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Articles 1521 through 1620 of 20587:
- Get On The Job (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 06, 2006)
That dengue can affect anyone, whatever his class or standing, was proved when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s son-in-law and two grandsons were admitted in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Wednesday and diagnosed with the disease.
- B’Lore, Metros Must Shift To Lng: Who (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Oct 06, 2006)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday said it was high time Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata followed New Delhi’s way and switched to LNG (liquefied natural gas) as rising pollution levels posed a serious health hazard to these cities.
- ‘Dengue Not An Epidemic’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Under attack from his Cabinet colleagues over the handling of dengue in the country, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss blamed large scale construction activity, poor sanitation and weather conditions for the spread of the . . .
- Keynes And Karat (Times of India, VINAY BHART-RAM, Oct 06, 2006)
If Keynes were alive today he may well have written a tract titled 'The Economic Consequences of Mr Prakash Karat'.
- More States, More Dengue Cases, Govt Says Don’T Panic (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Oct 06, 2006)
With 2,954 cases of dengue being reported already this year, the government has decided to prepare a contingency plan for dealing with the disease which is now annually affecting India along with several other Asian countries.
- ‘Garibi Hatao’ Is Back Again (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
UPA government on Thursday decided to hark back to Indira Gandhi’s populist “Garibi Hatao” slogan as the centre point of the restructured and “focused” 20-point programme.
- Once Bitten Never Shy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 06, 2006)
The world is close to winning the battle with some of the most terrifying, maiming and killer diseases. Tetanus in newborns, poliomyelitis, leprosy and river blindness will soon join small pox and guineaworm as diseases found only in medicine textbooks.
- Consumer Versus Citizen (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 06, 2006)
The statement for Toyota in North America says: “As an American company, contribute to the economic growth of the community and the United States. As an independent company, contribute to the stability and well-being of team members.
- `There Are Safeguards To Prevent Real-Estate Profiteering From Sezs' (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 06, 2006)
The Board of Approval for SEZs is aware of concerns of the farm sector and State governments have also been sensitised about adequate compensation for farmers. — MR GOPAL K. PILLAI, COMMERCE SECRETARY
- Grow Safe Food From Farm (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 06, 2006)
If food safety standards are not implemented, supermarkets may introduce their own private norms to remain in business.
- People Can't Be Compelled To Participate In Bandhs (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 06, 2006)
In July 1997, the Kerala High Court delivered a path-breaking verdict declaring forced bandhs illegal.
- Clash Sparks Violence In Mangalore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Miscreants attacked shrines belonging to two communities at two places in Mangalore on Thursday. A group of at least 50 people threw stones and broke the window panes of a religious place at Padil by the side of the National Highway 48.
- Bug The Toilets! Monitoring Employee Reactions (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 06, 2006)
Neocons in the world’s leading economic and military superpower may live out the belief that what’s good for business is good for America and see that as a rationale for everything from keeping banana republics in line to monitoring employees’ . . .
- Making Drugs Affordable: Mrp Regime & Margin Caps No Cure (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 06, 2006)
The switchover to the MRP system and the proposed reduction in retail margins is being sold as a big step forward for making drugs affordable. In effect, these measures would, at best, marginally impact drug prices.
- Time To Re-Weave Safety Nets (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Oct 06, 2006)
Under the prevailing socio-economic conditions, the real challenge before the policy-makers is to devise ways to protect the vulnerable poor and to ensure that the fruits of economic growth are shared by all sections.
- Silent Healing (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 06, 2006)
The idea of swapping a disease-causing gene with a normal one has been a much-heralded breakthrough which, however, is turning out to be far more complex and problem-ridden than believed earlier.
- There Is No Need For Alarm Or Panic Over Dengue: Anbumani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Coordinated efforts being made with State Governments
- Sensible Approach (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 06, 2006)
For many years, a truly agreeable meal in London meant only one thing for me: lunch at the Grill Room in The Connaught. A combination of what a friend used to call an “honest meal”, a not too outrageously-priced wine list and a charming ambience . . .
