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Articles 3621 through 3720 of 20587:
- Economic Antidote (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 17, 2006)
In an otherwise predictable Independence Day address, the prime minister got one thing right: The relative emphasis on terror and development.
- Forum On Msm And Hiv Launched (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Aug 17, 2006)
To provide medical services
To provide medical services
Only one in 10 MSM have access to HIV/AIDS prevention services
Most governments, donors ignore the community
- Icds — The Entitlement Of Every Indian Child (Hindu, Nirmala Lakshman, Aug 17, 2006)
The role of ICDS as an instrument to secure children's right to food cannot be overstated. In States like Tamil Nadu, its functioning has yielded positive results.
- Grenade Attack On Iskcon Temple Complex (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
At least five persons were killed and 50, including five American and three French nationals, injured when suspected militants lobbed a grenade in the complex of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) here on Wednesday evening.
- "Ltte, Colombo Must Observe Restraint" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
India must use diplomatic, political channels to prevent Sri Lanka from sliding into a full-scale civil war, says CPI (M)
- Ddt And Malaria Control (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 17, 2006)
In a clear departure from its earlier stand on dichlorodiphenyl-trichloro ethane (DDT) not being a high priority component of the anti-malaria programme, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) recently endorsed . . .
- Global Meet Emphasises New Approaches To Hiv Prevention (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Aug 17, 2006)
New approaches to HIV prevention, including microbicides and circumcision, have pushed the debates on anti-AIDS vaccines into the background.
- Bismillah Khan Ill, But “Stable” (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
“Money can never be a constraint for an universally acknowledged musical asset and living heritage like Ustad Bismillah Khan” said Chief Secretary N.C. Bajpai who has asked the Varanasi district administration to ensure that the 91-year-old . . .
- The Living Dead In Vrindavan (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, Aug 17, 2006)
Thousands of Hindu widows lead miserable lives in the dharmashalas of Vrindavan on doles earned from bhajan singing.
- Sri Lanka: Deepening Conflict (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 17, 2006)
The LTTE blockade of a waterway triggers a battle and a debate about the actions and intentions of the Tigers and the government.
- Legitimising Moneylenders (The Financial Express, D Rajasekhar, Aug 17, 2006)
Historically, moneylenders, in different forms, played a significant role in meeting the credit needs of rural producers.
- 5 Killed In Big Blast At Iskcon Temple In Manipur (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Five persons were killed and more than 30, including some American and French citizens, were wounded when a powerful bomb exploded in the complex of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) in Imphal on Wednesday evening when . . .
- Four Million Health Workers Needed To Face Aids Crisis: Who (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Developing countries that are worst hit by AIDS need more than four million health workers to help cope with the crisis, the UN's World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated.
- Maharashtra: Bill Against Superstition (Frontline, LYLA BAVADAM, Aug 17, 2006)
A Bill in Maharashtra drafted to help eradicate exploitation using superstition comes under fire.
- Unfair Trade And Cola Behemoths (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Aug 17, 2006)
It will be unfortunate if Government decides in favour of soft drink companies under American pressure, says Anuradha Dutt.
- On The Highway To Prosperity (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Aug 17, 2006)
From not a single kilometre of highway in 1988, China now has a world-class network of some 41,000 km of highways, second only to the U.S. in size.
- Nature & Human Innovation~i (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 17, 2006)
Law governs everything. Nature is governed by laws, science is explained by laws, society is controlled by law.
- Two Dead, 17 Injured In Blast At Iskcon Complex In Imphal (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
At least two people were killed and 17 injured, many of them seriously, when a powerful hand grenade was lobbed in front of the lord Krishna temple at the ISKCON complex here where more than a 1000 people had gathered to offer prayers to mark . . .
- Oil Prices Have To Rise, Hints Pm (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Standing on the ramparts of the historic Red Fort, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday addressed the nation on the 60th Independence Day after unfurling the tricolour.
- Medical Education (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 16, 2006)
There are over 295 universities and institutes that conduct postgraduate medical examinations independently.
- Vision And Concern (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 16, 2006)
Consolidation was the running theme of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Independence Day address to the nation. Instead of making grandiose announcements, he sought to reassure the nation about strengthening and extending some of the welfare . . .
