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Articles 4421 through 4520 of 20587:
- The Tribes Of War (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 01, 2006)
When the Israeli press, politicians and intellectuals speak with regret about the "Lebanon War," it is usually to say the cost to Israel was too high or to point out that the invasion failed to achieve its objectives.
- Not About Us Without Us (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 01, 2006)
Amendments to the Persons With Disability Act must address key issues.
- Tugging At Heartstrings Is Child’S Play, Where’S The Big Picture? (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Aug 01, 2006)
Overnight, he became Prince Charming, transformed from a baby boy into a national icon.
- Plan To Plant 15.94 Lakh Saplings Under Social Forest Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
Services of different Government departments to be utilised for the purpose
Sarva Siksha Abhiyan to take up responsibility of planting three lakh saplings at various schools
Efforts being made to involve village samakhyas
- Farm Labourer Gives Birth To Quadruplets (Hindu, Rajesh Nair, Aug 01, 2006)
"Survival of babies depends on post-natal care" "Except breathing problem that she reported three days before the delivery,everything was normal"
- Vijaya Bank Launches Health Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
Vijaya Bank along with National Insurance Company Limited has launched V-Arogya Bima, a health-cum-accident policy for its account holders, a bank release said.
- A Night Of Death And Terror In Lebanon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
The dead lay in strange shapes. Several had open mouths filled with dirt. Faces were puffy. A man’s arm was extended straight out from his body, his fingers spread.
- A Triumph For Vested Interests (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 31, 2006)
The death of the Doha Round is a victory for rich people in poor countries, farmers in rich countries and many other vested interests.
- 16 Indians Die In Bahrain Fire (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
At least 16 Indians, all from Tamil Nadu, died of suffocation and 11 others were injured when a fire broke out in a three-storey building housing over 200 expatriates in this capital city of Bahrain early today.
- Three Troops Killed In Kohlu Mine Blast (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
An Army truck struck an anti-tank land mine on a dirt road in Balochistan province on Sunday, killing three soldiers and wounding three others, officials said.
- Yet, Sonia Defended Them In Parliament, Salman In Courts (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Jul 31, 2006)
It was founded in the year 1977. Not by a religious leader, but by an English-educated academic, Mohammed Ahamadullah Siddiqui.
- Treat Strays Well Or Face Stick: Govt Tells Officers (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jul 31, 2006)
Personnel Ministry circular ---- In a major development, the Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has struck a powerful blow in favour of humane treatment of stray animals and the effective containment of the country's stray . . .
- 750 Killed Till Date: Minister (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Seven hundred and fifty people have been killed, mostly civilians, and more than 2,000 wounded in Lebanon since Israel launched its air, sea and land assault on 12 July, health minister, Mr Mohammed Khalifeh said today.
- Let Us Build More Infys: Fm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday exhorted youth to convert the country into a global hub of knowledge and expressed hope that every person will be a “knowledge worker” in the next couple of years.....
- World Leaders Condemn Israeli Attack On Village (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Politicians from around the world condemned an Israeli attack on a village in southern Lebanon on Sunday that killed over 55 civilians, including 37 children in the bloodiest single attack in 19-days of fighting.
- 16 Indians Perish In Bahrain Fire (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
At least 16 Indians, all from Tamil Nadu, died of suffocation and 11 were injured when a fire broke out in a three-storey building housing over 200 expatriates in this capital city of Bahrain early today.
- Dark Picture Of Acid Attacks (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 31, 2006)
Acid throwing is a big problem in the country. Almost every day a new victim is reported.
- Cbi Opposes Defreezing Of Account Of Chautala’S Firm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
The CBI, which is probing the disproportionate assets case against former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and his family members in the wake of teachers appointment scam, has moved an application in a city court here pleading not to lift . . .
- Wall Of Ash-Dumping Ground Of Fertilizer Plant Washed Away (Tribune, Kiran Deep, Jul 31, 2006)
Ash dumping ground of NFL Naya Nangal spread on several acres between Vibhor Sahib Gurdwara and NFL guest-house, near Nangal lake poses a major threat to environment as a major portion of wall erected to prevent flow of ash into the lake was washed . . .
