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Articles 3421 through 3520 of 20587:
- Feeble Voice To Fight (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 21, 2006)
Residents of Premdasa Nagar, in absence of state support, have rented their premises and taken to drinking in distress, says Rahul Ramagundam.
- King George Hospital Doctors Decide To Launch Strike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Decision to stop emergency services from midnight
Outpatient, Operation and other wards also will not function from Monday morning .
- Politician-Officer-Builder Mafia In Limelight Again (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Many cases pending against Rohini DC who drew the Court's ire
- Technology Breaks Indo-Pak Barriers (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Aug 21, 2006)
Telemedicine enables medical students to `exchange notes' across the border
- The Unending War In Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 21, 2006)
A political initiative to resolve the grievances of all ethnic groups along with an effective strategy to take on the LTTE is the best way out.
- Seven-Year-Old Boy Undergoes Rare Heart And Kidney Surgery (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Aug 21, 2006)
He had malignant tumour in the kidney which spread to the heart
- Laloo Chucks Out Colas From Trains, Stations (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, Aug 21, 2006)
A day after Chairman of Pepsico India Holdings Private Limited, Rajeev Bakshi virtually admitted that the soft drink could be harmful for children, Railway Minister Laloo Prasad took the war against the two cola giants — Coke and Pepsi – one step . . .
- Balance Of Economic Power Ebbs From U.S. (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 21, 2006)
The recent flow of news from around the world suggests that the balance of world economic power may finally be swinging away from the United . . .
- Breaking Ships Need Not Break Lives (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Aug 21, 2006)
The economics of ship-breaking should not be built on the destroyed lives of those who dismantle the ships.
- The Sixth Husband! (Deccan Herald, A K Pattabhi, Aug 21, 2006)
Conversations rich with wit and humour often become memorable.
- A Dubious Record Of Unity (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, Aug 21, 2006)
When it concerns votes, all parties, from the Left to the Right of the political spectrum close their ranks.
- New Study: India's Hiv Burden Overestimated (Hindu, Jaya Shreedhar, Aug 21, 2006)
Researchers involved in the project warn against complacence.
- Cabinet Set To Clear Quota Bill Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
A Cabinet meeting is being scheduled for Monday to clear the contentious bill that would provide 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in government-aided institutes of higher learning.
- Desperately Needed: Senior Citizens’ Alert (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Aug 21, 2006)
On August 14, Dignity Foundation, one of the few non-profits involved in the Senior Citizens’ cause held a unique protest meeting in Mumbai. The aim was to discuss economic hardships that have been piling up against them, especially under the United . . .
- ‘Where Generics Are Concerned, We Have Arrived And Are A . . . (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 21, 2006)
The name K Anji Reddy has come to become synonymous with the Indian pharma industry. Dr Reddy, almost single-handedly, made global pharma giants sit up and take notice of the Indian pharma prowess, especially in devising new processes to manufacture . . .
- ‘I Am With Terrorism’ (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 21, 2006)
The legendary Arab poet, Nizar Qabbani, like many Arab radicals spent his exile years in Beirut. One day, his beloved wife, Balqis al-Rawi, was killed by a bomb planted at the Iraqi embassy in Beirut. Balqis was an Iraqi and the bomb was planted by . . .
- 90 Killed In Afghan Bloody Clashes (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Around 90 people died in a series of weekend clashes between troops and Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, including more than 70 rebels killed in a battle in the south and four US soldiers.
- This Will Help Check Spread Of Hiv (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 21, 2006)
The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) is in the process of formulating a Bill that will seek to legalise a national drug substitution and needle exchange programme.
- Fiduciary Duties In Privatisation (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Aug 21, 2006)
The widespread support for the Supreme Court decision on privatisation of the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) reflects the deep anxiety, even among supporters of privatisation, about the manner in which state-owned assets were being sold.
- The Power Of Thought And Word (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Aug 21, 2006)
Faith without ‘works’ is, as the Bible observes, “dead” (James 2,20). The elaborations of Mr Malcolm Evans, a member of the Salvation Army, illustrate the need to give meaning to faith through the right deeds (‘works’).