- Nimhans Acquires Gamma Knife (Hindu, Sahana Charan , Oct 06, 2006)
It helps in conducting non-invasive brain surgeries
- Aiims Hygiene Under Scrutiny (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Oct 06, 2006)
NDMC claims to have served 30 notices on the Institute this year for not maintaining proper sanitation and hygiene levels It has earned the dubious record of registering highest dengue cases of its own.
- Health Emergency (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 06, 2006)
Parts of India are in the grip of dengue fever and chikungunya, which pose a public health challenge that is yet to be met vigorously by the authorities.
- Turbulent Skies (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 06, 2006)
In most respects, Indian air passengers never had it so good but the airlines themselves are flying into turbulence.
- Can A Slum Become A World Class Township? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Oct 06, 2006)
What is the motive for a new slum redevelopment plan for Dharavi? Will people like the potter and the cobbler be given their due?
- Infrastructure: Rural And Urban (Business Standard, Shyam Ponappa, Oct 05, 2006)
Let’s begin with Integrated Area Planning.
- Aiims Struggles To Cope With Dengue, Toll Rises To 17 (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
The country's fight with the deadly disease dengue continues as the toll went up to 17 in the Capital alone.
- Dengue In Pm’S House (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 05, 2006)
The dreaded dengue virus has not spared even the Prime Minister’s residence with two of his grandsons and his son-in-law admitted at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here, suspectedly for dengue.
- Cabinet Satisfied Over Stability In Prices (Pakistan Observer, Sharafat Kazmi, Oct 05, 2006)
Federal Cabinet Wednesday noted with satisfaction that the government was vigilantly monitoring the prices in the market and the essential commodities were being sold at the controlled prices, said Minister for Information and Broadcasting Muhammad . . .
- Dengue Sign In Pm Grandsons (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Aedes mosquitoes have infected Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s family as well. On Wednesday, authorities at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences were on tenterhooks as the Prime Minister’s grandsons, Madhav and Rohan, and his son-in-law were . . .
- Genetically Modified Rules (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Oct 05, 2006)
India has come a long way since the first genetically modified cotton seeds were approved for cultivation in 2002.
- E-Delivery Of Quality Public Services (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 05, 2006)
Access to efficient and responsive government is no longer a privilege to be enjoyed by a few; it is now the rightful expectation of all citizens, especially those previously disadvantaged.
- Furore In Assembly Over Spread Of Chikungunya (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Opposition boycotts sitting over spread of the disease
- Dna Work Wins American Nobel Chemistry Prize (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
American Roger D Kornberg, whose father won a Nobel Prize nearly 50 years ago, was awarded the prize in chemistry today for his studies of how cells take information from genes to produce proteins.
- Data Exclusivity And National Interest (Hindu, Sarah Hiddleston, Oct 05, 2006)
In an exercise in non-transparency, the UPA Government is set to concede Data Exclusivity privileges to pharmaceutical multinationals and amend drug registration laws without public debate.
- Enforcing Ban On ‘Gutka’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 05, 2006)
Wednesday's decision by the Sindh government to ban the production and sale of ‘gutka’ is likely to be met with scepticism.
- Pm’S Grandsons Hit By Dengue (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Oct 05, 2006)
The dengue-causing Aedes Egypti mosquito has landed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s son-in-law and grandsons at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
- Vendetta Politics Is Harming Punjab (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Oct 05, 2006)
Of late, feudal instincts have started dominating Punjab politics which had remained almost free from the “eye for an eye” political culture, witnessed in other states such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and even neighbouring Haryana, till the late 90s.
- Dengue Strikes (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 05, 2006)
Dengue fever is one of the oldest arthropod-born viral diseases known in the country.
- 4 Cops, Civilian Killed In Srinagar Fidayeen (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Four J&K Police personnel and at least one civilian got killed when militants launched a suicide attack near a paramilitary encampment in the business hub of Budshah Chowk in the heart of this capital city today.
- Dengue Stings 3 Members Of Prime Minister's Family (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Dengue has hit Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's family. On Wednesday, his son-in-law Vijay Tankha and grandsons Rohan and Madhav tested positive for the disease at AIIMS. Tankha is the husband of Singh’s eldest daughter Upender.