- Congress Will Lose Badly In Assembly Poll, Claims Badal (Tribune, Kiran Deep, Jul 31, 2006)
Ash dumping ground of NFL Naya Nangal spread on several acres between Vibhor Sahib Gurdwara and NFL guest-house, near Nangal lake poses a major threat to environment as a major portion of wall erected to prevent flow of ash into the lake was washed . . .
- India Is Shocked, Demands Ceasefire (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
India on Sunday condemned Israeli air strikes in Qana as "indiscriminate and irresponsible" and joined other countries in calling for an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire".
- Israel Suspends Bombing After Deadly Lebanon Raid (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Israel suspended air strikes on southern Lebanon on Monday for 48 hours after a raid killed at least 54 civilians, mostly children, and triggered worldwide demands for a truce in the Jewish state's war against Hizbollah.
- Senior Sri Lanka Rebel Says Truce Void, War Back On (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Jul 31, 2006)
Sri Lanka's four-year ceasefire is now void and the island's two-decade civil war is back on, a top Tamil Tiger rebel told Reuters on Monday as the guerrillas and the military entered a sixth straight day of fighting.
- Israel Agrees To Stop Aerial Activities For 48 Hrs (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Israel has offered to halt air strikes in southern Lebanon for 48 hours to allow civilians to leave, said an Israeli foreign ministry official.
- Children’S Blood Stains West Asia War (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
An Israeli air strike today killed more than 60 Lebanese civilians, including at least 37 children, fuelling world pressure for a ceasefire.
- President's Panacea (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 31, 2006)
The fact that President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is a scientist, missile man and a visionary invests him with an extremely rare personality. He exudes the energy of youth and the wisdom of an experienced scholar.
- 24 Hours News Channel (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 31, 2006)
Satelite television in India is just over a decade old.
- High Cost Of Treatment Adds To Troubles Of Hiv Positive Persons (Hindu, Divya Ramamurthi, Jul 31, 2006)
A retired clerk had to sell his two-bedroom house to pay for this treatment
Persons living with HIV/AIDS
Loss of income due to absence from work in rural areas — 10.32 per cent
Loss of income due to absence of work in urban areas — 11 per . . .
- 34 Children Among 54 Killed In Deadly Israeli Air Strike (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 31, 2006)
Families in the basement of a building in Qana bore the brunt of the attack
- Hooda Announces Free Education For ``Brave Child Of Haryana'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Those who helped rescue Prince to be rewarded
- Sri Lanka Builds Up Troops In The East (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 31, 2006)
Sri Lanka on Sunday said it had mobilised unspecified number of troops in the east to lift the blockade of a waterway purportedly imposed by the Tamil Tigers even as the LTTE alleged that a number of its troops had been killed in the continuing . . .
- The Long Road To Equality (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 31, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee's statement in Parliament on the Government's resolve to ensure parity between women and men in terms of rank and salary in all wings of the defence services has not come a day too soon, but it may still fall short . . .
- Cbi Opposes Defreezing Of Bank Account Of Chautala's Firm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
"It will hamper the ongoing probe into disproportionate assets case"
- ‘Risks Covered Up’ (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jul 31, 2006)
‘GM food risks include unexpected food allergies, toxins in food, hastening the spread of antibiotic-resistant disease. Science has been been made subservient to corporate interests.’
- Residents Protest Against Setting Up Of Mobile Tower (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
The residents of a suburb in the city are urging the Government to stop a private mobile telephone company from setting up a communication tower in their neighbourhood.
- Blow Hot, Cold (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
With the monsoon clouds looming over us, a hill holiday at this time can turn out to be a misty but somewhat damp experience.
- Charge Sheet In Rahul Mahajan Case Likely This Week (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , Jul 31, 2006)
Investigations almost complete, says a police officer
- Light In Cm Yard, Darkness Next Door (Telegraph, DHIRENDRA K. JHA, Jul 31, 2006)
With its two glittering stadiums, airport, an institute of medical sciences and a post-graduate college, Sefai’s success story should have been a beacon of hope for every heartland hamlet.
- Israeli Air Blitz Kills 25 Lebanese Children (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Fifty-one people were killed, half of them children, in an Israeli air blitz on the Lebanese village of Qana on Sunday, triggering outrage around the world and warnings of retribution for Israel’s "war crime". The police said the death toll was at . . .
- Making Monitors Obey Their Own Standards (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jul 31, 2006)
There appears to be a regulation gap of many independent entities with fiduciary responsibility.
