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Articles 5521 through 5620 of 20587:
- Tuk Tuk, Look What Brighton’S Riding (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
The tuk tuk, India’s motorised rickshaw, began service in Brighton today and was “hailed as the next new big thing”.
- Quota Expert Groups Submit Interim Report (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
The five expert groups constituted to give inputs to the Oversight Committee on quotas headed by Congress leader Mr Veerappa Moily are learnt to have submitted their interim reports.
- Ramadoss Sits On Ego As Patients Die Outside Hospitals (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
With Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss making his ego an issue, patient care in the Capital has been hit hard with all the Government hospitals across the city shutting down. As OPD and emergency services across the city came to a halt, the . . .
- Sc To Hear Pvt Colleges’ Plea Against Kerala Quota Today (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a petition filed by Kerala Self Financing Engineering Colleges Association challenging the controversial 93rd Constitution amendment extending reservation for socially and educationally backward classes to . . .
- 50 Yrs Ago, Govt Said: ‘Future Of Aiims In The Hands Of Director, Staff, Students’ (Indian Express, Seema Chisti, Jul 07, 2006)
February 18, 1956 was an ordinary day in the history of India’s Parliament but much more than that for medical sciences in the country. On that day as the Health Minister in Jawaharlal Nehru’s cabinet, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, rose to move . . .
- Today It Is Aiims (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 07, 2006)
The Governing Council of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences has recommended the dismissal of its director, Dr P. Venugopal. Such is the contempt that politicians . . .
- Voices In The Dark (Indian Express, RUKMINI PILLAI, Jul 07, 2006)
I know the pain you are going through: these words uttered by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his recent visit to Vidarbha took me back five . . .
- Cm Shows Concern Through Deeds (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
When you see a queue of physically challenged people waiting at the Janata Darshan for the Chief Minister’s attention, you wonder how many of them get his attention.
- Kerala Takes Steps To Check Pig Fever (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Veterinary experts on Thursday collected sample carcasses of pigs which died in a private farm in Wayanad district following a rare pig fever.
- Govt Offers Aiims Chief Graceful Exit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
A day after the governing body of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences passed a resolution recommending removal of its director Dr Venugopal, the cardiac surgeon has hit back by moving the Delhi High Court challenging his removal, and . . .
- Running Amok (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 07, 2006)
Along with HRD minister Arjun Singh, health minister Anbumani Ramadoss appears to have donned the mantle of Don Quixote in the Union cabinet. Ramadoss led the double-barrelled charge against smoking in films.
- Mulayam Singh Appeals For A Second Term (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Blames Centre for dismal power scenario in the State
He said U.P. would be brought at par with States like West Bengal in terms of industrial development
Asks party workers to start preparations for Assembly polls scheduled early next year
- Venugopal Turns Table On Minister (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Challenging the move for his removal, beleaguered AIIMS chief P Venugopal on Thursday sought to turn the table on Union Health Minister A Ramadoss seeking his disqualification as an MP.
- Venugopal Moves Court, Centre Says Please Quit (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Cornered on the issue of terminating AIIMS director P Venugopal's services abruptly on Wednesday, the Union Government on Thursday in a bid to buy more time from the Delhi High Court came up with . . .
- Sack Ramadoss, Bjp Urges Prez (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
The BJP on Thursday urged President APJ Abdul Kalam to sack Health Minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss for destroying the autonomy of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Ramadoss on . . .
- With Fear And Favour (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jul 07, 2006)
Stagnant rain waters swamp Bombay and bring the city to a virtual standstill; the wife of the late Parvinder Singh of Ranbaxy lodges a criminal case against her youngest brother-in-law as she and her family contest the written . . .
- Israel Pushes Deeper, 12 Dead (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
In the bloodiest day since Israel invaded Gaza over a soldier’s capture, troops today seized empty Jewish settlements abandoned by Israel last year and pushed toward densely populated towns, killing at least 12 Palestinians.
- Donating Eyes Is Not A Big Issue Anymore (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 07, 2006)
Cause- The Neemuch eye donation movement is spreading to neighbouring villages.
- Find The Other Wealth (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 07, 2006)
Look around and you will find several rich people who are not really happy. Yet, you will find many poor people who radiate happiness wherever they go.
