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Articles 1421 through 1520 of 20587:
- Victims Of A Trust Deficit (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 08, 2006)
The J.M. Lyngdoh Committee on electoral reforms shows complete lack of comprehension about the philosophical postulates that underly the system of democratic elections in India’s colleges and universities.
- A Fast Move In Delhi (Indian Express, Kartyk Venkatraman, Oct 08, 2006)
For the past 30-odd years Manipur, home to over 30 militant groups and bitter ethnic strife, has known just one way to settle disputes:
- Sting Operation (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 08, 2006)
The country is suddenly looking at the Aedes aegypti mosquito a little more closely than it has in a long, long while.
- We Keep Experimenting With New Ideas (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 08, 2006)
A mini revolution is going on in Doon School in music and art. Our students excel not only in studies, but also various other activities” Kanti Bajpayee, Headmaster, Doon School
- Child Labour Of A Different Kind? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
Recently, I joined my friend for dinner, and saw him reprimanding his son, studying in Plus Two, for scoring only 99 out of 100 in his internal examination.
- Rx In Gujarat, Get Well In Tourist Hubs (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
For all the grand plans of the state government it's going to be medical tourism without the latter in Gujarat. While the 'medical' part will be taken care of by hospitals in the state, for the 'tourism' part, foreigners and NRIs will be sent to . . .
- Ask The Doc (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 08, 2006)
MY sister is 21 and she has residual vision as below: R.E: 20/200 and L.E. 20/200. This is due to oculocutaneous albinism. Is there any way to correct her eyesight? Name withheld
- Indian Sailor Killed In Ship Fire (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
An Indian sailor was killed and nine others were missing after a freighter, with 25 Indians in its crew, caught fire and ran aground in stormy weather off the coast of eastern Japan.
- Recording Gandhi (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Oct 08, 2006)
Listening to the speeches of N.K. Bose is more rewarding than reading many books on Gandhi.
- Mangalore Still Tense (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
In communal-tension hit Mangalore and adjoining areas, violence escalated on Saturday night when a group intercepted an ambulance, and dragged out and stabbed the occupants. One of them died on way to hospital and the condition of another is said . . .
- "No Chikungunya Death In State" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
Has anyone verified the names of victims, asks Karunanidhi
- Delhi Still In Dengue's Grip, 3 More Die (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
Three samples test positive for chikungunya in Capital
- Violence Rocks Assam, 13 Killed (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Thirteen men, including seven Railway Protection Special Force (RPSF) personnel, one railway official and two ULFA militants, were killed in three skirmishes in Assam today.
- More Companies Set To Join "Red" Brand Aids Fight (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
A second wave of companies including a major consumer electronics group is set to join the ''Red'' product branding alliance as the scheme to raise money to fight AIDS in Africa goes global.
- Russian Medical Varsities Beckon Aspiring Doctors From India (Hindu, K. Ramachandran, Oct 07, 2006)
In a bid to compete with the West in globalising its higher education, Russia's higher educational institutions, especially in Moscow and St. Petersburg, are wooing foreign students to its shores. This is backed by a Presidential-level initiative too.
- It's An Epidemic: Dengue Needs A Community-Based Cure (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 07, 2006)
Now that over 2,900 dengue cases, with 39 fatalities, have been reported from all across the country, the Centre would do well to officially declare the current outbreak an epidemic.
- Policy Myopia And The Economic Disconnect (Business Line, Priya Mohan, Oct 07, 2006)
India's inherent social problems have taken the backseat because of the short-sighted social and economic reforms.
- A Cesspool Called India (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Oct 07, 2006)
The dengue outbreak is symbolic of the filth you see all around
- Us Bird Flu Plans Near 'State Of The Art'-Official (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
US preparations against a possible outbreak of the deadly form of the H5N1 avian flu virus are solid, but other countries may not be as ready, a US health safety official warned.
- Consensus On Reforms Likely Soon: Pm (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today admitted that there was lack of consensus on the "needed reforms" but expressed confidence that the government would be able to forge a consensus and take the reforms forward.
