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Articles 7021 through 7120 of 20587:
- The Federal Budget (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 07, 2006)
The budget for the next fiscal year, presented by the minister of state for finance, Omar Ayub Khan, in the National Assembly on Monday, carries a substantial package of relief for the common man.
- Afghanistan: Cost Of Misrule (Dawn, Najmuddin A, Shaikh, Jun 07, 2006)
The runaway American army truck on a busy Kabul thoroughfare may have done little damage and caused few casualties but the riots it sparked have brought to the surface the feelings of the Afghan people and what they think has gone wrong inside their . . .
- Can College Seats Be Increased Overnight? (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
The government feels spending more money can solve the problem, but even that flow seems to be in trouble.
- A Way Back Home (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 07, 2006)
Families of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists hope the round-table conference will help them return home.
- Dead Certainties In Wartime (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jun 07, 2006)
ON July 25, 1950, American soldiers in No Gun Ri, about 100 miles south of Seoul, were driven from nearby villages and herded towards a railroad embankment in front of the US lines.
- Old And Able (Times of India, NARAYANI GANESH, Jun 07, 2006)
Is there life after 60? Of course there is, say those among the superannuated who've made an effort to beat back old-age blues. For every well-to-do but disgruntled old person, there are several who lead quiet but active and enjoyable . . .
- Premature Babies At Hyperactivity Risk:study (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Premature and low birthweight infants are up to three times more likely than bigger babies to suffer from hyperactive behaviour, according to a study published yesterday.
- American Consumers Give India Top Trust Ranking (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Majority of the American consumers do not want US companies to share their personal information with outsourcing companies overseas.
- Protests Against U.S. In Ukraine (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jun 07, 2006)
The Parliament of Ukraine's pro-Russian Crimean Peninsula has declared the autonomy a NATO-free territory as week-long anti-American protests in the region gathered momentum.
- Ncb Seeks To Rein In Foreigners (Times of India, Pradeep Thakur, Jun 07, 2006)
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is in touch with the immigration authorities over the increased activities of Nigerians and other foreigners, who use Delhi as a transit for drug trafficking.
- Rahul Gets 2-Day Police Remand (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Slain BJP leader Pramod Mahajan's son Rahul, arrested on charges of drug abuse, was today remanded to two-day police custody by a local court.
- Bengal’S 34 Brave ‘Poisoned Paradise’ (Telegraph, MUKHTAR AHMAD, Jun 07, 2006)
Thirty-four Bengali tourists were on the Jammu-Srinagar highway when grenade blasts hit two buses full of visitors from the state last week, triggering frantic calls from home to drop their holiday and return.
- Biotechnology-Based Units Ideal For Hp, Says Phdcci (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
The PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PHDCCI) has urged the Himachal Government to focus on research, economic practices and a comprehensive plan with an implementable roadmap for the hill state’s transition into a knowledge-based economy.
- Sordid Saga (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 07, 2006)
The Rahul Mahajan episode represents the worst in public life.
- Sleaze-Bomb Is Ticking (Tribune, Rami Chhabra, Jun 07, 2006)
Unnoted by media, the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Bill 2006 was introduced in Parliament the day before its short session concluded;
- Protect Cows To Protect Economy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 07, 2006)
The age old system of keeping cows in households is perishing with advancement in technology and mechanisation in agriculture operations, and due to economic considerations.
- What Lies Hidden In The Footnotes Of The Past (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 07, 2006)
Tapan Raychaudhuri considers ways in which a legacy of mutual ill will can be transformed through honesty, memory and good sense The author is former professor of modern Indian history at the University of Oxford
- Economics Of Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra (Daily Excelsior, Dr Rajendra Mishra, Jun 07, 2006)
Katra, the 1000 years old base camp of the holy cave of Mata Vaishno Devi, nestled in feet of the mighty Trikuta mountain, is all set to rise further in economic growth with the arrival of the train next year.
- 1974 Pokhran Blast, Kalam’S Best Moment (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
"The best moment in my life was when India became a nuclear power following the successful nuclear blast in Pokhran on May 18, 1974," President A P J Abdul Kalam said today.
- Heal Thyself (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 07, 2006)
It is a matter of immense relief that no casualty has occurred in the fire that engulfed a ward in this city's prestigious Sri Maharaja Gulab Singh (SMGS) Hospital on Monday.