- Clear As Crystal: Challenge Is On (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 16, 2006)
It is not for nothing that concerned citizens sit glued to their radio and television sets across the country on every Independence Day.
- Ode To Fear (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 16, 2006)
There is some irony in celebrating Independence Day with the capital of the country under virtual siege.
- Islamist Flights Of Fancy (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Aug 16, 2006)
Alongside a hefty helping of fear, last week’s events in Britain have spawned a host of conspiracy theories.
- Human Story Behind The Headlines (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 16, 2006)
A week ago the body of a woman clutching a baby was found in a bombed apartment block in Beirut; the image was printed across the world. By tracking down the surviving members of her family, this reporter has managed to piece together her . . .
- Tackling Aids In India Needs New Focus: Wb (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
To prevent the spread of HIV in India, most NGOs have focussed on migrant male workers rather than sex workers - the most vulnerable group for HIV transmission.
- Bombs And Bullets Can’T Queer Colombo’S Pitch (Indian Express, Trevor Chesterfield, Aug 16, 2006)
Seeing the Berlin Wall go up in 1961gave one an uncomfortable feeling. A year later the experience of a bus being strafed in Cyprus was decidedly scary; by mid-1965 they warned you in Saigon that a ride in a rickshaw could make you a target for . . .
- Dengue Fever Alert (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 16, 2006)
DENGUE fever is back in the news again with around 15 of the 40 cases of haemorrhagic fever having been reported in Karachi in the last three months.
- India Should Take World Into Confidence On Terror (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
The BJP on Tuesday said India should take the international community into confidence for dismantling terrorist camps, being run in Pakistan.
- Candlelight Vigil Keeps Hope Of Indo-Pak Peace Alive (Tribune, Chander Parkash, Aug 16, 2006)
With an eye on the forth coming Assembly elections, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh, utilised the opportunity provided at the Independence Day function to announce different sops for debt-ridden farmers, Balmikis and Mazhabhi Sikhs . . .
- People Of India, Pak Urged To Rise Above Religion, Boundaries (Tribune, Chander Parkash, Aug 16, 2006)
With an eye on the forth coming Assembly elections, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh, utilised the opportunity provided at the Independence Day function to announce different sops for debt-ridden farmers, Balmikis and Mazhabhi Sikhs . . .
- Cm Offers Rs 211 Crore Loan Relief To Farmers (Tribune, Chander Parkash, Aug 16, 2006)
With an eye on the forth coming Assembly elections, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh, utilised the opportunity provided at the Independence Day function to announce different sops for debt-ridden . . .
- Nasa Can’T Find Original Tape Of Moon Landing (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
The US government has misplaced the original recording of the first moon landing, including astronaut Neil Armstrong's famous "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," said a NASA spokesman.
- Pakistan Arrests Suspected "Suicide Trainer" (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Pakistani police arrested on Tuesday a suspected Islamic militant accused of training religious students to become suicide bombers, a police official said.
- Making Heavy Weather (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Aug 16, 2006)
After a year and a half of courtship, President George W. Bush came to Delhi and signed an agreement with the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, on March 1.
- Empty Rhetoric (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 16, 2006)
PM's speech fails to inspire ---- There was a time, many decades ago, when the people of India looked forward to the Prime Minister's address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day.
- Tackling Child Labour Problem (Daily Excelsior, Ravi Sharma , Aug 16, 2006)
The Govt has banned the employment of children below the age of 14 years as domestic help or in restaurant, road side dabhas, tea stalls and other shops etc.
- Case Filed Against Media In Self-Immolation Incident (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
A case of abetment of suicide has been registered against 'unknown' media persons of a private news channel for allegedly egging on a dejected private transporter to immolate himself in Bihar's Gaya district on Independence Day.
- Ramadoss In Toronto: Youth Focus Of Our Aids Battle (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Health Minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss today said the youth would be the centre of India’s battle against AIDS. Ramadoss said HIV was not just a medical problem in India, but a social and developmental problem weighing on India’s growth and . . .
- Men At Work (Times of India, Janaki Nair, Aug 16, 2006)
Newspapers can perhaps be forgiven for headlining the murder of Tanya Banerjee, a BPO employee in Bangalore, but their interpretation of the event was disturbing.
