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Articles 8521 through 8620 of 20587:
- Pakistan Must Qualify For Hrc Membership (Dawn, I. A. Rehman, Apr 28, 2006)
The report that Pakistan is a candidate for election to the new UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has aroused considerable interest among human rights activists in the country.
- Living With Quotas (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Apr 28, 2006)
The debate on the Government's proposal to increase the quotas in professional institutions such as medical and engineering colleges and the IITs and IIMs and on applying the policy of reservations to the private sector is proceeding entirely . . .
- The Rbi Prescription For Growth, Stability (Business Line, Manoranjan Sharma, Apr 28, 2006)
The stance of Monetary Policy is to enable the continuation of the growth momentum consistent with price stability.
- It Services Companies Do India Proud (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Apr 28, 2006)
Not only by growing significantly in terms of revenue, but by providing high-quality jobs, too
- Security Guard Attempts Suicide In Kashmir (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
A security guard attempted suicide at the house of a legislator in a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, official sources said today.
- Prescott's Problem (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 28, 2006)
The report that Britain's Deputy Prime Minister, Mr John Prescott, has confessed to having had a two-year-old "relationship" with a secretary, Tracey Temple, does not come as a profound surprise. Politicians in Britain, as in most other . . .
- Divisive Quota (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 28, 2006)
THE indefinite strike launched by the junior doctors of the five medical colleges in Delhi reflects their agony and anguish over Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh’s proposal to reserve 27 per cent seats for the Other Backward . . .
- Quotas In Private Sector (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Apr 28, 2006)
NO sensible Indian would disagree with the view that a lot needs to be done to improve the conditions of those belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.
- For General Students, Anguish Doubles, Seats Halved (Pioneer, Praveen Kumar, Apr 28, 2006)
Young MBBS undergraduate students studying in the five medical colleges in the Capital have every reason to feel anguished at the Government proposal to introduce reservations. Lakhs of students appear each year for entrance tests to these five colleges.
- Medicos Continue Stir, See Others Joining In (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Despite Arjun Singh's attempt to mislead the agitating medical students by assuring them his readiness to discuss the reservation issue with them after May 11, the students decided to continue their strike saying they were not satisfied with . . .
- Slippery Steps In An Ascending Escalator (The Financial Express, VIVEK BHARATI, Apr 28, 2006)
The domestic growth story looks strong, but there are stress signals from the global economy
- India-Cyprus : Forging New Ties (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, Apr 28, 2006)
The recent visit of Cypriot President Tassos Papadopoulus to India was aimed at giving a new perspective to the country's long standing political ties with India.
- True To Form (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 28, 2006)
The verdict in the four Assembly by-elections is out.
- Telgi Case: Co-Accused Moves Bail Application (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
An accused in the multi-crore fake stamp paper scam case, involving the kingpin Abdul Karim Telgi, on Thursday moved a bail application before a Delhi court.
- Medical Students' Stir To Continue (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Amidst differences, the protesting medical students on Thursday decided to continue their strike saying they were not satisfied with HRD Minister Arjun Singh's response to their demand for roll-back of the . . .
- Nepal Pm-Designate Too Sick For Swearing-In (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Nepal's 84-year-old Prime Minister-designate Girija Prasad Koirala has had to postpone his swearing-in ceremony on Friday morning because of ill health, a spokesman said.
- Unwanted Medicines And Nations Health (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, Apr 28, 2006)
The Indian Government is drug-addicted - much to the nation’s undoing. In a very small budget allocated for healthcare, a very large proportion of money is going to drugs.
- Extreme Makeover: New Ideas Of Mutualism (Deccan Herald, Geoff Mulgan, Apr 28, 2006)
Societies advance through innovation every bit as much as economies do.
- Confusion And Chaos In Professional Education (Hindu, T.R. Andhyarujina, Apr 28, 2006)
Between cynical politicians and contradictory judgments of the highest court, students, parents, educationists, and institutions are perplexed, awaiting the next move by the government or the court.
- Mahajan Continues To Be On Ventilator, Dialysis Support (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan continues to be on ventilator and dialysis support and his condition remains "critical but stable", doctors said this morning.
- Governor Writes To Mulayam For Cbi Probe Into Mehar Murder (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Rajeswar refers to memoranda submitted to him by various parties in this regard
- Hiv Positive Cases Down In East Godavari District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Current prevalence rate 2.75%, compared with 4% in 2004-2005
Sensitisation of SHGs and the first phase of `Aasa' programme shows positive results
School education programmes on HIV/AIDS awareness also show positive signs
Second phase of . . .
