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Articles 2121 through 2220 of 20587:
- ‘Adult Slot On Tv Needed’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 19, 2006)
I said banning adult films is unjustifiable. I didn’t talk about pornography because the two aren’t the same.
- Rising Incidents Of Journalists’ Thrashing (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 19, 2006)
I is a cause of concern that the incidents of violence against journalists are increasing in different parts of the country. Three television journalists thrashed by Police in Lahore are in the hospital and the Chief Minister has vowed to punish the . .
- Life Insurance, Mediclaim Cover For Customers: Indian Bank Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
All branches of bank in Kancheepuram district to be computerised
- Preserve Ozone (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 18, 2006)
The loss of biodiversity, environmental degradation or even global warming may not stop many of us in our tracks, simply because the fallout does not threaten our daily lives.
- Governor Likely To Address Joint Belgaum Session (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday said he will request Governor T N Chaturvedi to address the special session of the Karnataka legislature in Belgaum either on September 27 or 28.
- Ncp Questions New Coalition Experiment In Jharkhand (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Sep 18, 2006)
Shameless, says Sangma; questions relevance of political parties
- Ncp Portrays Supriya As Pawar's Successor (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Sep 18, 2006)
Though Maratha leader and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar termed his daughter and newly elected member of Rajya Sabha Supriya Sule as an ordinary member of the party, the third convention of the NCP witnessed efforts to . . .
- 'Nri's Should Work As Facilitators To Resolve Indo-Pak Issues' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has urged NRIs to work as facilitators for settlement of issues between India and Pakistan, stressing that peaceful, hostility-free and cooperative bilateral ties are a must for creating conditions . . .
- Azad Seeks Investments By Us Muslim Entrepreneurs (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has urged NRIs to work as facilitators for settlement of issues between India and Pakistan, stressing that peaceful, hostility-free and cooperative bilateral ties are a must for creating . . .
- "Literacy Rate Of Himachal Rises To 85 Per Cent" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
HRD Ministry, Directorate of Education claim it is 76.48 per cent
- 23 Die In Iraq Blasts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
In the deadliest blast, a suicide attacker driving a truck rigged with explosives blew himself up outside the offices of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), the political party of Iraq's President Jalal Talabani, killing 17 people.
- We Are Really Getting Fat (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 18, 2006)
All over the world people are now overweight than underweight.
- Australia Taps Indian Migrants (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Indians are known to be motivated, speak good English and have the skills Australia needs desperately for its burgeoning economy.
- Bangla Opp Wants Formal Invite For Talks (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
The ruling Bangaldesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and main Opposition Awami League (AL) are at loggerheads over a “formal proposal” for a secretary-level dialogue on the political impasse centering reforms in the system of caretaker government . . .
- Disabled Women (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 18, 2006)
Women and disability. Both words represent two concepts, a product of not just biology but social attitudes as well. Women with disabilities are disadvantaged. The majority of them are living in poverty.
- Japanese Aid For Mini Hospital At Gandhi Ashram (Hindu, Sandeep Joshi, Sep 18, 2006)
The project is brainchild of famous Gandhian, Nirmala Deshpande
- The Lessons From Football’S A-Class (Indian Express, Jayaditya Gupta, Sep 18, 2006)
Back in 1967, the government of Ghana approached the Brazilian foreign ministry with a request for someone to help coach footballers in the newly independent state.
- Hunting For Dawood (Pioneer, B Raman, Sep 18, 2006)
The lure of Muslim votes will gradually force India's politicians to act against jihadis and Pakistan, says B Raman
- Service Before Self (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Sep 18, 2006)
In a cramped bed in a Calcutta hospital, a former revolutionary, past ninety, who played a significant role in the raid on the Chittagong armoury more than three-quarters of a century ago, spends his lonely hours. Both old age and persistent . . .
- Peace Begins At Home (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 18, 2006)
Meditation is among the best methods to bring inner peace within our self and the world in a positive and spiritual way
- Setting An Example (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 18, 2006)
The case of Ghazala Shaheen Bhatti, a young woman from Kabirwala, who was allegedly detained recently along with her mother by the henchmen of a local influential needs to be investigated immediately.
- Is There Someone To Save Hyderabad? (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 18, 2006)
The city of Hyderabad is submerged in stinking water over the past twelve days and the citizens are leading a miserable life due to the lack of clean drinking water and civic facilities.