- Israel’S Blatant Vandalism (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 21, 2006)
Israe seized Palestinian Deputy Prime Minister Naser al-Shaer from his home in West Bank while its commandos raided a Hezbollah stronghold in eastern Bakaa Valley in ‘naked violation’ of the UN brokered truce on Saturday. Naser al-Shaer is top . . .
- Fears Of Disease After Rains (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 21, 2006)
Doctors in Karachi are warning of a possible outbreak of waterborne diseases after the recent rains in the city.
- An Unholy Nexus (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 21, 2006)
A recent report by the Network for Consumer Protection confirms the worst fears regarding the age-old and mutually beneficial relationship between physicians and multinational pharmaceutical companies.
- How To Revive Agricultural Economy (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Aug 21, 2006)
As the crisis of the farming community reverberate in the country with suicides and hunger, the prime minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, in his Independence speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, loudly proclaimed that the UPA government is "concerned . . .
- Dialogue Only Route To Solve All Complex Problems: Cm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that three out of five working groups announced by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh during 2nd Round Table Conference at Srinagar have met and the remaining two groups are also meeting very soon.
- Drugs Worth 5 Million Us Dollars Seized, 4 Held (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
In a major success, Delhi police today said it has smashed an international drug racket with the arrest of four persons and seized 100 kg of ephedrine worth nearly five million US dollars and three kg of hashish from them.
- Paying With Blood For Healthcare (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 21, 2006)
Mexico city Silent figures filled every plastic seat under the dim fluorescent lights. Two men slumped on the tile floor in the corner, heads buried in their knees. A rattly cough was the only sound.
- Highways To Death (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 21, 2006)
It should surprise one and all that the Central Government is not able to furnish the most up-to-date facts about the number of people who lose their lives in road accidents across the country.
- Punjab's Shame (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 21, 2006)
Twenty years after the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act came into force to end sex-selective foeticide, we are confronted with horror stories of hundreds of aborted foetuses being found in Patiala district in Punjab. Efforts to tackle this . . .
- Kashmir War Saved Indian Army: Book (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The Kashmir war saved the Indian Army from being scrapped, seems strange? Well a biography of Major-General AA “Jick” Rudra of the Indian Army by Major-General DK “Monty” Palit claims so.
- No Excuse For Apathy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 21, 2006)
That official laxity routinely compromises national security is a bitter truth that we all live with.
- No Control, Only Caps (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 21, 2006)
The government has managed to get the pharma industry to agree to a cap on trade margins in exchange for a review of the proposed cost-based price controls on 354 essential drugs.
- Pact With Un On Aids Control In Final Stages (Hindu, M. Dinesh Varma, Aug 21, 2006)
NCC to receive funding up to $2 lakh
- Don't Shoot The Messenger (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, Aug 21, 2006)
Over the past fortnight, the country’s cola majors have been on a PR offensive, though with a difference.
- Empower Locals To Develop And Manage Content (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 21, 2006)
In understanding how we promote Internet usage in Indian vernacular languages, we need to keep the following background in mind. India is a complex nation with a multitude of languages and large number of dialects.
- Drug Racket Busted, 4 Held (Tribune, Nalini Ranjan, Aug 21, 2006)
In a major breakthrough, the Delhi police today claimed to have smashed an international drug racket with the arrest of four persons and seized 100 kg of ephedrine and 3 kg of hasish worth nearly $5million from their possession.
- A Crusader Against Corruption (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 20, 2006)
Anna Hazare is one of India’s most respected social activist. Whenever he takes up a cause, an alert is sounded in New Delhi’s corridors of power.
- Some Issues To Ponder (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2006)
The basic question regarding the Indo-US nuclear deal is whether we really need it. It is said, the deal will give a boost to our power sector.
- Hurdles In Indo-Us Defence Cooperation (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Aug 20, 2006)
A hard scrutiny of the Indo-US agreed minutes on defence cooperation hides more than it reveals.
- African Clerics Ask For Divine Help In Aids Fight (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
What would Jesus do about AIDS? The question has drawn together thousands of African Christians who are praying God will provide the solution to the epidemic devastating the continent.
- Ec To Abide By Oop Act In Clearing Petitions (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A day after President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam gave his assent to the Office of Profit Bill, the Election Commission today said it would abide by the legislation in deciding on the disqualification petitions against 40 MPs.
