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Articles 5021 through 5120 of 20587:
- Pedalling To Konark (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
These days I find I have contracted that tried and tested disease that infects most travellers at one time or another, that of temple fatigue.
- Effective Flood Relief (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 17, 2006)
Times is of the essence. Rivers in Punjab and the NWFP are swelling at a rapid rate and further increases are likely as the monsoon season gets in full swing.
- India Develops Vaccine To Fight Bird Flu (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
India has developed a vaccine against the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, four months after an outbreak in the country resulted in the cull of tens of thousands of chickens, the agriculture minister said on Sunday.
- Going Under The Knife (Pioneer, MC Joshi, Jul 17, 2006)
The recommendation of the AIIMS governing body (GB) for the dismissal of AIIMS director Venugopal can justifiably be called fraudulent.
- Soft Response To Aids (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Since a South African study indicated that circumcision reduced the rate of HIV infection among men, several African countries hit hard by the disease have moved toward embracing the procedure in the battle against AIDS.
- India For Friendship But Pakistan Must Deliver On Commitments . . . (Hindu, N. Ram , Jul 17, 2006)
``No cause is great enough to justify recourse to the killing of innocent people''
- India Develops Bird Flu Vaccine (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has developed a vaccine against bird flu. This was announced here on Sunday by Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar at the 77th annual general meeting of the ICAR Society.
- Three Major Summit Themes — Energy Security, Education, Health (Hindu, N. Ram , Jul 17, 2006)
"We would like to see more predictable demand and supply arrangements"
- British Troops Join Raid On Taliban Stronghold (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Helmand offensive like punching flies, says major
Area is site of six British deaths in about a month
- Train Bombers 'Funded By British Businessmen' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Indian officials claim that bogus charities are sending £8m to Kashmiri terror groups
- Ias Officers Must Perform Despite Pressure: Tripathy (Tribune, V. Eshwar Anand, Jul 16, 2006)
Mr Ajit Kumar Tripathy,Member, Board of Revenue, Orissa, is an able administrator. A 1973-batch IAS officer, he is known for his honesty, integrity and administrative acumen.
- India And The G8 Circus (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 16, 2006)
Would India want a place at the rickety high table? Must India join a dying directorate?
- Fresh Israeli Air Raids In Gaza Kill 2 (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Israel pounded Gaza with fresh air raids on Saturday, killing two people and injuring 10 others including three babies, in its campaign to retrieve an abducted soldier and stop rocket attacks.
- Hezbollah Missile Hits Israel Ship (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
A missile fired by Hezbollah, not an unmanned drone laden with explosives, damaged an Israeli warship off Lebanon, the Army said on Saturday.
- Vadodara To Bhiwandi (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jul 16, 2006)
If anyone throws stones at policemen, we will answer them with bullets." That was no Narendra 'Milosevic' Modi defending Gujarat Police for firing that resulted in the death of two Muslims in Vadodara.
- Israel Strikes Near Syrian Border (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Israel fired rockets near the Lebanese-Syrian border on Saturday, heightening fears that it could hit Syria, as well as Lebanon, in a campaign to dislodge Syrian-backed Hizbollah fighters from its northern border.
- Puppy Tales (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 16, 2006)
Make good reading
Dogs have been in the news these last few days, in one case it was the proverbial “man bites dog” that got into print.
- Tourism Has A Monumental Plan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The Government plans to prepare an inventory of monuments across the country and prepare a task force for their protection, renovation and maintenance.
- Iran Aiding Hezbollah: Israel (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Eighteen civilians, including nine children, were burnt alive in an Israeli helicopter gunship attack today on residents fleeing border villages in south Lebanon, UN peacekeepers and hospital sources said.
- What Is Ltte Upto Now? (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, Jul 16, 2006)
The comment by LTTE's ideologue and Chief Negotiator Anton Balasingham: that it "deeply regrets" Rajiv Gandhi's killing has been interpreted differently by different sections. Many have construed it to be a confession by LTTE for the assassination . . .
- Budget Allocation For Child, Adolescent Mental Health Sought (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Non-government organisation Snehi has demanded that child and adolescent mental health be given its due in the 11th Five Year Plan.