- Moon Landing Tapes Missing (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
The US government has misplaced the original recording of the first moon landing, including astronaut Neil Armstrong's famous "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind," a Nasa spokesman said.
- A Tide Not Taken At The Flood (Indian Express, Darshan Desai, Aug 16, 2006)
Surat is Gujarat’s showcase city, churning out much of its revenue and with a future so bright as to be deemed headed the Singapore way. One terrible flood has washed away those dreams, another is said to be on the way.
- Pm Hints At Hike In Price Of Kerosene (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Though the UPA Government has been able to resist economic pressures to hike the prices of kerosene and LPG due to stiff opposition from the Left and the main Opposition BJP, the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has hinted at an imminent price rise . . .
- Distribution Of Assistance Marks Independence Day Celebrations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
37 freedom fighters honoured; Rs. 60.37-lakh assistance disbursed to 302 beneficiaries
- Kumaraswamy Promises Huge Housing Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Rs. 1000-crore `Suvarna Gramodaya' to improve the life of people in rural areas
- Bill On Aids Likely To Be Tabled In Winter Session (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Aug 16, 2006)
`HIV a serious issue in paramilitary forces'
- India's Response To Aids Campaign Encouraging, Says Richard Gere (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Aug 16, 2006)
It is celebrities galore at the XVI International AIDS Conference with the world's most rich and powerful pouring in to associate themselves with the anti-AIDS campaign.
- Message Of Peace (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Aug 16, 2006)
An interview that General Pervez Musharraf gave Frontline on August 1 at the President's office in Rawalpindi.
- '60% Of S Asia's Hiv+ In India' (Times of India, Kounteya Sinha, Aug 16, 2006)
India is home to 60% of South Asia's HIV patients, a World Bank report released at the 16th International AIDS Conference on Monday said.
- Pepsi Understands India Better Than Rbi? (Indian Express, RAJEEV DUBEY, Aug 16, 2006)
Two exceptional women met with two exceptionally dissimilar treatments on Monday. In the US, the $27 billion PepsiCo announced that it would hand over the reins of the company to Chennai-born Indra Nooyi who would be the first woman, first . . .
- Japanese Encephalitis:a Vaccine Row (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Aug 16, 2006)
A vaccine for Japanese encephalitis was used in an immunisation campaign without a `bridging study'.
- Enigma Of Arrival (Pioneer, Jagmohan , Aug 16, 2006)
Into the 60th year of its Independence, the country is still struggling to provide basic amenities to large sections, says Jagmohan
- Consensus On National Issues Must: Manmohan (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told the political class in his Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort here on Tuesday to "shun the politics of divisiveness" and adopt the politics of "change and progress".
- Dose Of Poison When Pesticides Enter Food Chain (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 16, 2006)
About 350 pesticides are used on the foods we eat, and to protect our homes and pets. They can cause health problems, such as birth defects, nerve damage, cancer, and other effects that might occur over a long period of time.
- Impromptu 15-Minute Pm-Kalam Meeting (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday had an unscheduled meeting with President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam at Rashtrapati Bhavan. They met for over 15 minutes at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
- Ngos Feel `At Home' With Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
President was at his hospitable best; Prime Minister brushes aside security and exudes enthusiasm
- Does Banning Colas Make Any Sense? (Business Standard, Sreelatha Menon, Aug 16, 2006)
Though cola firms now appear willing to accept pesticide standards, diehards still cite high residues in other foods to argue against any action.
- War And Solidarity (Frontline, Atul Aneja , Aug 16, 2006)
The Lebanese forge a national identity in the face of Israeli aggression and appear determined to bargain for a truce on their terms.
- A Shift Towards Fdi (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Blast kills four army commandos, three civilians
Pakistan condemns attack
- Colas Cornered (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, Aug 16, 2006)
A report revealing dangerous levels of pesticides in Coca-Cola and Pepsi prompts State governments to ban the sales of these soft drinks.