- Be Aware And Safe (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 07, 2006)
There should be concerted action on all fronts
- Alcohol Becomes High Fashion (Deccan Herald, Doreen Carvajal, Jun 07, 2006)
Advertising and marketing strategies adopted by alcohol companies are increasingly turning into lifestyle entertainment
- A Relief-Oriented Budget (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 07, 2006)
The Rs 1.5 trillion budget for the year 2006-07 announced by Minister of State for Finance Omar Ayub Khan on Monday envisages relief and subsidies besides providing for socio-economic development.
- Boys Sweep Ranks In Entrance Tests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Committee to review the conduct of engineering, medical entrance tests
- Doctor Booked In Jessica Murder Case (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Delhi police on Tuesday registered a case against a doctor for granting "false" medical certificates to an accused in the Jessica Lall murder case.
- 'Excess' Land Grab To Benefit Netas? (Times of India, Sowmya Aji Mehu, Jun 07, 2006)
Why does the state government want to take over "excess" land in Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor? According to sources, certain bureaucrats and politically influential individuals are keen on a stake in the prized area.
- Police Arrest Rahul Mahajan Under Narcotics Act (Times of India, Sachin Parashar, Jun 06, 2006)
After facing death for his over-indulgences, Rahul Mahajan now faces the law. Delhi Police arrested him at Apollo Hospital on Monday evening, booking him under Sections 21, 25, 27 and 29 of the NDPS Act essentially for having drugs and allowing his house
- Petrol Price Up By Rs 4, Diesel Rs 2 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Overcoming opposition from Left parties the Congress-led UPA Government on Monday night decided to hike petrol price by Rs 4 a litre and diesel price by Rs 2 a litre, but spared LPG and kerosene supplied through public distribution system....
- Pak Increases Defence Budget To Rs 250 Bn (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Aiming to acquire high-tech equipment, Pakistan on Monday increased its defence budget from Rs 223.5 billion to Rs 250 billion even as the country's military spending last year shot up by nearly Rs 18 billion rupees.
- ‘Anti-Quota Stir A Creamy Layer Stunt’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
“Reservation should be provided to those who are economically poor from upper castes as well,” said Rajya Sabha member and KPCC former President Janardhan Poojary.
- Software Developed For ‘Animal Houses’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
The National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER) at Mohali near here has come out with a model software meant for easy documentation of the day-to-day activities in “animal houses”.
- 'Be Careful While Filing Policies' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
In a stern warning to insurance companies and the doctors on their panel, a consumer court has asked such firms against rejecting claims on flimsy grounds.
- Sc Allows ‘Blue Lady’ To Dock (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Jun 06, 2006)
NGOs, fighting against the entry of the Norwegian ship “Blue Lady” into the Indian territorial waters, have termed the Supreme Court’s decision to allow the controversial ship to be anchored at the Alang port in Gujarat for inspection by the Indian . . .
- Rahul Mahajan Arrested (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Rahul Mahajan, who is in the ICU of Apollo Hospital, was arrested under the NDPS Act today.
- Contemporary Evils (Hindu, Ashokamitran , Jun 06, 2006)
Vasanthi's new novel has almost all of today's major concerns: serial blasts, terrorists operating under instructions and arms support from ruthless men outside the country, the Indian police either lax and corrupt or fanatically suspicious . . .
- Time For A Global Conversation About Migrants (Hindu, Kofi A. Annan, Jun 06, 2006)
It is now a question of managing it better, with cooperation and understanding on all sides.
- Helicopter Crash-Lands In B’Lore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Two helicopter pilots of Deccan Aviation had a miraculous escape when a BELL 407 helicopter they were flying crash-landed in the dry Jakkur Lake on Monday evening. The pilots, Captain Vishnu Rawal and Captain R Menon, sustained minor injures.
- Seeing India And China Through Fresh Eyes (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 06, 2006)
The quality of media coverage of each other by the two neighbours has improved.