- Allama Hasan Turabi’S Funeral: (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Filling stations, a dozen vehicles torched
MMA-called strike shuts down city
- Pretty Is As Pretty ‘Reads’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Another birthday in the offing? Check out Kathy Lette's top 10 books to read when you hit 40.
- `Students For Equality'... When Convenient! (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 16, 2006)
Bringing the finishing line a few miles closer will be of no help if the starting line continues to remain several miles behind
- Can Doctors Be Allowed To Strike Work? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 16, 2006)
The recent strike by doctors in New Delhi and elsewhere raised the issue whether it is right for doctors to abstain from work under any circumstances.
- Rules For A Global Road (Hindu, SHASHI THAROOR, Jul 16, 2006)
That is the paradox of the UN: to be both stage and actor — to devise, agree upon and execute programmes in which all the world's peoples have a stake and all enjoy the opportunity to participate.
- Multi-Dimensional Plots Of Change (Hindu, SMITA JAIN, Jul 16, 2006)
`The first and only feminist-activist' theatre group in the country, Pandies is focussing on social change through the medium of theatre.
These workshops are a window into a different world for these children. They are normally never asked their . . .
- Insurance Scheme For Rural Population (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
It is expected to boost employment
- Peace Recipe Has Soured (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
After Mumbai, Govt tells Pak ---- A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hinted at Pakistan's involvement in the Mumbai blasts, India on Saturday said the peace process with Pakistan may have to be reviewed due to domestic public opinion.
- Scruff Parade (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 16, 2006)
Mumbai's disaster non-management ---- Tributes to the 'spirit' of Mumbai and the collective effort of its citizens to help each other and wipe one another's tears in the aftermath of the terrorist mayhem on July 11 miss one important point:
- Inspirational City (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 16, 2006)
Whether it's food for thought or for the stomach, Edinburgh provides it all
- A Room With A Loo (Business Standard, Kishore Singh, Jul 16, 2006)
Read the fine print on any low-cost airline and you’ll figure there’s less room for your baggage than you might have bargained for.
- Ou Launches New Bar-Coded Id Cards On Campus (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
New system to put an end to fake identity cards
ID to carry name, category, admission number and course of study
Students will have one single card for college, hostel and library
- Kamaraj Birth Anniversary To Be Declared As `Educational . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Government will enact law in this regard, says Karunanidhi
- Motormen Recall The Day Terror Struck Their Trains (Hindu, Meena Menon, Jul 16, 2006)
They never knew blasts were synchronised
Co-passengers, train drivers swung into action instantaneously
Reeling under the blast effect, motorman visits religious shrines
- Over The Top (News International, Masood Hasan, Jul 16, 2006)
Why are people outraged so easily in Pakistan? Is it that they are still shocked when they see rules flouted?
- Hezbollah Chief Injured In Beirut Raid: Israeli Tv (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The head of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement, the target of Israel's massive onslaught against the country, has been injured in an air strike, Israeli television reported on Sunday.
- 34 More Killed As Israel Steps Up Lebanon Bl (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Israel killed at least 34 civilians on Saturday, including 15 children, in air strikes meant to punish Lebanon for letting Hizbollah guerrillas menace the Jewish state’s northern border.
- Heart To Heart At Aiims (Business Standard, Geetanjali Krishna, Jul 16, 2006)
The sooner you have her operated upon, the better,” the doctor in a South Delhi private hospital advised Sushil after examining his eight-year-old daughter Rimjhim.
- Not Just An Intelligence Failure (The Economic Times, R K NANDAN, Jul 16, 2006)
The seven blasts that ripped through first-class compartments on local Western Railway trains headed towards Mumbai’s suburbs during the peak hour of evening traffic on Tuesday, July 11, was not just a failure of the intelligence machinery as . . .
- After The Storm (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 16, 2006)
The football frenzy is over. Wimbledon has come and gone with Roger Federer winning the men’s singles championship four times in a row, just one short of Bjorn Borg’s five consecutive titles from 1976 to 1980.