- ‘Safety A Prerequisite’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 31, 2006)
Scientists, as consumers of GM crops, are as conscious of safety as anyone else. They carry out rigorous tests to ensure that such crops are safe for human consumption’
- Israel Suspends South Lebanon Air Strikes For 48 Hours: Us (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Israel has suspended air strikes in south Lebanon for 48 hours while it investigates the Qana bombings, an aide to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said early Monday.
- Kidney Trade (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 31, 2006)
Earlier this week, a demonstration was organised in Hyderabad to protest the alleged kidnapping of two brick kiln workers whose kidneys were removed by some unscrupulous elements some months back.
- Lebanon Cancels Condoleezza Rice Visit (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
An Israeli airstrike killed at least 65 people, including at least 34 children, in a southern Lebanese village Sunday, the Lebanese Red Cross said.
- Tn Budget: Politically Adroit, Yet Fiscally Responsible (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jul 31, 2006)
While the Tamil Nadu Budget incorporates the schemes the Chief Minister had unveiled in his manifesto, its estimates have not violated any of the limits laid down in the fiscal responsibility legislation. Blending compassion with fiscal prudence, . . .
- Control Asthma (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Dr. Raj B. Singh, Consultant Respiratory Physcian, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, answers this week's queries:
- Experts Vouch For Public Health Corps (Deccan Herald, Kavitha Kushalappa, Jul 30, 2006)
Will the recently set up Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) eventually lead up to the revival of the erstwhile Indian Medical Service cadre on the lines of the IAS or IPS? Community Health experts are hoping that it shall be so.
- Arab Opinion Turns In Favour Of Hizbollah (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
At the onset of the Lebanese crisis, Arab governments, starting with Saudi Arabia, slammed Hizbollah for recklessly provoking a war, providing what the United States and Israel took as a wink and a nod to continue the fight.
- Capitalist Mind, Socialist Heart (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
A freewheeling chat with N.R. Narayana Murthy about his company and life after Infosys.
- Night Of The Empire (OutLook, Prem Shankar Jha, Jul 30, 2006)
Bush's foreign policy manual will yield a Hobbesian dystopia
- Past Housing Present (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
A slice from history, Berlin’s Bundestag still holds its old world charm even as it reflects the marvels of modern architecture. Abha Sharma reports.
- Aiims, Heal Thyself (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Jul 30, 2006)
The recent events concerning the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are a matter of shame.
- Bush Clears The Way For Corporate Domination (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
When George W. Bush says that he wants to spread freedom to every corner of the earth, he means it.
- India Inc In Pink Of Health (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Earnings see 30 per cent growth
- 'World Bank Impressed By Jharkhand Presentations' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Impressed by its project presentations, the World Bank has asked Jharkhand government to officially send details of projects for favourable consideration, a senior state official said.
- Sri Lanka Truce Dead In All But Name: Chief Monitor (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Jul 30, 2006)
A four-year ceasefire between Sri Lanka's government and the Tamil Tiger rebels is dead in all but name and a low intensity war continues to rage, the head of the Nordic mission that oversees the truce said on Saturday.
- Boost To Kerala Tourism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
`Responsible Tourism' to be introduced
The Kerala Government is expecting an investment of Rs. 1,000 crore in the hospitality industry in the State this financial year.
- Tulum: Paradise By The Sea (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
The three levels found in the Temple of the Frescoes in Tulum, Mexico, symbolise the three realms of the Mayan universe: underworld of the dead, middle level of the living and finally heaven, where the gods lived in paradise,writes K V Krishnan
- Sindh To Launch Rs731m Project: Women’S Health (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
The government of Sindh plans to launch a Rs731.8 million six-year project to improve health of women and children in rural areas of the province, an official source told Dawn here on Saturday.
- Rising Aids Cases Ring Alarm Bells (Hindu, S. Harpal Singh, Jul 30, 2006)
Integrated counselling and testing centres to be put up
Increase in awareness levels brings more cases to light
Adilabad enters the `worst-affected' zone
- Intensive Salt Testing Campaign Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
An intensive iodised salt testing campaign was launched at Pazhayapet here on Saturday.
