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Articles 5621 through 5720 of 20587:
- Resident Doctors Protest Director's Dismissal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The decision is proof of Union Health Ministry's autocratic style of functioning, says RDA president
Strike to continue, medical services badly hit
Protest supported by faculty association, young scientists, students' union
Support from other . . .
- Cooperative Bank Sets Up Trust For Self-Help Groups (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
It will make financial and marketing arrangements for them
The trust is said to be the first of its kind in the State
Its rules and regulations have been finalised
It will be inaugurated during `Cooperation Week' in November
- War Room Leak Case: "Pen Drive," A Challenge To Cbi (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Jul 06, 2006)
Leaking crucial documents has become easy with new devices
"This is a new problem in ensuring foolproof cyber security"
Out of 8 "pen drives," only 3 were recovered and of them one had been erased
- Aiims Body For Sacking Venugopal (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jul 06, 2006)
"He violated conduct rules"
- Chinese Doctors Transplant Heart From Brain-Dead Patient (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
For the first time in China, doctors have successfully transplanted the heart of a brain- dead patient, despite a taboo on taking organs from people whom Chinese traditionally do not consider dead.
- Where Are Road Manners (Daily Excelsior, K R Sudhaman, Jul 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressed his anguish over the road rage in the country at a elevated highway function in Bangalore recently.
- 'Venugopal To Stay Till Govt Decision' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Following the virulent reaction against the dismissal of AIIMS director P Venugopal, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss on Wednesday evening said there was no personal clash and Venugopal would continue in the post till the Government takes a . . .
- China To Shut Out Reports That Don’T Fit The Bill (Statesman, Clifford Coonan, Jul 06, 2006)
An earthquake shook the Chinese capital yesterday, rattling window frames and driving office workers in Beijing’s central business district out of their skyscrapers, but there were no injuries or damage to report.
- Kenneth Lay's Conviction Could Be Vacated: Legal Experts (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The death of Enron founder Kenneth Lay, who died in hospital after being admitted with a massive coronary, could result in his conviction being vacated, claim legal observers.
- Bleak House~i (Statesman, Jagmohan , Jul 06, 2006)
The agonising picture of housing shortage and growth of slums in the developing countries that has emerged at the Vancouver World Urban Forum III (June 19-23) is, in essence, no different from the picture that was painted at the first Forum held at . . .
- Why Grumble (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 06, 2006)
Why should separatist leaders of the State nurse a grievance against the European Union (EU)? From a spate of their statements it appears that they can't believe that an EU team has come and gone without meeting them.
- The Wisdom Of Mahabharata (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jul 06, 2006)
Most Indian intellectuals are familiar with Lord Acton's famous observation, "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely."
- Aiims Erupts (Pioneer, Vijaita Singh, Jul 06, 2006)
Institute shuts down as Minister goes on rampage ---- The crisis at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences deepened further on Wednesday with Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss bulldozing a resolution to terminate the services of Director . . .
- Men Of Steel (Business Standard, Arvind Singhal, Jul 06, 2006)
This last fortnight has brought the spotlight on four very different individuals from three different countries, whom I would unabashedly refer to as “men of steel”.
- Enron Founder Ken Lay Dies Of Heart Disease (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Enron Corp.'s founder Ken Lay died of heart disease on Wednesday while vacationing near Aspen, Colo., six weeks after being convicted of fraud and conspiracy in the financial scandal that brought down the once-mighty energy conglomerate.
- How About Focussing On Deliverables? (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Jul 06, 2006)
A push for what is doable within three years would make the current fiscal strain worthwhile
- Aiims Director Venugopal Ousted; Doctors Go On Strike (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
AIIMS Director Dr P Venugopal was ousted from his post at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on charges of violating the code of conduct after a meeting chaired by Union Health Minister A Ramadoss passed the resolution for his removal.
- Us-Led Forces Kill 38 Taliban (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan killed 35 militants in a single strike on a “known Taliban compound” in the south of the country, while three more were killed separately, as multiple bombs hit Kabul, killing one and injuring nearly 50, . . .