- Quake Areas To Get Rs3bn For Housing Subsidy (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Oct 07, 2006)
The federal government on Friday decided to provide Rs3 billion for early payment of housing subsidy to the earthquake-affected people of 34 union councils of the NWFP and Azad Kashmir.
- Jessica Lives On (Deccan Herald, Sucheta Dalal, Oct 07, 2006)
The reason why Jessica Lal’s case is so important is because in it we see the most blatant evidence of subversion of our criminal justice system.
- Jingoism Over Belgaum Won’T Help (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 07, 2006)
Karnataka needs to win over the hearts of the people of Belgaum district through better models of development than in neighbouring villages across the border, than merely shouting “Belgaum is ours and we will not part with it at any cost.”
- Ramadoss Relents: Grants Chikungunya Fund To Kerala (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Even as Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss and Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan continued their wrangling over the identity of the killer fever that has ravaged Cherthala taluk of Alappuzha district and has caused widespread panic . . .
- Waziristan Deal Achieving Desired Results:musharraf (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Oct 07, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said the peace deal signed with the tribal elders in North Waziristan is progressing well towards achieving desired objectives of peace and stability in that area and stressed follow-up actions to ensure speedy . . .
- Chikungunya Gets Epidemic Status (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
The government on Friday described the spread of chikungunya in Kerala as "epidemic outbreak" and underlined the need for preventive measures to contain the disease, which has claimed 81 lives so far in the state.
- Our Ailing Leaders (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Oct 07, 2006)
It costs the nation a fortune to keep him in poverty. These, or words to this effect were very fondly spoken by Sarojini Naidu, the late freedom fighter and ‘‘nightiangle’’ of India to describe the cost of ‘‘maintaining’’ Gandhi and his very, very . . .
- Test Kit Scare Over Dengue (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Dengue cases in Bengal so far are less than last year, but cause for concern lies elsewhere — absence of quality diagnostic kits, experts say.
- Pakistani Villagers Taught Animal Care In Wake Of Quake (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Sitting on the floor of an earthquake-damaged house, 25 women from Jigal village in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province listen to a veterinarian doctor tell them about animal husbandry.
- A Fast Move In Delhi (Indian Express, Kartyk Venkatraman, Oct 07, 2006)
For the past 30-odd years Manipur, home to over 30 militant groups and bitter ethnic strife, has known just one way to settle disputes: through the barrel of the gun.
- Sting Operation (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 07, 2006)
The country is suddenly looking at the Aedes aegypti mosquito a little more closely than it has in a long, long while.
- Victims Of A Trust Deficit (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 07, 2006)
The J.M. Lyngdoh Committee on electoral reforms shows complete lack of comprehension about the philosophical postulates that underly the system of democratic elections in India’s colleges and universities.
- Indian Sailor Killed, 9 Missing After Freighter Runs Aground (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
A sailor was killed and nine others went missing after a freighter with 25 Indian crew members on board caught fire and ran aground in stormy weather, off the coast of Kamisu in eastern Japan.
- Rewards Of Basic Research (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 07, 2006)
The Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine awarded this year to Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello is in recognition of their path-breaking discovery of a fundamental mechanism for controlling the flow of genetic information.
- Hidden Agenda (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 07, 2006)
Musharraf has a tough job ahead as he wants to continue as the President of Pakistan.
- Poverty Of Ideas (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 07, 2006)
Under what circumstances can slogans like 'Garibi Hatao' work time and again, as the UPA government seems to think when it resurrects this hoary phrase that powered Indira Gandhi's electoral triumph in 1971? Only when poverty is an enduring . . .
- Benefit Of Doubt (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 07, 2006)
The Supreme Court's directive staying fresh field trials of genetically modified crops is a corrective measure that could not have been more timely. Especially so when the establishment has committed itself to usher in the second green revolution . . .
- 17,000 Evacuated In Us Town After Chlorine Gas Leak (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 07, 2006)
Shades of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy have hit the town of Apex in North Carolina where 17,000 residents have been evacuated after the release of chlorine gas from an industrial plant.