- Capital Suggestion (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 16, 2006)
In 2004-05, Pakistan's GDP grew by a wholesome 8.4 per cent -- its highest level in 20 years. In the past 58 years, there have only been five fiscal periods where our GDP growth matched or exceeded eight per cent.
- Responding To Stress (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Jul 16, 2006)
I was sent a book with a request if I could release it in an event being planned. The book was Healthy Thinking written by Dr Tom Mulloholland and published by Wisdom Tree. I accepted the invitation and took the book along to read over a flight I . . .
- Testing For Thalassaemia (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 16, 2006)
It pays to be careful, and even though the incidence of HIV/Aids in Pakistan is low at the moment, the government has done well to announce plans for a voluntary programme aimed at encouraging couples to have themselves tested for the disease . . .
- Sickness Doesn’T Deter Him From Service (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 16, 2006)
Every second day, he goes for dialysis. His kidneys have completely failed.
- Thank-Yous Are Not Necessary In Mumbai (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Jul 16, 2006)
The what, why and how of the Mumbai blasts must await the findings of the official inquiry.
- Lebanese Pm Seeks Immediate Truce (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Leba-non's Prime Minister Fuad Siniora has accused Israel of cutting his country into pieces and demanded an immediate ceasefire in its operation against Hezbollah.
- Numbing Numbers (Indian Express, Janyala Srinivas, Jul 16, 2006)
When you write and read about terror attacks and deaths very often, it probably makes you insensitive.
- Pm Tells Pakistan: Turn Off Terror Tap Before We Take Peace Process . . . (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Three days after Terrible Tuesday, with the Mumbai toll creeping up to 223 and the number of injured crossing 700, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh used the occasion of his visit to the city to send a clear and resolute message to Pakistan’s . . .
- One Killed, 10 Hurt In Blast (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
One person was killed and 10 others injured at Ganderbal on the Srinagar-Baltal road, the base camp of the Amarnath route this afternoon.
- It's All In The Hormones (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
MY wife, 67, underwent a blood test before her cataract operation. It showed she is HBsAg positive. She was also tested for HbeAg, which was negative.
- 14 Teachers Injured In Demonstration For Wage Hike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Lok shikshaks' feared loss of jobs due to fresh recruitment of 2.3 lakh teachers at panchayat levels
Police compelled to retaliate when demonstrators turned violent and pelted stones
Lathicharge on teachers "unpardonable": George Fernandes
- Greater Credit Support Needed For Rural Marketing, Says Nabard (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
CGM says over 40 per cent of the GDP is through agriculture
Steps on to increase private-public partnership for providing marketing services in rural areas
Currently, the bank is assisting various States in improving rural infrastructure
- Blast Victim Reunited With His Parents (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
This is all part of life, but we have to face them and move on, survivor tells Manmohan Singh
- Terror Modules Will Be Busted, Says Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Terrorist acts instigated from across the border
- 'Crack Down And Destroy' (OutLook, Manmohan Singh , Jul 15, 2006)
'We have been active in destroying many terror modules and cells in the last few months. But the time has come for us to crack down and destroy all these anti-national elements. We will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that terrorist elements . . .
- G-8: Expect Only A ‘Common Minimum’ (Tribune, Mary Dejevsky, Jul 15, 2006)
The big question: what does the chairmanship of Russia say about the future of the G8?
- Failure Of Intelligence Led To Mumbai Blasts: Basu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Vigil stepped up along the border with Bangladesh: Buddadeb
- Mandalabishekam At Shirdi Sai Baba Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Aarti performed at noon followed by annadhanam to devotees
- Blasts Have Frozen Peace With Pak: Pm (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Jul 15, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today virtually put the peace process with Pakistan in cold storage. In Mumbai to obtain a first hand account of the serial bomb blasts which rocked the metropolitan city on Tuesday last, the usually . . .
- Sfi To Launch State-Wide Protest Against `Anti-Student' Policies . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Agitation to be intensified in August if its demands are not fulfilled
Government's decision of increasing the rates of student bus pass criticised
SFI plans `Gulbarga University chalo' to force the university to reverse its decision on . . .