- Delhi Government Adopts New Welfare Policy For Senior Citizens (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
It envisages help for improving financial security, health care and social care
Policy provides for active participation of senior citizens in implementing the initiatives for their welfare
It recognises the need for a larger budget allocation to . .
- Medical Students Come Together To Intensify Anti-Quota Strike (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
After much ado over the quota protest outside HRD minister Arjun Singh’s residence on Wednesday, five representatives of city’s medical colleges finally got the chance to see him on Thursday.
- Rape Of Justice (Times of India, Rakesh Shukla, Apr 28, 2006)
In a rare case of sensitivity, the Alwar court in Rajasthan convicted B H Mohanty for rape of a German woman within 22 days of the incident. The attitude of Judge Maheshwari played a major role in the case.
- Sri Lanka Strikes Stop But Mine Blasts Kill 5 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
If violence stops, diplomats say peace talks might still be possible. But if it resumes, they fear a return to a two-decade-old civil war that has killed more than 64,000.
- Mahajan Stable, Police Question Businessman (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Mr Mishra is a tanker-water supplier. He had entered into a deal with Pravin’s PVM Enterprises to buy two air-conditioned buses at a cost of Rs 17 lakh in 1998-99.
- Billions Waiting To Hit India: Us (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Apr 28, 2006)
Billions of dollars are waiting to flow into India as soon as the investment climate improves, according to US Treasury Under Secretary Timothy Adams, who is visiting India next week....
- 'Plastic Surgeons Vital To Disaster Management' (Times of India, Sudip Talukdar, Apr 28, 2006)
S P Bajaj is founder secretary of the National Academy of Burns-India (NABI). Bajaj, who also headed the burns and plastic surgery departments of Safdarjung and RML hospitals, tells Sudip Talukdar what can be done to minimise casualties in disasters:
- Tame The Tiger (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 28, 2006)
The heinous attack on Sri Lankan army chief Sarath Fonseka at a hospital in Colombo has pushed the island nation to the brink of war. Colombo has already launched air strikes on 'selected targets' in areas under LTTE control as a retaliatory measure.
- From Outlays To Outcomes (Tribune, Amarjeet Sinha, Apr 28, 2006)
While welcoming higher allocations for the social sector in education, health, livelihood/employment, food, and social security guarantees, many have rightly highlighted the urgent need for reforming public systems which deliver these goods.
- 7 Tourists Among 20 Injured In Pahalgam Blast (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Seven tourists were among the 20 persons wounded in a hand grenade blast at the crowded bus stand of Pahalgam in south Kashmir this afternoon, official sources said.
- Arjun Promises Wider Debate On Quota Issue (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Apr 28, 2006)
The decision to suspend the strike till May 12, was far from unanimous, but following the HRD Minister’s assurance of further discussion on the issue of reservation for OBCs, students of five medical colleges decided to call off their agitation.
- The Curse Of ‘Giganticism’ (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Apr 27, 2006)
Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar has drawn support from a cross-section of society in her long struggle for the rights of tribals and marginalised sections of society.
- British Pm Blair Shaken After "Black Wednesday" (Reuters, Peter Griffiths, Apr 27, 2006)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair faced the challenge on Thursday of restoring his Labour Party's authority as a government after it was engulfed in scandal and crisis just a week ahead of crucial local elections.
- Medicos For Merit Take On Quota Custodians (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Medical students put aside their stethoscopes on Wednesday and raised their voice against the proposed Government move to impose quota for OBC students in centres of higher learning.
- Docs Clash With Police, Threatens Strike (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Anger over the proposal to impose OBC quotas in Central institutions spilled onto the streets of the Capital on Wednesday even as doctors at some of the main government hospitals announced an indefinite strike after police fired tear gas shells . . .
- Empty Envelopes (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 27, 2006)
Not the only insult
Many explanations are doing the rounds to try and make light of the fiasco over the presentation of empty envelopes to three boxers who won medals at the Commonwealth Games. Now the envelopes were subsequently filled . . .
- "We Have Kept Our Promises" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
The former West Bengal Chief Minister, Jyoti Basu, who presided over the State for more than 23 years, said at the launch of the Left Front's campaign for the Assembly elections that his desire to was to see it "break all records and be installed . . .
- Comed-K Entrance Test On May 28 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
The Consortium of Private Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMED-K) will conduct its Undergraduate Entrance Test (UGET) on May 28 for admission to undergraduate professional courses in the private unaided colleges attached to it.
- Army Recruitment Rally From June 6 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Report at venue by 5 a.m.
- Seeds Of Unrest (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 27, 2006)
India has been a target of terrorism, proxy war, insurgency and violence of all kinds since independence.