- Government To Seek Rs. 600-Crore Aid From Nabard (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Assistance to be sought under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund
Government has finalised proposal
Rs. 300 crore to be used for improvement of rural roads
Rs. 125 crore earmarked for constructing school buildings and classrooms
- Ex-Du Employee Held On Cheating Charge (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Allegedly cheated a college Reader of Rs. 3.50 lakhs
A retired Delhi University cyclostyle operator has been arrested by the Crime Branch of the Delhi police on charges of cheating a Ramjas College Reader of Rs. 3.50 lakhs on the pretext . . .
- Balanced Diet Key To Tackling Aids (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Nutritional care will help HIV-positives'
Balanced diet improves response to treatment and retards growth of the disease, says dietician
Regular exercise recommended for patients
- No Fresh Outbreak Of Bird Flu: Pawar (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Jul 30, 2006)
Meet resolves for better coordination
Move expected to regain control of egg export market
Disease resulted in losses of $200 billion in South-East Asia alone
India developed prototype vaccine with indigenous virus strain
- It’S No Fun Trying To Meet Pm (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 29, 2006)
“We won’t be sent to jail, no?” Bina Chowdhury had asked last night, half in innocence and half in incredulity.
- Kalam Moots 9-Pronged Plan For J&k Prosperity (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on Friday said the peace and development in Jammu and Kashmir is a guarantee for the peace and development in the country.
- Bird Flu: India Wary Of Saarc (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Jul 29, 2006)
India is reluctant to share its container facilities with its SAARC neighbours fearing fresh outbreaks of the virus from poorly-packed cargos, even as it has agreed to cooperate with 10 other Asian nations to make South Asia impregnable against the . . .
- India A Sad Lot On Happiness Scale (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
India is the 125th happiest country in the world, according to a world map of happiness prepared by noted British scientist Adrian White.
- Party’S Over, Birthday Ads Under Sc Glare (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
The Supreme Court today issued a notice to the Centre and state governments that in essence questions why public money is spent to glorify political leaders through advertisements.
- Want To Buy A Fake Vacation? (Deccan Herald, KIM MURPHY, Jul 29, 2006)
Want to buy a degree or purebred alley cat? Anything’s possible, as long as you don’t care if it’s real....
- Internal Hurdles Hurting Performance: Pm To Industry (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today warned industry against internal hurdles — from inertia, old ways of thinking —that take away from their pursuit of excellence.
- Tata Elxsi, Finolex Cables, Cadila Health & Ipca Labs Q1 Results (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Software services provider Tata Elxsi has registered an increase of 55.08 per cent in profit after tax at Rs 10.22 crore for the quarter ended June 30 compared to Rs 6.59 crore for the same quarter in 2005-06.
- Profession Tax Through The Ceiling (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Jul 29, 2006)
The Centre has finally relented on the long-standing demand from States to enhance the ceiling for tax on professions from the current Rs 2,500 to Rs 7,500 per year.
- Railways To Revamp Catering, Other Services (Hindu, P. K. Bhardwaj , Jul 29, 2006)
To match similar services on flights and to meet ISO standards
Emphasis on quality, services, cleanliness and value for money
Complete transformation said to take a year
Four call centres planned across country for handling and forwarding complaints
- Hezbollah Men Fire Iran-Made Missiles (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Hezbollah fired Iranian-made missiles into Israel for the first time during the 17-day-old Lebanon crisis on Friday, with five rockets landing in the north of the country without causing casualties, Israeli television reported.
- Cellphone Spy Busts Parents’ Exam Gang (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
A group of parents on a three-day jaunt to Dehra Dun in summer should have raised no suspicions, even if they were from equally pleasant Himachal Pradesh.
- Asian Officials Make Pact To Tackle Bird Flu (Reuters, Nita Bhalla, Jul 29, 2006)
Asian countries hit by bird flu made plans on Friday to join forces to fight the H5N1 virus, which killed a teenager in Thailand and was found in chickens in Laos this week.
- Finland Pulling Out Of Sri Lanka Mission (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 29, 2006)
Finland is pulling out of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) on grounds of security before the September 1 deadline set by Tamil Tigers for all European Union (EU) ceasefire monitors to leave.
- Protecting The Rights Of Hiv-Affected Children (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Workshop held to create awareness on HIV/AIDS-affected children
Most affected children are from poor families
Need for educating children in rail stations and bus stands on HIV/AIDS
Change of mindset towards affected children sought
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