan Herald, Bibhuti Mishra , Jun 12, 2005)
A collection of short stories that reflect the personal travelling experiences of wandering Indians, in a humorous, direct manner.
- Second Aids Vaccine Trial To Start In Chennai (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Jun 12, 2005)
It is the same Modified Vaccinia Ankara (MVA) vaccine which was the original choice of the Indian Council of Medical Research
- Preserving The Very Medium Of History (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
SHRUTI ASOKA throws some light on the what and how of old documents, while lamenting the lack of serious studies on the same.
- How Grey Was My City Then (Deccan Herald, Sashi Sivramkrishna & Heisnam Bison Singh , Jun 12, 2005)
It was not as though Bangalore was always green. The trees were introduced quite recently and mostly for commercial purposes. A look at some old records of the city prove that.
- Pataudi, Others Likely To Seek Anticipatory Bail (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
Raids continue, families seek time till June 15
- Going Beyond The Obvious (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2005)
VASANTHI SANKARANARAYANAN in conversation with Romila Thapar on the role of a historian in modern society
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