- A Hospital That Struggles To Handle Emergencies (Hindu, Sahana Charan , Jun 06, 2006)
The annexe ward under repair has compounded the situation
The hospital received 16,875 emergency cases last year
Dearth of medical and nursing staff add to the agony of patients
14-bed surgical intensive care unit to come up soon
- Rahul Mahajan Arrested (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Booked under the NDPS Act
Arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
Arrested on the basis of the "totality of evidence" collected and interrogation of several persons
- Reforms Need A Competition Policy Framework (Business Line, Pradeep S. Mehta, Jun 06, 2006)
It is time the Government adopted a National Competition Policy as the mantra for implementing economic reforms
- Need To Detoxify The Page-3 Youth (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 06, 2006)
We need to take a second look at our materialistic culture that generates intense desire for quick fame and riches regardless of the costs, says Bulbul Roy Mishra
- Hours That Could’Ve Masked Drugs (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
The treatment that Rahul Mahajan received between 2:55 am on Friday when he was wheeled into emergency and 6 am when his first urine sample was drawn for drug screening might have influenced test results, doctors have said.
- Dolly Creator Supports Baby Cloning (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
A proposal to create babies that are both cloned and genetically altered to prevent serious hereditary disease is outlined today by the leader of the team that created Dolly the sheep.
- Delhi Police Arrest Rahul Mahajan Under Ndps Act (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan's son Rahul was arrested on Monday evening for alleged consumption of drugs and destruction of evidence, three days after he was admitted to the Apollo Hospital in a critical condition and his father's key aide . . .
- No Confidence Motion (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 06, 2006)
Doctors treating Rahul Mahajan at Apollo Hospital have forgotten the Hippocratic oath that binds all physicians.
- Ex-Minister's Kin Among 6 Hizb Militants Held (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jun 06, 2006)
In a major achievement, Police and Army have jointly busted a major militant network with the arrest of six militants of Hizbul Mujahideen, including the nephew of senior PDP leader and former Minister of State for Health Abdul Gaffar Sofi, in south . . .
- Former Aiadmk Minister And 44 Others "Secured" (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Aiadmk mla and former minister K Pandurangan and 44 others were today "secured" after they entered the Government hospital premises at Vellore demanding that an erased portrait of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, be redrawn in the same . . .
- Not The Last Word (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 06, 2006)
It is obvious that the last word has not yet been heard about the Hill Kaka relief scam.
- Rtia : The Journey Begins (Daily Excelsior, Aruna Roy & Nikhil Dey, Jun 06, 2006)
More than six months into the implementation of the National Right to Information Act, we have stories of successes and failures, debates and complaints coming in from all parts of the country.
- Politics And The High Life (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 06, 2006)
The Rahul Mahajan ‘story’ is symptomatic of the all-consuming illness that has afflicted the political class.
- Rahul Mahajan Arrested (Pioneer, Vijaita Singh, Jun 06, 2006)
Late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan's son Rahul was put under arrest at Apollo Hospital on Monday evening for alleged consumption of drugs and destruction of evidence, three days after he was admitted to the Apollo Hospital in a critical condition and . . .
- Disable Polio (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 06, 2006)
The recrudescence of polio in Uttar Pradesh with 20 new cases reported within the first half of 2006 - well before the peak transmission period of the microbe between July-August - is clearest indication yet of how the campaign against the disease . . .
- Our Strange Dichotomy (Pioneer, Debraj Mookerjee, Jun 06, 2006)
We are unwilling to pay anything but shamefully low wages for domestic labour and also do not want to see the eyesores we call slums around us
- Mahajan’S Son Arrested (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 06, 2006)
Rahul Mahajan, who fell seriously ill after allegedly consuming champagne with heroin on Thursday night, was today arrested by the Delhi Police under the NDPS Act.
- Neglected Environment (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 06, 2006)
Like other parts of the globe, the World Environment Day was observed in Pakistan as well on June 5. The day is commemorated as an instrument to stimulate awareness worldwide about environmental issues and the need to tackle them seriously.
- Germany’S Bid To Be Perfect Hosts (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 06, 2006)
"A time to make friends, a time to have fun..." They were singing about the World Cup. Some 27,000 schoolchildren had come to Berlin's Olympic Stadium for one of the countless events being held in the run-up to the tournament.....
- Mahajan’S Son Arrested For Taking Drugs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
Rahul Mahajan, son of late BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, was on Monday arrested here under the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS).....
- Pakistani Rail Passenger Dies At Munabao (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
His death was reportedly due to exhaustion caused by heat in the desert terrain.
- Economic Survey: Decline In Farm Growth (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the national economy is moving forward satisfactorily despite oil prices crunch and October 8 massive earthquake.