- The Trouble With Pakistan (Economist, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
Terrorism has many sources and claimed justifications, but if it can be said to have a centre, it lies in the training camps, madrassas and battlefields of northern Pakistan and south-eastern Afghanistan. There the Taliban and their ally, al-Qaeda, . . .
- Northern Areas To Get Dam Royalty: Musharraf Seeks Support For Pml (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
The Northern Areas will get the royalty of Diamer-Bhasha dam, says President General Pervez Musharraf.
- Bush Rejects Call For Timetable For Troop Withdrawal From Iraq (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Vowing once again that America will not be cowed down by thugs and assassins, President George W Bush rejected the call for timetables for troop withdrawal from Iraq and expressed confidence that the final objective is one of "complete victory".
- Dalai Nephew Likens Tibet Railway To Invasion (Reuters, Benjamin Kang Lim, Jul 05, 2006)
A nephew of the Dalai Lama on Wednesday likened a railway linking China and Tibet to a second invasion of his homeland, saying Chinese settlers will dilute Tibetan culture and identity and harm the fragile eco-system.
- Violence At Work Increasing (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Jul 05, 2006)
Violence at work, ranging from bullying and mobbing, to threats by psychologically unstable coworkers, sexual harassment and homicide, is increasing worldwide and has reached epidemic levels in some countries.
- Still Burning (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 05, 2006)
She led by a light that was both kindly and heroic. There is thus a dark symbolism about the killing of Takhellambam Maneka Devi.
- Mutual Fund A Big Boys Game (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 05, 2006)
This definitely is the season for all kinds of heresies, and it’s time to add a home-grown doctrine of sacrilege. So, here goes: it’s not wise for the ordinary, retail investor to put his money into a mutual fund; he’s probably better off investing . . .
- Ranbaxy Heirs In Attack Mode (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Delhi Police today received a complaint about an ‘‘illegal construction’’ at 15, Aurangzeb Road, the subject of a long-standing dispute between Analjit Singh, who runs Max Group, and his nephews Malvinder and Shivender Singh, the promoters of . . .
- Un Expert Criticises Jordan (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
An United Nations human rights expert has criticised Jordan, the vice chair of the newly constituted Human Rights Council, for "general impunity for torture and ill treatment" in the country.
- Britain Cuts Back Junior Nurses From India (Asian Age, PTI, Jul 05, 2006)
In a move designed to provide better job opportunities to home-grown nursing graduates, Britain has decided to cut back on recruiting junior nurses from India and other non-EU countries.
- A Dying Industry In India's Graveyard Of Ships (Reuters, RUPAM JAIN NAIR, Jul 05, 2006)
Kamal Mandal packs his greasy clothes, pausing to glance at a ship being ripped apart bit-by-bit by an army of workers on the Indian coast.
- Doctors Ready To Thwart Minister's Invasive Surgery (Pioneer, Praveen Kumar, Jul 05, 2006)
While a belligerent Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has decided to go ahead with the extraordinary meeting of the institute body on Wednesday, the AIIMS community has rallied behind Director P Venugopal.
- Four Children And Two Women Buried Alive In Kodagu District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Debris from a landslip falls on houses leading to the tragedy
- Will High Interest Rates End The Party For India Inc? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 05, 2006)
The situation today is different from what it was in the 1990s. The current growth dynamics is unaffected by such a hike.
- Israeli Planes Strike Palestinian Interior Ministry In Gaza (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Israeli planes attacked the Palestinian interior ministry headquarters in the Gaza Strip overnight, causing heavy damage and injuring four people as Israel kept up the pressure over an abducted soldier, Palestinian sources said early Wednesday.
- Iraq Urged To Probe Us Murder Charges (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
A female Iraqi lawmaker on Tuesday called for a probe by local authorities in the alleged rape and murder of a woman and three members of her family by US soldiers.
- Ngos Should Help Build Better Society: Barnala (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Governor dedicates permanent shelters to tsunami victims at Karathittu
- Medical College In Bidar Unlikely Before 2008 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
The State is yet to file a fresh proposal
The first proposal, dated June 15, 2004, was rejected
The last date for filing a fresh proposal was June 15, 2006
- Toll-Free Phone Service For Aids Awareness (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Collector inaugurates camp in Dharmathupatti
- Defence Notes (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Jul 05, 2006)
To ensure honourable and befitting funerals for its deceased veterans (ex-servicemen) and widows, the Indian Army recently launched a new scheme called the Assured Decent Last Rites Scheme (ADLRS).