- A Responsibility We All Share (Hindu, Kofi A. Annan, Sep 18, 2006)
Twelve years ago the U.N., and the world, failed the people of Rwanda in their time of need. Can we now stand by and watch as the tragedy deepens in Darfur?
- Quote On Islam Does Not Reflect My Views: Pope (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday tried to calm Muslim anger at his remarks on Islam, saying he was ``deeply sorry'' about the reaction and that medieval quotes he used on jihad (holy war) did not reflect his personal views.
- Racing To The Bottom Of The Pyramid (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 18, 2006)
It is a veritable race to the bottom of the pyramid. Just a decade ago, banks on an aggressive growth path used to eliminate small & medium enterprises (SMEs) from their portfolio. Then, economic and corporate reform, falling interest rates and a . . .
- Facing Oneself Is Real Meditation (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Sep 18, 2006)
The dheera (one who is bold) is not merely one who stoutly confronts his enemies and others outside.
- On Malegaon And Fiscal Responsibility (Business Standard, Abheek Barua, Sep 18, 2006)
If the states continue to manage their finances the way they are doing, towns like Malegaon are in for a tough time.
- Make Knowledge Utilitarian (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Sep 18, 2006)
For the poor, utility is what counts most. Insisting that the poor must have ten years of academic schooling, is like asking them to eat cake when they do not have bread.
- Hunting Dawood (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 18, 2006)
At least the previous government was talking about the role of Pakistan in strong language, though it did precious little by way of action. The present government neither talks nor acts
- The Great Land Grab (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Sep 18, 2006)
Huge swathes of land are being handed over to corporations in `sweetheart' deals and scams centred on Special Economic Zones.
- Unlimited Confusion (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 18, 2006)
The unanimity reached between the Congress and the BJP over amending Section 9 of the Delimitation Act of 2002 is a positive step because a holistic and bipartisan approach towards this sticky issue is preferable to episodic tinkering.
- Diluted Commitment (Frontline, V. VENKATESAN, Sep 18, 2006)
The Bill meant to provide legal support to reservation gives rise to misgivings that the elite sections have snatched several concessions.
- Revisit Growth, Oil Prices And Inflation (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Sep 18, 2006)
That high oil prices did not dent growth is important, not because it proves past research wrong, but because it affirms how the world is growing with productivity gains from globalisation.
- Balochistan Blaze (Frontline, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 18, 2006)
The killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti gives Baloch nationalism a martyr around whom to build itself and galvanise the Opposition in Pakistan.
- Grisly Find Draws Attention To India Foetus Killings (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Sep 18, 2006)
Manual labourer Gulzar Singh is haunted by the day he exhumed baby foetuses from a pit outside an abortion clinic in one of the grisliest chapters in India's fight against female feticide.
- Living Under Constant Terror (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Sep 18, 2006)
After the Mumbai serial explosions in July, we have witnessed blasts in Malegaon, Maharashtra, in which 38 innocent people were killed and hundreds injured.
- The Art Of True Lies (Deccan Herald, Tarun Cherian , Sep 17, 2006)
People want to believe. Want to believe in stories that say, the world will fall at their feet/ they’ll get rich overnight/find the knight in shining . . .
- Pm Meets Castro; Discusses Situation In Cuba, India (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had a rare privilege of meeting ailing Cuban President Fidel Castro, one of the towering personalities of the Non-aligned Movement, here and discussed the situation in both the countries in the context of the current . . .
- India Book Publishing Industry Rocking (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
India's Rs 80 billion book publishing industry is riding a wave of success thanks to innovative marketing strategies like blog discussions, e-mail to readers and preview booklets to promote new titles.
- Mahant’S Resignation Face-Saving Exercise, Says Board Ceo (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Mahant Deependra Giri, custodian of Chhari Mubarak of Lord Shiva, has cited “the raising of artificial Shivalingam having hurt the sentiments of pilgrims and the decision to preserve the holy Lingam through artificial means” as reasons, among others, for
- To Catch A Virus And Miss The Disease (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 17, 2006)
The WHO recently said that India has suffered a resurgence in polio this year with 283 new cases, and is ‘actively exporting’ the virus to Nepal, Bangladesh and Africa. Surely, it is reason for concern. But our concerns must not stop at polio.