- Why Aids Outpaces Us (Deccan Herald, Rajashri Dasgupta, Jul 07, 2006)
PANDEMIC- India needs to examine honestly why it failed in meeting targets.
- ‘Shabby, Shameless, Dictatorial’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 07, 2006)
In a year when AIIMS celebrates its 50th anniversary, there is a pungent irony to Wednesday’s action.
- The Wrong Doctor Sacked (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 07, 2006)
Union Health Minister Anbhuman Ramadoss seems to think that he is an all-powerful dictator in some banana republic.
- Let's Just Do It (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 07, 2006)
Today, we Indians live in rare, exhilarating times. Never before in the last 1,000 years did India and Indians amount to much among foreigners as we are today. In the past, we were deemed people fit enough to be ruled by outsiders.
- But Tie Your Camel (OutLook, B. Raman , Jul 07, 2006)
The orchestrated campaign against those advising caution in the Indo-US nuke deal should be a matter of concern. The recent case of a possible CIA mole in the NSCS should temper our fascination for the US with a dose of healthy caution.
- Imposing Iodine (Frontline, LYLA BAVADAM, Jul 07, 2006)
The ban on non-iodised salt, reimposed this May, is criticised as being based on generalisations made by the authorities.
- Casual Approach (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
The Directorate of Health Services, Government of Maharashtra, has been surveying Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) since 1998.
- Pm Forced To Succumb To Dmk Pressure (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jul 07, 2006)
Already under attack from his own party on the issue of price rise, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is faced with further erosion of his authority having been forced to succumb to DMK’s pressure and place all disinvestment plans on hold today.
- Easy Money (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 07, 2006)
With companies successfully raising capital abroad, India Inc need not fear interest rate hikes as it used to.
- Leveraging Investment (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 07, 2006)
Domestic and foreign firms with investible funds looking for opportunities in India for expanding their existing markets and capturing new ones have never had it so good.
- Centre Moots Out-Of-Court Settlement On Aiims Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Assurance to court on termination
Ready to withdraw recommendation if Venugopal relinquished the post
Counsel for Venugopal non-committal on compromise formula
- Tsunami Resource Centre To Come Up In Nellai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
To act as interface between people, NGOs and Government agencies It will provide a vital link and serve as an interface between the people at grassroot level in Tirunelveli and Tuticorin districts and various NGOs and government agencies
- Bjp Delegation Meets Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Intervene to "save" AIIMS' autonomy
Arun Jaitley is counsel for Dr. Venugopal
Vajpayee, Advani drafting a letter to President
Anbumani Ramadoss is interfering in AIIMS functioning: BJP
- Manmohan Buckling Under Pressure: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
"Developments prove that he is ready to compromise to stay in power'
- Cpi(m) For Settling Aiims Issue Amicably (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Appeals to doctors to call off strike
- Contingency Plan To Be Enforced At Aiims (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
The AIIMS administration on Thursday said that it had drawn up a contingency plan to ensure that services at the health institute were not affected by the doctors' strike against the move to sack its director P Venugopal.
- Row Over Prescott's Meet With U.S. Tycoon (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 07, 2006)
Britain's Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott was on Thursday fighting for his job over allegations of a conflict of interest after it emerged that he accepted the hospitality of American tycoon Philip Anschutz who is bidding for a Government . . .
- The Mother Teresa Of Chennai's Nsk Nagar (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Nearly quarter of a century of selfless service for destitutes and diseased, he is called the Mother Teresa of NSK Nagar here.
- Calling For Critical Care (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 07, 2006)
The Cabinet Committee on Appointments will no doubt be tempted to approve the dismissal of P Venugopal as the director of AIIMS for political reasons, considering that the Union Health Minister, Anbumani . . .
- `Delay In Disinvestment Will Send Wrong Signals' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Government could face major resource constraint
Large public investments required in critical areas
Sale of PSU shares had unlocked their value
- Upset Dmk Forces Government To Stall State Asset Sales (Reuters, Surojit Gupta, Jul 07, 2006)
India put all decisions to sell stakes in state-run firms on hold on Thursday after a key ally threatened to pull out of the ruling coalition, raising questions about the future of its economic reforms.