- Steps To A Misadventure (Telegraph, ABHIRUP SARKAR, Jul 05, 2006)
The author is professor of economics, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
The Reserve Bank of India has recently set up a committee, headed by S.S. Tarapore, to put together a roadmap for steering the country towards full capital account . . .
- Quota Bill May Be Tabled In Monsoon Session (Times of India, Akshaya Mukul, Jul 05, 2006)
After the initial hiccups mostly engineered by the Oversight Committee meandering into areas beyond its brief, efforts to table the revised Bill on reservation of seats in educational institutions in the monsoon session have gained momentum.
- Interview: Dr. Palitha T.B. Kohana (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, Jul 05, 2006)
With no end in sight to mindless violence, how do you assess the current situation?
It is difficult to understand the approach of the LTTE [Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam] given the fact that the whole world has unequivocally expressed . . .
- Requiem For The Wto (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Jul 05, 2006)
It’s looking like the UN general assembly. Responsibilities and rights must go together
- Living With Leaks (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 05, 2006)
The leakage of pre-medical entrance test papers of Baba Farid University of Health Sciences is indeed shocking but can’t be surprising for most people.
- Camps Of Neglect (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Jul 05, 2006)
The refugees have lived without electricity, drinking water supply and sanitation.
- Bhutan: Abode Of Mist And Mysticism (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Bhutan is a veritable Himalayan oasis, where religion and mysticism play a vital role in defining life.
- Inviting India (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 05, 2006)
The state and non-state parties to the Sri Lankan conflict want India to play a more active role.
- India Forgets Its Afflicted (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 05, 2006)
There is still no cure for AIDS. But today the disease is no longer the automatic death sentence it once was.
- The Meaning Of Freedom (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 05, 2006)
Not since the Civil War has America been more divided politically. The Civil War was fought over the question of what freedom in America was to be.
- Practical Lessons (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 05, 2006)
I have recently turned 60. Nothing special, except that some friends who met that day said that it was 06-06-06 to turn 60. Some said it was Devil’s Day.
- Women Empowered (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Jul 05, 2006)
In which direction is the political wind blowing in Bangladesh?
- Britain Clamps Down On Overseas Nurses (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Faced with budgetary cuts and surplus of available manpower from Britain and the European Union, the British government on Monday announced a clampdown on the recruitment of overseas nurses from countries such as India.
- Israel Warns Of ‘Long War’ (Jordan Times, Omar Karmi, Jul 05, 2006)
It has been hot and humid in Gaza in the past days. In itself, the weather is uncomfortable, but with electricity often out at night and no recourse to fans or air conditioning, people have hardly been sleeping.
- What The Us Military Wants In Its Soldiers: Cultural Savvy (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Lt. Thomas Tompkins had a decision to make. His unit had come under fire from a band of insurgents, who had just fled for cover in a mosque.
- Israel's Version Of 'Wife Swap' (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Ayelet Movsowitz, a Jewish Israeli, peers out the car window as her ride veers off the highway and follows the signs to an Arab village.
- Bush: U.S. Enemies Are Vulnerable (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
President Bush, spending his Fourth of July with American fighting forces, said U.S. troops will overcome persistent violence in Iraq and a rekindled insurgency in Afghanistan because the enemy is vulnerable.
- Elections As Employment (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 05, 2006)
The CPM builds up a lengthy defence of India’s multi-party democracy to rebut a World Bank report that raises questions about the large expenses on Indian elections.
- Cpi Calls For Bandh In Davangere On July 7 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
`Union and Central governments failed to arrest rise in prices of essential commodities'
Revoke decision to make helmet mandatory for two-wheeler riders
Take steps to contain spread of chikungunya
- Dpa Registers Impressive Win In Civic Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Congress bags three chairmen's posts; DMK wins one
Congress has done well in Mahe and Yanam also
DMDK wins Karaikal municipal chairperson post
- U.K. Ban Will Hit Recruitment Of Nurses From India (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 05, 2006)
In a move that will affect thousands of potential recruits from India, Britain has slapped a ban on recruitment of overseas nurses from outside the European Union (EU), in order to give priority to domestic candidates.