- State Of The Economy (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 06, 2006)
Released on Sunday, the Economic Survey of Pakistan 2005-06 tends to present a very rosy and positive picture.
- Conflicting Ways Of Looking At The Economy (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 06, 2006)
The Economic Survey 2005-06 made public on Sunday inspires hope, but as usual the general comment on it challenges the figures and predicts doom in the coming months.
- Revisiting The Great Web Of Life (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Jun 06, 2006)
Way back in 1969 Theodor Rosebury published his seminal book Life on Man, which showed that the human body was teeming with microscopic life of all kinds. In particular Rosebury estimated that some 50 million individual bacteria live on the average . . .
- A Valley Before The Next Mountain (The Economic Times, Ruchir Sharma, Jun 06, 2006)
In this manic-depressive year that has left investors rather disoriented, it may not hurt to turn to Kipling’s poem ‘IF’: If you can keep your head when all about you are losing theirs... If you can wait and not be tired of waiting...And so . . .
- Earthly Triangle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 06, 2006)
World Environment Day was observed on 5 June with the customary platitudes and the annual protestations of concern.
- Discordant Democrats Need A Big Idea (The Economic Times, Arun Maira, Jun 05, 2006)
President Bush’s ratings have continuously skied down-hill from the great heights they were lifted up to by the 9/11 crisis.
- Money Alone Can’T Build Great Institutions (Tribune, Chandra Mohan, Jun 05, 2006)
I was surprised to read the statement of our Oxbridge-educated Prime Minister that the medicos need not worry about reservations, as the government was setting aside Rs. 8,000 crores for creating additional capacity in professional institutions to . . .
- Doctors Warn Public Against Drug Abuse (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
First-time experiments with drugs cause acute intoxication
Acute cocaine poisoning happens when one is not accustomed to it
Cocaine, alcohol form deadly combination called cocaldihyde
Great intake of alcohol can raise blood pressure, cause . . .
- Fewer Pandits Turn Out For Kheer Bhawani Festival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Cite the recent terror attacks in Srinagar as the reason
- Toddler From Pok Enters India (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 05, 2006)
Detained by immigration officials at Wagah
- How To Be Gentle From Inside (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 05, 2006)
It is so difficult to get into bliss and it is so difficult to get out of bliss! It is not easy to come out of bliss.
- Trust The Doctor (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 05, 2006)
The pathbreaking Supreme Court judgement of 2004 that doctors cannot be held criminally liable for the death of a patient during treatment due to error of judgement or an accident, is having a salutary effect, much to the relief of doctors.
- Ex-Ips Officer Shot In Train Near Patna (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
An armed gang shot dead a retired IPS officer and looted cash and valuables from passengers in an air-conditioned coach of the Rajendra Nagar-Lokmanya Tilak Superfast Express near Patna junction here today, an official said.
- British-Indian Doctors Challenge Rules (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Doctors of Indian origin have initiated legal action against Britain’s health authorities for the recent changes in employment rules that has threatened the future of thousands of doctors from the Indian sub-continent and elsewhere.
- Confusion Over Use Of Drugs By Rahul (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Was it a deep-rooted conspiracy or a case of drug overdose that claimed the life of 38-year-old B.B. Moitra and sent Rahul Mahajan, son of the slain BJP leader, Pramod Mahajan, to hospital? This is the question that the detectives of the Delhi . . .
- Kidneys Of Brain Dead Girl Transplanted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
The kidneys of a 17-year-old girl who was declared brain dead were harvested and transplanted on two persons here in the city on Sunday.
- 'There Are Ways To Integrate' (OutLook, Seema Sirohi, Jun 05, 2006)
The high-profile designer seems low-key except for the latest mobile telephones he juggles during the meeting in Rome where he talked about his plans.
- Water Shortage In Quake Areas (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 05, 2006)
IT is tragic that seven months after the earthquake, an acute shortage of water continues to persist, causing suffering to survivors.
- Two Views In Bjp Over Rahul Episode (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jun 05, 2006)
Former Prime Minister breaks his silence; indicates intention to help the embattled Mahajan family
- Iraqi Pm Fails To Name Ministers For 2 Key Posts (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jun 05, 2006)
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki failed, once again, on Sunday to name ministers two the key posts of interior, defence, and national security and parliament, which was scheduled to meet .....
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