- Singh, Blair To Discuss Trade, Security Next Week (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Trade and security are expected to be on top of the agenda when Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets his British counterpart Tony Blair in London early next week during a three-day visit.
- A Torrent Of Abuse (Tribune, Ranjiv Dalal, Oct 07, 2006)
It required quite an effort to procure two tickets for the night show of “Omkara”. My wife and I had barely settled in our seats, when it came like a rocket.
- Following Fashion (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 07, 2006)
If “there is no such thing as Gandhism”, as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi claimed in a statement to the Gandhi Seva Sangha in 1936, how can one explain a cult like Gandhigiri? The word’s etymological similarity with Dadagiri and Goondagiri offers an . . .
- Militant Among 2 Killed In J&k (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Two persons, including a militant from PoK, were killed and six others wounded while ultras abducted a contractor in Jammu and Kashmir overnight, a police spokesman said today.
- Students Damage Mtc Buses, Three Held (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Three college students were arrested on charges of damaging three State owned MTC buses in the city on Friday.
- Delhi Police Arrest Irom Sharmila (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
The fasting rights activist was taken to the AIIMS for urgent medical treatment
- Anand Quizzes Students On Aids (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Inaugurates first Red Ribbon Club in Avvai Home School
- Anbumani Confirms Chikungunya; Announces Special Package (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Says chikungunya is not the primary cause of deaths in State
- Arjun Brings Obcs Into New 20-Point Plan Ambit (Indian Express, Amitav Ranjan, Oct 07, 2006)
The revamped 20-Point Programme holds an extra cheer for Other Backward Castes (OBCs). Thanks to HRD Minister Arjun Singh, welfare schemes for OBCs have been included for the first time in the TPP.
- Hospices And Human Dignity (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 07, 2006)
October 7 is a unified day of action to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care worldwide
- Doing The Write Thing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Kommuri Venugopala Rao was a sentinel of sentimental fiction in Telugu. His soft narration and vibrant themes made him a popular novelist, recollects senior journalist VEERAJI.
- Chikungunya Is Now An Epidemic (Times of India, Kounteya Sinha, Oct 07, 2006)
India, which declared chikungunya an epidemic on Friday, has been hit by the African strain of the virus.
- Fast Unto Death Causes Unrest In Manipur (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
People here put up road blockades in support of Irom Chanu Sharmila who has been on a fast unto death at the Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, demanding repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1958 in Manipur.
- Rgcb For Molecular Diagnosis Of Chikungunya Virus (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
The Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, which is to become a national centre for excellence shortly, has initiated a programme for molecular diagnosis of chikungunya virus.
- Fall In Research Standards Worries Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
"Need for teachers who can inspire students "
- Four More Cases Admitted To Aiims From Within The Campus (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
No patient died of the disease in Delhi on Friday
- Water Supply Project To Be Launched Tomorrow (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Chief Minister N. Rangasamy will inaugurate the Rs.15-crore Anjarakandy drinking water supply scheme in Mahe on Sunday to meet the potable water requirement of 30, 000 people in the region. Health Minister E. Valsaraj told newsmen here on Friday . . .
- Campaign Rally To Create Aids Awareness (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Right Ranga,' the new anti-AIDS campaigner after `Pulli Raja,' took out an AIDS awareness rally from Head Post Office to Victoria Edward Hall on Thursday.
- Matter Of Justice (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 06, 2006)
Only last year a criminal case had come to light which was registered in Billawar in Kathua district in 1959 only to be decided in 2005 --- that is after 46 years. In the intervening period the complainant as well as co-complainant had passed away.
- Dr. Reddy's Plans No Acquisitions At The Moment (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Dr. Reddy's, India's second-biggest pharmaceutical company, has no current plans to make acquisitions as it digests its 480 million euro takeover of Germany's Betapharm earlier this year.
- Manmohan Singh, Blair To Talk Trade, Terrorism (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Trade, the future of the Doha world trade negotiations and joint counterterrorism work will be on the agenda when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets Britain's Tony Blair in London next week.