- Ec Will Abide By Oop Bill In Clearing Petitions: Cec (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A day after President A P J Abdul Kalam gave his assent to the Office of Profit Bill, the Election Commission on Saturday said it would abide by the legislation in deciding on the disqualification petitions against 40 MPs.
- Humane Judiciary A Must, Says Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, said today that a humane and efficient judiciary was a must for good governance and there was need to sensitise the lower courts towards the objective.
- Faith Proves Sweeter Than Filth (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A part of India went to sleep on Friday wondering how pure its cola is.
- We Do Not Foresee Any Glut In The Steel Market’ (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Bhushan Steel & Strips Ltd is the country's third-largest secondary steel manufacturer after Tata Steel and SAIL.
- Sensitize Lower Judiciary: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Observing that there was "growing concern" over "lack" of probity in some sections of judiciary, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the lower courts "must be sensitized" for speedy justice where most of the citizens come in contact with judiciary.
- Air Force Plane Carries Relief Cargo For Lebanon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Aircraft to evacuate Indian nationals during return journey
- ‘Miracle’, To Drink And Take Home (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
For most it is a miracle they hope is true. For some it is a miracle that spells a little different — because sweet sea water has meant more money.
- Mumbaikars Cry Miracle As Sea Water Turns Sweet (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Aug 20, 2006)
Several thousand people rushed to the sea behind Mahim dargah in Mumbai on Friday night after word spread that the usually salty water had turned sweet.
- Rahul Mahajan To Get Back His Passport (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A city court today ordered the release of passport of Rahul Mahajan, son of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, and accused in the drug overdose case. Rahul had sought the court’s permission for travelling abroad following his recent marriage.
- Storage Virtualisation The New Trend’ (The Economic Times, BHANU PANDE, Aug 20, 2006)
With the need for data increasingly on the rise, storage technologies have become the necessity of the day. Almost all the companies today look for storage solutions built on industry-leading technology with performance, availability and scalability . . .
- File Notings (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2006)
The Right to Information (RTI) Act, passed by Parliament last year, is new and finding its ground. Both educated and unlettered people around the country are struggling to make it a reality.
- Sharon Legacy Battered By Lebanon War (Indian Express, Reuters, Aug 20, 2006)
The same day an uneasy truce took effect in the Lebanon war, doctors treating former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon reported a sharp deterioration in his condition as he lay comatose in a Tel Aviv hospital.
- Israeli Commandos Launch Raid Deep Inside Lebanon (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Aug 20, 2006)
Attack termed a serious violation of the ceasefire
- Kill Bill, Congress Style (Indian Express, D Raja, Aug 20, 2006)
The Bill enabling reservations in educational institutions for SC, ST and OBC categories, by virtue of the 93rd Amendment, is being virtually killed by the Congress, despite sage advice from its allies in the UPA.
- Kalam To Inaugurate Seminar On Women's Contribution To Science (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
It is organised by Bangalore varsity's Centre for Women's Studies
- It's An Act Of Cowardice, Says Rajasekhara Reddy (Hindu, S.Ramu, Aug 20, 2006)
YSR consoles family members of policemen shot dead by Maoists
- Denounce This Fancy Version Of Gambling (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Aug 20, 2006)
Gambling is frowned upon because outcome depends not on merit or inputs in term of hard work but on pure chance.
- Drastic Need For More Aids Health Workers:meeting (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Drastic measures are needed to make sure there are enough health care workers to help treat and prevent HIV in Africa, where 25 million patients with the virus now live, said the World Health Organisation.
- Hiv Prevention: More Steps Sought (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Aug 20, 2006)
International AIDS Conference ends
- Creek Water Turns Sweet In Mumbai (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
On Saturday, another rumour – of the salty water of the Mahim creek in North Central Mumbai turning “sweet” – spread like wild fire in the metropolis and people thronged the creek to taste it, believing it to be a miracle.
- Pm For Speedy Justice To The Poor (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Focussing on the need to deliver speedy justice to the poor, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday said the lower courts should be sensitised to the needs of the masses.
- Adivasis Made Mercenaries To Kill Their Own People (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 20, 2006)
“Naxalism is not an issue or a problem. It is a solution, an alternative development programme.” Pendyala Varavara Rao, Poet and Ex-emissary for peace talks between AP Govt and naxalites.