- The Answer Lies In Client Power (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Aug 16, 2006)
If providers are held more accountable by citizens and there’s more partnership between the poor and the well-off, delivery of public services can improve
- India Loc Firing Injures Two Youth (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
The two-and-a-half years long ceasefire between Pakistan and India disrupted at the Line of Control (LoC) Tuesday when two youths were injured after the Indian side opened fire at Bandi Abbas in district Poonch, Azad Kashmir.
- Gere Lauds Indian Tv Campaign On Aids (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Hollywood star Richard Gere has lauded an Indian television campaign to prevent the spread of AIDS. However, he cautioned India against repeating mistakes made by the US in its efforts to contain the epidemic.
- Prevention Can Stop Spread Of Hiv (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Aug 16, 2006)
Target should be the high-risk groups such as sex workers and their clients: report
- Now Pak Has No Excuse Left To Back Let (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Aug 16, 2006)
With investigations into the air terror plot ripping apart the charity cover of Lashkar-e-Taiba’s front, Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Pakistan is being shorn of its last major argument to defend the outfit.
- Intelligence Report: Isi Plot To Spread Hiv In Indian Army (New Indian Express, PTI, Aug 14, 2006)
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has received an intelligence report that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) plans to spread HIV among personnel of the Indian army and para-military forces.
- Is Might Always Right? (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Aug 14, 2006)
From time immemorial to the present days power in certain regions and countries has grown out of the barrel of the gun. Whether it is the Russian Revolution of 1919 or Hitler or Mussolini's take over of power, in Germany and Italy, . . .
- Sezs: Boon Or Bane? (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Aug 14, 2006)
The Union and State Governments have given green light to the establishment of about 25 Special Economic Zones by private players.
- Court Issues Notice To Centre On Waterlogging In Delhi (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
The monsoon rains that recently stalled life in the national capital by causing waterlogging prompted a consumer court to seek an explanation from the Centre and Delhi Government on their failure to maintain civic amenities.
- Lankan Boy’S Dreams Await Central Nod (Statesman, Radhika Giri, Aug 14, 2006)
He wants to be a doctor. That is what 18-year-old S Udayaraj has been dreaming of for the past four years.
- Cat Out Of The Bag (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 14, 2006)
The Centre’s decision to constitute the Sixth Pay Commission has quickened the drumbeat for higher pay in certain states.
- Centre To Introduce Injectable Polio Vaccine (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Aug 14, 2006)
After over a decade of intensified oral polio vaccine immunisation, the Centre plans to introduce inactivated polio vaccine administered as an injectable by December.
- Aids Virus Hides Out In 'Accomplice' Cells:study (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
The AIDS virus has an accomplice that helps it infect the immune system cells it attacks -- other immune system cells, according to a US researchers reported.
- Red Crossing The Line (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 14, 2006)
The recent participation of officials from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in a function to inaugurate a hospital run by the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JUD) in Muzaffarabad, Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, was an imprudent step.
- It’S All In The Head (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 14, 2006)
If headaches consistently disrupt your lifestyle, you could be suffering from migraine. Researchers believe that migraine affects many more people than diabetes, asthma and epilepsy combined.
- Doctor Couple Remanded To Judicial Custody (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Owners of a private hospital in Patiala, Pritam Singh and his wife Amarjit Kaur, were arrested in connection with the recovery of 50 female foetuses from their hospital's backyard. They were remanded to judicial custody till August 26.
- Wife Stands By Rape-Accused Mla (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Gaganjit Singh, Tamil Nadu governor S.S. Barnala’s son and Punjab legislator, was remanded in police custody for a day after he was accused of raping a domestic help-cum-masseuse hailing from Bengal.
- Israel Big Thrust Before Truce (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Israeli troops battled Hizbollah guerrillas across southern Lebanon today and air strikes battered Beirut’s suburbs as the Israeli army pressed on with its offensive in the hours until a UN-brokered truce begins.
- Oil Giant In Old River Hunt (Telegraph, GAJINDER SINGH, Aug 14, 2006)
Who do you call to dig for a river that has dried up 4,000 years ago?
Haryana is banking on ONGC which comes with an impeccable track record: it had struck water instead of oil at 2,500 metres in Libya last year.
- Let Dignity Replace Load Of Shame (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 14, 2006)
What is the most disgusting sight around us? It is scavengers carrying human and animal excreta in baskets on their heads.
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