- Rain Fury Kills 6 In Madikeri (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
The monsoon fury, which continues to batter parts of coastal districts and Kodagu, claimed six lives, including that of four children, late on Monday night following the collapse of two houses in which they were fast asleep when the tragedy struck.....
- Subtle Sense Of Values (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
When it comes to establishing righteousness, it is not enough that one is aware of what is right and wrong, he should also be determined to practise what is right with great fortitude.
- Silence Of Chambers (Business Standard, A K Bhattacharya, Jul 05, 2006)
When was the last time you read or heard about a chamber of commerce criticising a government initiative?
- Koirala Improving (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Jul 05, 2006)
The condition of Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who was hospitalised on Monday night,is stable and improving. He is on oxygen support.
- For An Alternative (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 05, 2006)
Budget making for a State in India in the neo-liberal era is indeed an unenviable task. On the one side, the terrible state of finances has seriously undermined the ability of States to meet rising obligations in social services.
- Vices Chip Away At Natural Fertility (Deccan Herald, Ian Sample , Jul 05, 2006)
Fertility crisis- Even with inevitable advances in medicine, experts foresee a dramatic slump in fertility.
- Green Lost In The Gray (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 05, 2006)
This greenery of the Bangalore Metropolis is made up by the existing thousands of roadside trees planted in the past by our great administrators with so much of wisdom and foresight.
- Heartless In Gaza (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jul 05, 2006)
The proposed Israeli military re-invasion of Gaza will destabilise the region
- New Visa Rules For Indian Docs In Uk (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Britain's health authorities are reconsidering recent changes in visa rules that in effect make thousands of doctors of Indian origin ineligible to work in the National Health Service.
- Afghanistan’S Forgotten Generation (Deccan Herald, Deepali Gaur Singh, Jul 05, 2006)
War ridden An invisible generation of young Afghans many of whom have lost either their father or all male members of the family to a war that refuses to end.
- Wrong Prescription, Doctor (Indian Express, Kavery Nambisan, Jul 04, 2006)
The recent interview with Dr Devi Shetty by Shekhar Gupta has spurred me to write this.
- Consensus Is Key (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 04, 2006)
Petty rivalries hamper execution of welfare projects
- Saddam’S Daughter Our Guest: Jordan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Jordan said on Monday Saddam’s eldest daughter Raghd and her children were guests of the royal family and did not engage in any political activities.
- The ‘Curse Of Having A Girl (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 04, 2006)
India might be a country rushing headlong into the 21st century but every year thousands of babies are aborted or killed at birth because they are girls
- Nepal Pm In Hospital, To Skip Parliament Address (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Nepal's ailing Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has been hospitalised and would not attend parliament on Tuesday to present the government's annual policy statement, officials and doctors said.
- Cops Beat Up Pregnant Woman, Killing Baby (Tribune, Lalit Mohan, Jul 04, 2006)
Now Batala cops have done it. Cops posted gunmen to CPI leader from Harchowal village Baldev Singh allegedly thrashed a pregnant woman resident of Dullowana village causing the death of her baby.
- Expat Staff Under Taxman's Lens (Business Standard, Monica Gupta, Jul 04, 2006)
Expat employees, paid dollar-indexed salaries and allowances by companies in India, will now have the taxman looking closely at their returns to check whether tax has been deducted at source.
- But Where Is The Privacy? (The Economic Times, Rajesh Kalra, Jul 04, 2006)
The BPO community in India is reeling under the impact of the two biggies — Apple and PowerGen — deciding to pull out of India.
- Unlocking The Rural Potential (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 04, 2006)
In 1992 Deng Xiaoping, China’s paramount leader, reinvigorated economic reforms during a visit to southern China.
- Vidarbha’S Ground Reality (Indian Express, Sharad Joshi , Jul 04, 2006)
Vidarbha's farmers had looked forward to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit with great eagerness in the belief that if their local politicians had failed them, surely the honest prime minister of India would bring some lasting relief.
- Fixing Of Charges In Bjp Mla Murder Case On July 17 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Krishnanand Rai, 7 supporters were were shot on Nov. 29 last year
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