- Adjust Loss Of Days During Doctors' Strike Period: Venugopal (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jul 15, 2006)
He has no authority to issue such an order: Health Ministry
No provision for condoning break in academic session for doctors pursuing postgraduation courses: Ministry
The doctors went on strike from May 15 to 31 to protest against quota for OBCs
- The Interest Rate Story Is Not Over Yet... (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Jul 15, 2006)
Optimism that the US rate cycle has peaked is not based on cogent analysis of the real economy.
- Pm: Terror Support From Across Border (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, in a strong but veiled statement, said on Friday the terror modules that exist in Mumbai and other parts of the country could not exist without "instigation, inspiration and support from across the borders."
- Heart Of The Matter (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 15, 2006)
It is quite well known that Punjab along with Kerala and Andhra Pradesh figures among the states with the highest incidence of heart disease in the country.
- A Disquieting Prospect (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 15, 2006)
Preventing death and injury on the road is a policy objective that is becoming more and more critical universally.
- Russia Stands Firm Ahead Of G8 Summit (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jul 15, 2006)
Moscow's message to the West is that resurgent Russia will no longer tolerate being treated as the Cold War loser.
- Israel Blockades Lebanon; Wide Strikes By Hezbollah (Deccan Herald, HASSAN M FATTAH, Jul 15, 2006)
A day after cross-border raids by Hezbollah fighters brought Israeli troops into Lebanon in force for the first time in six years, Israel sent punishing airstrikes deeper into the country, hitting all three runways at the Beirut airport, two . . .
- Peace Process Bombed: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
“The terrorists were supported by elements across the border without which they cannot hit with such an effect,” Dr Singh said while addressing a news conference
- Nepal: The Missing Link In Terror Probe? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Only the completion of investigations would reveal if the architects of the Mumbai train blasts have any link to Nepal, but many terrorists targeting India have used the Himalayan country either as a getaway or transit to plan attacks in the . . .
- Turn Off Terror Tap Before We Take Peace Process Forward (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Three days after Terrible Tuesday, with the Mumbai toll creeping up to 223 and the number of injured crossing 700, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh used the occasion of his visit to the city to send a clear and resolute message to Pakistan’s . . .
- Numbing Numbers (Indian Express, Janyala Srinivas, Jul 15, 2006)
When you write and read about terror attacks and deaths very often, it probably makes you insensitive.
- India And The G8 Circus (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 15, 2006)
I don’t want to belong to any club that will accept me as a member,” the American comedian, Groucho Marx, had said famously. And only half-facetiously.
- India In Catch-22 Situation (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Jul 15, 2006)
Israel's offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon and its backers in Syria on Thursday has left policy-makers here scratching their heads because India has enormous political, economic and strategic stakes in the right power balance in the region.
- Pm Warns Pak, Secy-Level Talks Put Off (Times of India, S Balakrishnan, Jul 15, 2006)
Taking an uncharacteristically tough stand, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned Pakistan on Friday that the peace process might come to a halt if Islamabad did not prevent its soil from being used by terrorists.
- Top Of The World (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 15, 2006)
If money can't buy love as the Beatles sang, it can't buy happiness either, if one goes by the results of an index compiled by the New Economics Foundation.
- Time To Ask For The Score (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 15, 2006)
Recently I lost a close relative 28 years younger than me. I received a lot of letters of condolence.
- Standing Tall (Deccan Herald, Acharya Mahaprajna, Jul 15, 2006)
Thinking that is born of fear is negative and destructive. A fearful man is incapable of right thinking; fear dulls his mind and heart; his thinking becomes blunted.
- A War By Any Other Name (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 15, 2006)
As I sit in my Mumbai apartment the morning after the bomb blasts what I feel most is a sense of helpless rage at the inability of those who rule us to understand that terrorism is not a law and order problem.
- Finally, Arms And The Woman (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Arms and the woman, finally. A comprehensive report prepared by the director general of the Armed Forces Medical Services (DGAFMS) has eulogised the induction of women into the army as fighter pilots and on board naval warships.
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