- Indonesian Toddler Dies Of Bird Flu - Local Test (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
A 3-year-old Indonesian girl who died this week has tested positive for bird flu, a Health Ministry official said on Friday, citing a local test.
- Nepal Pm's Health Improving (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala's health is improving gradually, doctors attending on him have said.
- Friday Feature: Tolerance In Islam (Dawn, Sidrah Unis, Jul 07, 2006)
Islam, which literally means ‘submission’, establishes and promotes peaceful co-existence.
- Bleak House~ii (Statesman, Jagmohan , Jul 07, 2006)
Cities Drifting Towards Physical And Moral Degradation
- Making Public Transport Popular (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 07, 2006)
With the inevitable rise in oil prices, transport sector in general and personal transport in particular are the sufferer.
- Environmental Fiscal Reform (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 07, 2006)
The environmental fiscal reform (EFR) project launched recently by an international NGO could lay some misconceptions to rest.
- Lowari Tunnel Project (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 07, 2006)
The formal inauguration of work on the much-delayed Lowari tunnel project in Chitral should be good news to Chitral's inhabitants.
- Israel Kills 24 Palestinians (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Palestinian militants armed with AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenades battled Israeli helicopters and tanks on Thursday in the bloodiest day since Israel invaded Gaza over a soldier’s capture.
- 15 Civilians Killed As Coalition Jets Bomb Helmand (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Once again US-led coalition forces have killed Afghan civilians in a bombing raid on a village in Kajaki district in Helmand province.
- Aiims Boss Fired, Docs On Strike (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The apex decision-making body of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Wednesday sacked its director P Venugopal following which faculties and resident doctors struck work as a mark of protest thus severely affecting emergency . . .
- Israel Retaliates Hamas' Rocket Fire (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Prime minister Ehud Olmert pledged stiff retaliation for a rocket attack from Gaza on an Israeli city, the first time the weapons have reached the heart of a population centre, with Israel already stepping up its weeklong offensive in the seaside . . .
- Supreme Court Raps Centre (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Health Minister Ambumani Ramadoss’ face-off with the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) doctors on anti-reservation agitation and withholding their salary for the strike period today got a severe beating with the Supreme Court
- No Holy Cow For Edamaruku (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jul 06, 2006)
The ‘diary notes’ of Prof A.T. Kovoor, serialised in a Malayalam journal, provided me the first introduction to rationalism. Son of a Mar Thoma priest, who was known for his oratorical skills, Prof Kovoor migrated to Colombo where he practised . . .
- No Personal Clash, Says Ramadoss (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Hours after the AIIMS Institute body recommended the dismissal of Director P Venugopal, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said that there was no personal clash and that Venugopal would continue in the post till the government takes a decision.
- Turned Out, Patient Dies Without Help (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Sarvesh Kumar, 35, died after he was pushed out of an AIIMS emergency ward because resident doctors went on strike.
- Meditation Changed Tihar's Face: Kiran Bedi (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Meditation was instrumental in bringing a turnaround in hundreds of violence-prone inmates in the Tihar jail, India's first woman IPS officer Kiran Bedi has said.
- Councillor Among 5 Killed In Kargil Road Mishap (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Five persons including a National Conference Councillor of Kargil Autonomous Hill Development Council and his daughter-in-law were drown-ed in Shingo river, about five kms from Kargil on Drass-Kargil road this morning.
- 7500 Leave For Yatra, 3 More Die (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Two devotees from Andhra Pradesh and one from Rajasthan died while undertaking the Amarnath yatra since last night, taking the toll among the yatris during this year’s pilgrimage to 21 while about 7500 more pilgrims left three base camps this . . .
- 47 Kas Officers Transferred (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The Government today ordered transfers and postings of 47 KAS officers in the State administration.
- Kerala, Ap Orders On Quota Challenged (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The law passed by Kerala and an executive order issued by Andhra Pradesh aimed at extending reservation to unaided private institutions and minority colleges, was today challenged in the Supreme Court in two separate writ petition on the ground that . . .