- Shadow Of Dengue On Pm Family (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Two grandsons of the Prime Minister have been admitted to the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences with suspected dengue.
- Terror Reminder In Srinagar: Day-Long Gunbattle Kills 4 (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Oct 05, 2006)
At a time when a joint Indo-Pak mechanism is being worked out against terrorism, militants sent another violent reminder of their presence today with an attack in the heart of Srinagar.
- Stanford Professor Wins Nobel Chemistry Prize (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Nearly a half-century after his father was awarded a Nobel Prize, a Stanford University professor won his own on Wednesday for groundbreaking research into how cells read their genes, fundamental work that could help lead to new therapies.
- Delhi: Dengue Death Toll Rises To 16 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
AIIMS postpones semester examinations; task force to monitor situation.
- Fissures In The Society (Telegraph, Ardhendu Chatterjee, Oct 05, 2006)
The offer of help from the Union human resource development minister, Arjun Singh, to Balaram Tudu, a scheduled tribe candidate from Orissa, with his admission to the ‘preparatory course’ for 2006-07 at the Indian . . .
- Service Innovations (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 05, 2006)
E-Seva is the name of a massive e-governance project of the Andhra Pradesh Government.
- Cross-Border Terror — The Uncomfortable Questions (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 05, 2006)
One has little hope that Pakistan will carry out a sincere investigation after obtaining the evidence. But more worrying is that plots hatched across the border involve Indian accomplices.
- Stop Calling Them Unorganised (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Oct 05, 2006)
All non-company forms of organisation, particularly in the service industry are termed `unorganised.' This is ironic since they too are powerful engines of economic growth and often better organised than many a global corporation.
- Ministers To Meet On Chikungunya (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Oct 05, 2006)
Financial aid, increased supply of fogging machines and the setting up of a special laboratory in South India are some of the issues that would be discussed at an anti-chikungunya meet, to be attended by the health ministers of eight affected . . .
- Indian Team ‘Narrowly Missed’ Nobel (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
An Indian researcher at the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad believes that he and members of his former group “narrowly missed” this year’s Nobel Prize for medicine...
- Indian-Origin Doc Faces Trial For Cheating (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
A doctor of Indian origin forged time sheets to claim more than 40,000 pounds even though she did not do a day’s work. Dr Debasmita Mukhopadhyay-Chattopadhyay is facing trial for cheating at the Newcastle Crown Court.
- As Delhi Toll Climbs To 14, Three From Pm’S Family Admitted With Dengue Symptoms (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
As the dengue death count in Delhi touched 14 with three more persons succumbing in the last 24 hours, the scare even gripped the Prime Minister’s family with two of his grandchildren and a son-in-law being admitted to the All India Institute of . . .
- In Medicine Where Does Luck Fit In? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 05, 2006)
The likeliest reason that luck — good or bad — is so often disregarded is that at first glance, it appears contrary to the scientific basis of medicine.
- Prepare For One More Round (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Oct 05, 2006)
The WTO Public Forum has no idea how to break the logjam in the Doha talks.
- Poor Patient Turnout At Hospitals (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Hospitals in the City had geared up to meet any emergency during the 12-hour bundh on Wednesday. In a move to prevent last minute chaos, the KC General Hospital performed eight Caesarean surgeries on Tuesday.
- Dengue Death Toll In Delhi Goes Up To 16 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
589 reported cases in hospital; many more screened for symptoms at AIIMS.
- Insight Likely Into Defeating Cancer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Benefits have taken root, says scientist
- A Milestone In Unravelling Transcription Process (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Many illnesses — such as cancer, heart disease, and inflammation — are linked to disturbances in the transcription process.
- Fidayeen Attack Crpf Headquarters In Srinagar (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Oct 05, 2006)
Three policemen killed; two militants take refuge in nearby hotel
- Regulatory Authority Sought For Framing Norms On Sezs (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Oct 05, 2006)
V.P. Singh: let there be a six-month moratorium; farmers should be given a stake in the company.