- Aids Meet: Kolkata Gay Activist On Ramp (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Aug 20, 2006)
An Indian designer going global is no longer news but what makes this Toronto fashion show special is that it is being held in the Youth Pavilion in the Global Village of XVI International AIDS Conference.
- On I-Day, A Rural Reality Check (New Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Aug 20, 2006)
India's 59th birthday I decided to skip the President’s Independence Day tea party for a rural reality check. Not because I am blase about invitations from Rashtrapati Bhawan—I only get invited once a year—but because political Delhi at the moment . . .
- Kiss Of Mars Will Alter Lives (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Mars is passing through Leo, sign of fire. And it will be closest to the Earth on August 27, a phenomenon that happens once in a lifetime. The next time it comes this close will be in 2287 AD.
- Sister Sonia, He Wanted A Total Ban On Conversions! (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Aug 20, 2006)
“The Congress party's views on this are well known,” Sonia says. ‘This’ means laws banning forcible religious conversions. She goes on: “They are enactments passed by state legislatures where the Congress is in opposition.”
- Eroding Parliament’S Sanctity (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 20, 2006)
Both Houses of Parliament were in a state of disarray on Friday as the parliamentarians mocked their sanctity. While Senate witnessed uproar and pandemonium over exchange of corruption charges in the context of the Supreme Court’s recent verdict . . .
- Two Solutions To Aids Are Here (Business Standard, Devangshu Datta, Aug 20, 2006)
From the papers yesterday, I learnt that Bill Gates belongs to the pro-circumcision lobby of the IT industry and Paris Hilton belongs to the no-sex lobby of the bimbo sorority.
- Quality Of Relief Goods (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 20, 2006)
It is disappointing to note that UN agencies are refusing to allow local authorities to check the quality of medicines and food items meant for earthquake victims, currently in storage at warehouses.
- Office Of Profit: Ec To ‘Abide’ By Legislation (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
A day after President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam gave his assent to the office of profit bill, the Election Commission said on Saturday that it would abide by the legislation in deciding on the disqualification petitions against 40 MPs.
- Israel Violates Lebanon Ceasefire (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Hezbollah fighters battled Israeli commandos who landed near the militants’ stronghold deep inside Lebanon early Saturday, killing one soldier, in the first apparent large-scale violation of the U.N.-brokered cease-fire between the sides.
- The Real Pesticide Threat (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 20, 2006)
Now that the numbers are out on the level of pesticides we legally allow in our daily food (‘A handful of rice=34,180 colas,’ FE, August 18), several issues become clear.
- Israeli Army Violates Ceasefire (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Israeli commandos mounted a deadly raid deep inside Lebanon on Saturday in the biggest challenge yet to a fledgling six-day-old ceasefire that brought a halt to a month of devastating conflict.
- Make Travel Across Loc Easy: Rasgotra (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Aug 20, 2006)
People-to-people ties to be strengthened, additional avenues of interactions sought
Steps taken to initiate trade across LoC
Opening of more bus services also on Working Group's agenda
PDP leader suggests interaction at NGO level.
- Break The Rice-Wheat Cycle (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 19, 2006)
An unwarranted controversy has been kicked up against crop diversification. This is absurd and belies the truth.
- Storage Virtualisation The New Trend’ (The Economic Times, BHANU PANDE, Aug 19, 2006)
With the need for data increasingly on the rise, storage technologies have become the necessity of the day. Almost all the companies today look for storage solutions built on industry-leading technology with performance, availability and scalability . . .
- Aids Meet: Kolkata Gay Activist On Ramp (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Aug 19, 2006)
An Indian designer going global is no longer news but what makes this Toronto fashion show special is that it is being held in the Youth Pavilion in the Global Village of XVI International AIDS Conference. Twenty-one-year-old Soumik Chatterjee . . .
- Merck Specialities Launches Cancer Drug (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Merck Specialities Pvt. Ltd., the Indian subsidiary of Merck KGaA, on Friday announced the introduction of Erbitux, a new gold standard targeted therapy for the . . .
- Tears In Heaven (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 19, 2006)
It's not Lebanon yet in Sri Lanka, but it's getting there. Fierce fighting has broken out between the military and LTTE rebels in the north and east of the country, sending thousands of civilians fleeing.
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