- Does The State Know Its Limits? (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Sep 17, 2006)
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has announced a scheme to encourage marriages between Scheduled and non-Scheduled Castes.
- Crpf Fully Prepared To Tackle The Naxalite Menace, Says Sinha (Tribune, S. Satyanarayanan, Sep 17, 2006)
WITH terrorist outfits striking at their will and the Naxalites widening their presence, the challenges to internal security has increased manifold.
- Not So Close And No Cigar (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 17, 2006)
For his supporters, he is an icon who defied the might of the US. His critics lambast him as a bloody-minded dictator living in the stone age. Perhaps no other head of government, other than George Bush, divides public opinion so squarely down the . . .
- India, Pakistan To Set Up Anti-Terror Mechanism (Hindu, N. Ravi, Sep 17, 2006)
Breakthrough at Manmohan Singh-Musharraf talks
Manmohan likely to ask Musharraf help reduce cross border terrorism
India, Pakistan should seize historic opportunity: Musharraf
- `Ageing Population May Affect Indian Economy' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Health issues affecting the 40-plus age group may have a direct bearing on the national economy and overall productivity, president of Indian Andropause Society D. Narayana Reddy said here on Saturday.
- Aids Counselling Rolls To Door (Hindu, SUMIT BHATTACHARJEE , Sep 17, 2006)
Something new pops up on the `on wheels' front every time. Thus came the restaurant on wheels, department store on wheels and even spiritual centre on wheels.
- Continuous Treatment To Be Extended For Tb Patients (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Review meeting of district TB control officers held
Enrolment of TB patients is about 91 per cent in Anantapur district
The rate of eradication is about 86 per cent
- Governor Sees Solution To Kashmir Issue Emerging (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Sep 17, 2006)
Provides an insight in foreword of bookSolving Kashmirwritten by Lt. Gen. M. C. Bhandari.
- Smiling Again (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Sep 17, 2006)
The Manjushree Vidyapith Orphanage in Arunachal Pradesh, against heavy odds, keeps the hopes of many children alive.
In 1998 Lama Thupten quit his job, purchased seven acres of land with his own savings and opened the first orphanage of Arunachal Prades
- Maids Of The Moors (Hindu, Usha Mukunda, Sep 17, 2006)
A visit to Haworth sheds light on the life of the Bronte sisters.
We stood there marvelling at the spirit of the sisters who wrote such masterpieces while living in such a dark and heavy atmosphere.
- Protracted Dawn (Hindu, Mike Marqusee, Sep 17, 2006)
While there is no end in sight to the war on terror, the living conditions of the Afghans have only worsened in the last five years.
- Looking Back On A Fiasco (Hindu, Bill Kirkman, Sep 17, 2006)
The Conservative Party in the U.K. is now acknowledging some of its past mistakes and is waking up to the realisation that people are important.
- It — Some Issues In Stress Management (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 17, 2006)
This is with reference to N. Gopalakrishnan's article "IT boom — boon or bane?" (Open Page, September 3).
- Hip Replacement For World’S Oldest Pensioner (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Mr Habib Miyan has been collecting his pension for almost 70 years and it appears not even a fractured hip will stop the sprightly 129-year-old from walking to the bank to collect it for a few more.
- Box-Office Suicide (Telegraph, Ruchir Joshi, Sep 17, 2006)
Often simple moments are the most revealing. In 1993, I made a film called Tales from Planet Kolkata and was invited to show it at the Oberhausen Film Festival in Germany.
- How Many More Ministers Will Azad Induct? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 17, 2006)
Even while avowedly pursuing the noble objective of keeping a modestly sized council of Ministers with austerity as a State policy, the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad seems to have finally succumbed to the pressures from within and outside . . . .
- Six Bombs Hit Southern Thai Town, Kill Three (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Six simultaneous motorcycle bombs killed at least three people and wounded more than 60 on a busy street in the southern Thai town of Hat Yai on Saturday, police said.
- Sexual Abuse 'A Cancer' In Congo:un Official (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
A senior UN official has called sexual abuse a ''cancer'' in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and told military and civilian leaders they had to condemn it publicly and prosecute offenders.