- Visitors Being Screened For Chikungunya, Dengue (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Oct 05, 2006)
Surveillance booths to screen visitors for symptoms of chikungunya and dengue have been set up at the Central and Egmore stations and the Mofussil Bus Terminus at Koyambedu on Wednesday.
- Illness Of The Soul (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 03, 2006)
There are many illnesses: short, longstanding, terminal and even imagined ones.
- Hope For A Heavy Price (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 03, 2006)
Sick state enterprises need more than money
- Palestinian Group Threatens To Kill Hamas Leaders (Reuters, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Oct 03, 2006)
The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, an armed wing of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction, threatened for the first time on Tuesday to kill Hamas leaders, including exiled political chief Khaled Meshaal.
- American Duo Shares Medicine Nobel (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Americans Mr Andrew Z Fire and Mr Craig C Mello won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine today for discovering a method of turning off selected genes, an important research tool that scientists hope will lead to new treatments for HIV, cancer . . .
- Carnivalesque End To Mysore Dasara (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Jamboo Savari, the Vijayadashami procession which marks the finale of the 10-day long Dasara festivities, concluded in the ‘City of Palaces’ with traditional fervour and gaiety on Monday with lakhs of people witnessing the splendid annual spectacle.
- Print Pick (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
The first thing I did with Sacred Games was cut it in two, so that I could carry one half of its 900 - page hardboundedness with me to read on the ride to and from work, or lying in bed, or leaning against a wall.
- Don't Be Cruel (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 03, 2006)
Land acquisition for industrial estates has given rise to farmers' protests, bringing into focus issues of land compensation and resettlement.
- Israel’S Lebanon Pullout Significant: Un (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Israel withdrew several hundred troops early in the morning but some soldiers remain in Ghajar, where agreement with the UN on security arrangements has not been achieved.
- Two Us Scientists Win Nobel For Work On ‘Silencing’ Gene (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Americans Andrew Fire and Craig Mello won the 2006 Nobel Prize for medicine on Monday for their groundbreaking discovery of how to “silence” genes, which has opened up potential new paths to treating disease.
- Us Fat Ban (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 03, 2006)
New York City’s proposal to ban restaurants from selling meals containing an unhealthy artificial fat could open a new front in a national fight over the safety of America’s food supply, legal experts said.
- Let Sinking Ships (And Airlines) Sink (Business Standard, Govindraj Ethiraj, Oct 03, 2006)
In the last ten days, I’ve witnessed an Indian aviation miracle of sorts. I arrived in Mumbai airport at three different times, late afternoon, evening and night.
- Detariffing Marks Maturing Of Insurance (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 03, 2006)
Come January 2007 and the insurance sector is bound to see frenzied activity.
- No Sarkari Education ! (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Oct 03, 2006)
Some leading educationists believe that the role of government in the field of education should be minimal.
- New Pharma Policy In Offing; Drug Prices Set To Crash (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
A new pharma policy is likely to be taken up for approval by Union Cabinet after a 14-member committee set up by Chemicals and Fertiliser Minister Ram Vilas Paswan submits its report by this month end.
- Dealing With Rabies (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 03, 2006)
One hopes that the city government will adopt a sensible approach when dealing with an alarming increase in dog bite cases in Karachi.
- Of Indian Bureaucracy From Far And Wide (The Financial Express, Subhash Agrawal, Oct 03, 2006)
The plethora of mindless rules is a big barrier to progressive change and the way others see us
- Public Health Spending And Outcomes In States (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Oct 03, 2006)
In the previous edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh discussed the inadequate levels of Central Government expenditure on health, which has led to increased private expenditure.
- Mosquito Menace Hits Kerala, Delhi (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Fear of going down with the killer fever chikungunya is fast giving way to panic across Kerala.
- 'Sick Of War, Young Americans Are Drawn To Gandhi (OutLook, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 03, 2006)
Democrat Congressman from Georgia, USA, on the Civil Rights Movement and the need to use non-violence as a tool of foreign policy and fighting terror
- Why Does Gandhi Remain Relevant? (Pioneer, Kishore Gandhi, Oct 03, 2006)
The conditions that created Gandhi continue to exists; the reason why every passing generation has time for him, says Kishore Gandhi
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