- Dengue Outbreak In India Kills 38, Infects Thousands (Reuters, Nita Bhalla, Oct 06, 2006)
An outbreak of dengue fever has swept across India's capital and five states, killing 38 people and infected over 2,900 others, Health Minister Ambumani Ramadoss said on Thursday.
- Ircon Engineer Among 7 Killed In Two Mishaps (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Seven persons including an Engineer of JP Associates and Assistant Manager of IRCON were killed in two separate road accidents at Banihal and Ramban on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway today.
- Sad Realities (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 06, 2006)
General Musharraf's book 'In the Line of Fire' has occupied much space in the Pakistani as well as US media. It is clear now that the book reveals much on subjects that are better kept out of media attention, be it Dr A Q Khan's alleged role in . . .
- Un Report On Coastal Pollution (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 06, 2006)
It should come as no surprise really to find Pakistan as being mentioned as having one of the most polluted coastlines in the world.
- A Hundred Beats (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 06, 2006)
A hundred beats of the heart, my heart.
How else can I tell you the things I see and feel?
Through every closing and opening of my eyes I promise to be true and open, looking at the world at home and ahead of us so that I may show you the . . .
- Unhealthy Medical Practices (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 06, 2006)
The report that hospitals in the NWFP have been using un-sterilised equipment when treating patients is hardly surprising given the fact that many medical centres in the country do not observe even the basic rules of hygiene.
- Three Hours Of Idealism For Bihar’S Policemen (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
The chief minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, visited the Ashok cinema hall here on 14 September, the second time in the past nine months, this time to watch the premier show of Ram Gopal Verma’s Shiva, depicting the Indian policy-making system.
- Rehab Deal For Farmers Won’T Stem Suicides (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Oct 06, 2006)
The fundamental issues that have for long fettered the agriculture sector need to be addressed
- Unravelling Mysteries (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 06, 2006)
The Nobel Prize and controversy often go hand in hand.
- High Alert (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 06, 2006)
Does a city running on compressed natural gas and sycophancy require mosquitoes to play the great leveller? Perhaps not. But the vulnerability of the prime minister’s near relatives to the dengue scourge in New Delhi has communicated a message . . .
- Disease In The Polity (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Oct 06, 2006)
Dengue and Chikunguniya are as dreaded today as tuberculosis and polio, small pox and malaria were in the not-so-distant past.
- Holed-Up Militants Shot (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
With the killing of two unidentified militants of the Al-Mansoorian outfit, the 24-hour encounter in the central Budshah Chowk area ended here today.
- Two More Dengue Patients Die At Aiims In Delhi: Toll Now 18 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
One suspected dengue death in a private hospital; hundreds line up for screening
- War On Polio A Success (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 06, 2006)
In 1988, the government of India, along with every other country in the world, committed itself to eliminate polio virus. At that time, an estimated 3, 50,000 cases occurred each year, and the virus was actively being spread in 125 countries.
- Naxalites Setting Up Support Centres In Urban Areas (Times of India, SUBODH GHILDIYAL, Oct 06, 2006)
Naxalites are effecting 'structural changes' in their movement by creating the support structures in urban areas in what is a strategic attempt to adapt to the changed security scenario.
- Mlas Against Entertainment Centre At Old Gmc Land (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Want GMC land to be allotted to Hyderabad Collectorate
- Musharraf Assures Quality Life To Quake Survivors (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has assured better quality of life to the survivors of the earthquake which claimed more than 87,000 lives and rendered millions of people homeless and deprived them of everything in life.
- Dmk Indulging In Violence: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary Jayalalithaa on Thursday accused the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) of indulging in violence against her party activists in the local body elections.
- 673 Dengue Cases In Delhi, Nearby Areas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Death toll rises to 18; 84 more patients admitted; AIIMS casualty services fully equipped
AIIMS starts helpline, email service to provide information
Screening camps being conducted.
- Time Runs Out For The ‘Middle Sea’ (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Oct 06, 2006)
The major oil spill caused by Israel’s bombing on July 13 of a power plant on the Lebanese coast highlighted dangers pollution posed to the Mediterranean Sea, the basin of European civilisation.
- The Hidden Cost In Safety Risks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
The hidden cost in safety risks
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