- The Necessity Of Inequality (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Sep 17, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh quoted Pandit Nehru in his Independence Day address to the nation to the effect that "the two challenges before a free India was to end the ancient scourge of poverty, ignorance and disease and end the inequality of . . .
- Centre To Set Up Six . . . (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
The Centre is planning to set up six institutes similar to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in different parts of the country, Union Minister for Health Ambumani Ramadoss has said.
- Medicine Prices A Bitter Pill To Swallow (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Lack of control on prices of many drugs and loopholes in the regulations which govern the prices of those under control are adding to the woes of patients.
- U.S. Foes Bash U.S. And U.N At Cuba Summit (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Washington's biggest enemies, from communist Cuba to North Korea, called on developing nations on Saturday to challenge U.S. dominance through a revived Non-Aligned Movement labeled a Cold War relic by critics.
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 17, 2006)
The problem is almost insurmountable. Governments will come and governments will go. Child labour will go on forever
- Kali And The Law (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 17, 2006)
All visitors to the Kalighat temple will be relieved by the verdict of the Calcutta high court that removes the pandas from having anything to do with the temple and its rituals.
- Who For Old ‘Hand’ To Battle Malaria (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
The World Health Organisation has recommended a return to the use of indoor sprays of DDT to fight malaria, reversing its own three-decade-old policy of phasing out indoor spraying of the insecticide.
- What’S In A Nam Summit? Plenty, If... (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 17, 2006)
As the 14th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (Nam) gets underway in Havana, its relevance has come under the scanner like never before. Two questions hang over all the atmospherics and photo-ops: will the Nam be able to shrug . ..
- Three Bombs Hit Southern Thai Town, Several Hurt (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Three bombs exploded almost simultaneously at two department stores and a hotel in the southern Thai town of Hat Yai on Saturday, wounding several people, police and the army said.
- Teacher Breaks Class 1 Student's Leg (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
A Class 1 student's leg was fractured on Saturday after his teacher beat him mercilessly, Delhi Police said.
- Six New Aiims On: Govt (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
With the Union Health Ministry's decision to start new AIIMS like institutes the six recipient states have all reasons to smile. "Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Uttaranchal and Chhatisgarh will each get a state-of-art Rs 350 crore . . .
- Hunting Dawood (OutLook, B. Raman , Sep 17, 2006)
In their happiness over the conviction of some of the accused involved in the Mumbai explosions of March 1993, the Indian Police and other security agencies should not forget that the mastermind of this act of mass casualty terrorism continues . . . .
- To A Sensible Sensex (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 17, 2006)
The Sensex has managed to breach the 12,000 mark for the second time. The good news is, the second scaling of the peak has come after a rather chastening correction of more than 3,700 points suffered by the markets since this May.
- Pervez Tells India To Seize Opportunity (Asian Age, PTI, Sep 17, 2006)
Hours ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here, Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said a "historic opportunity" existed for the two sides to "close the chapter of tensions" and asserted that Islamabad was determined to . . .
- Befitting Honour For Shabana Azmi (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Sep 17, 2006)
Shabana Azmi looked different than other members whenever she raised an issue or participated in a debate in the Rajya Sabha.
- Battle With Darkness (News International, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 17, 2006)
When they, the recipients of donated kidneys, lit their candles and raised them in the courtyard of the Karachi Press Club on Friday evening, the sight was truly inspiring.
- Pre-Marriage Hiv Tests To Be Made Voluntary In Goa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
In a departure from its earlier stand, making it compulsory for a couple to take an HIV test before entering wedlock, Goa Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane has said the tests would now be voluntary.
- Over The Top (News International, Masood Hasan, Sep 17, 2006)
To use such a title for what is essentially the country we now live in would be doing a grave injustice to the many intelligent, humane and largely peaceful apes that inhabit this world with us, though had they been located in our territories we . . .
- Absence Of Good Governance (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Sep 17, 2006)
Embarking on his civil career almost seven years ago, General Musharraf promised to strive for the creation of a society that was tolerant and justly administered.
- Nam Meet "Historic" Chance For India, Pak: (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Hours ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said a "historic opportunity" existed for the two sides to "close the chapter of tensions."
- Musharraf For ‘Closing Chapter Of Tension’ With India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Hours ahead of his meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said that a “historic opportunity” existed for the two sides to “close the chapter of tension” and that Islamabad was determined to pursue the . . .
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