- Venugopal Removed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Aiims Director and internationally renowned heart surgeon Dr P. Venugopal here today stepped out of Nirman Bhavan, Health Ministry headquarters, in a state of daze minutes after the institute body, chaired by Health Minister Anbhumani Ramadoss, . . .
- Necropolis Now (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 06, 2006)
Deregulate Delhi's power, Mumbai's drains ---- Notwithstanding claims of urban renewal and of the need to build new, modern cities in . . .
- ‘Pm Name Used To Sack Aiims Head’ (Asian Age, Sanjay Basak, Jul 06, 2006)
Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss, according to BJP leader V.K. Malhotra, allegedly claimed that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had given him the go-ahead for sacking the AIIMS director, Dr P. Venugopal.
- Reviving Rural India (Times of India, ARUN FIRODIA, Jul 06, 2006)
The corporate sector is growing by leaps and bounds and urban India is booming. But what about rural India? There, the situation is a complete contrast.
- Doctoring A Hospital (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 06, 2006)
A month ago the Centre unveiled a grand plan to fast-track the setting up of six new All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
- Ramadoss's Birthday Gift To Venugopal: Sack Letter (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
A day before his 64th birthday, the director of India's premier medical institute AIIMS, Dr P Venugopal, was handed an unusual gift by health minister Dr A Ramadoss — a termination letter. This marked the end of a 47-year-long relationship between . . .
- Salary Stick Lands On Govt (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The Supreme Court has pulled up the Centre for not releasing the salary of doctors who went on strike against reservations, pointing out that it had promised no action would be taken if they returned to work.
- Experience India (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 06, 2006)
Complying with a high court order Shimla once feted as the summer capital of British India has gone in for a makeover. Every building has had its roof painted red or green, transforming Shimla's appearance from jaded shanty town to an attractive . . .
- Diabolical Move (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 06, 2006)
Ramadoss aims to kill AIIMS ---- It is disingenuous of Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss to seek legitimacy for his outrageous move to sack the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences director P Venugopal by describing an act . . .
- Quota Protests: Sc Raps Centre For Holding Back Doctors’ Salary (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The Centre’s decision to withhold salaries of doctors who did not attend duty during the anti-quota agitation evoked strong criticism from the Supreme Court today.
- Form And Nature (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 06, 2006)
Despite the concept of Ahimsa being praised by all, we come across conflicting views regarding its form and nature.
- Officials Told To Take Precautions Against Rain-Related Calamities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Chief Minister addresses meeting of secretaries, deputy commissioners
Two-day meet called primarily to discuss spread of chikungunya
Laxity will not be tolerated, officials warned
People's grievances not being tackled adequately, says Kumaraswamy
- Bringing The Dead To Life Takes Some Talent (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 06, 2006)
Whether as a celebration or an appraisal of a life, obituaries always tell a story, and people love listening to good stories well told.
- The Politician Wins, Aiims Loses Its Brand Venugopal (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Jul 06, 2006)
Crisis At AIIMS: Board, chaired by Health Minister Ramadoss, dismisses director and eminent cardio-surgeon P Venugopal; hospital shuts down, angry doctors say sack Minister; decision goes to Cabinet
- Environmental Protection And Conservation, Need Of The Hour (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Better utilisation of human and natural resources would make the country strong and powerful. Every problem has an answer.
- Long Term Strategy (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 06, 2006)
The State government’s decision to join hands with other states to fight the spread of chikungunya is laudable.
- Indian Companies' Investment In U.K. Doubles To $2 B (Hindu, N. Ravi Kumar, Jul 06, 2006)
South Indian cos. account for 30 p.c. of the investment decisions
Third largest investor next only to U.S. and Japan
ICT companies dominate with 26 projects
- Rapport With The Lord (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Ignorance and lack of discrimination cause one to seek the glitter of worldly objects and attach importance to relationships.
- Aiims Chief Shown The Door; Docs Go On Stir (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The feud between Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss and AIIMS Director P Venugopal reached a flashpoint on Wednesday with the institute’s apex body recommending the sacking of the latter, sparking off a strike by resident doctors of the premier. . .
- Navy Distances Itself From War Room Leak Inquiry (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The Indian Navy has distanced itself from a federal probe into the leakage of classified information from its war room, saying that the issue was now “beyond” its “purview”.
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