- Reservation Debate (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Apr 27, 2006)
The disclosure of a move to reserve seats for Other Backward Classes in the IITs and the IIMs sets off a controversy.
- The Big Fight (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Apr 27, 2006)
The two major alliances may be throwing caution to the winds as they make promises they may find hard to keep.
- Truth & Emergency (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Apr 27, 2006)
A new book on Jayaprakash Narayan's days as a prisoner in Chandigarh fills a major void in the literature on the Emergency.
- Thirty Detained As Egypt Probes Resort Bombings (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Thirty suspects were being questioned on Wednesday as Egypt pressed its investigation into deadly bombings in the Red Sea resort of Dahab, the third such attacks to have hit the Sinai in 18 months.
- Gold Rush In The Desert (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, Apr 27, 2006)
The South Asian subcontinent is such a "self-contained whole" that, to the people who live in it, the paradigms that operate it almost come across as "global paradigms". This is an assumption that is as misleading as it is inaccurate.
- Comed-K's Uget Has Become `Important' (Hindu, Rasheed Kappan, Apr 27, 2006)
THE ADMISSION process for undergraduate medical, dental and engineering courses is gathering heat. After the announcement of CET dates by the Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell, the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka . . .
- 'Perception Of Healthcare Is Changing' (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 27, 2006)
Healthcare as a model around the world is not built to last with growing costs and questions around quality of care. Healthcare is increasingly looking at sustainable models when it comes to costs.
- Criminal Negligence (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 27, 2006)
That anyone could survive three years with forceps lodged in the abdomen is nothing short of a miracle.
- Abdullah Haroon: A Leader And Philanthropist (Dawn, Prof Sharif al Mujahid, Apr 27, 2006)
Among the All India Muslim League’s second cadre leadership, Abdullah Haroon, though actively associated with the AIML for only five years (1937-42), stands high in its echelons.
- Gearing Up For Elections (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 27, 2006)
With the President announcing that elections will be held in 2007, political parties are expected to put their act together post haste.
- Teacher-Institution Relationship (Daily Excelsior, Dr J L Raina, Apr 27, 2006)
Every profession is expected to evolve a set of ethical Principles to guide the conduct and behaviour of its members.
- “Growth Remains Robust” (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 27, 2006)
It is appreciated that the international financial community continues to praise Pakistan’s economic outlook.
- Whither Sri Lanka's Peace Process? (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Apr 27, 2006)
Will the situation spiral out of control or will it ultimately veer back to the path of negotiations? The international community could help determine what happens.
- Bonded Labour (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 27, 2006)
IAF will attract more pilots if they are given job flexibility
- Slide To War (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 27, 2006)
India needs to be prepared to react to the new situation
- No Ball, No Black Debutantes (Deccan Herald, Susan Saulny, Apr 27, 2006)
Unlike white clubs, black clubs focus on accomplishment, and putting emphasis on a young woman's education, and the workforce.
- Mahajan Responds To Reduced Doses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan responded positively to reduction in medication for maintaining his blood pressure and remained “stable” although he continues to be on ventilatory support and dialysis on the fifth day at the Hinduja Hospital . . .
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 27, 2006)
A reader says the sentence "Eighty years later, on Friday, that `princess' had been on the throne longer than any monarch in modern European history" is incorrect.
- Cleaning Up After Chernobyl (Hindu, John Vidal, Apr 27, 2006)
ON APRIL 26, 1986, Konstantin Tatuyan, a Ukrainian radio engineer, was horrified when Reactor No 4 in the Chernobyl nuclear power complex exploded, caught fire, and for the next 10 days spewed the equivalent of 400 Hiroshima bombs' worth of radioactivity
- Watch That Growth (Deccan Herald, GOPAL K KADEKODI, Apr 27, 2006)
Growth-linked development does not deliver much, particularly in areas such as employment, equity and social security
- Q&a: 'Plastic Surgeons Vital To Disaster Management' (Times of India, Sudip Talukdar, Apr 27, 2006)
P Bajaj is founder secretary of the National Academy of Burns-India (NABI). Bajaj, who also headed the burns and plastic surgery departments of Safdarjung and RML hospitals, tells Sudip Talukdar what can be done to minimise casualties in disasters:
- All About The Pill (Hindu, GITA ARJUN, Apr 27, 2006)
What are oral contraceptives? Do they have side effects? Here are the answers
- Doctors Worried Over Mahajan’S Condition (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Apr 27, 2006)
With the condition of BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan showing little sign of improvement in the past 48 hours, doctors attending on him are worried about further complications setting in.
- Roads Proposed For Metred Parking In Bangalore : (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Gandhinagar 3rd and 5th main, Chamrajpet 7th cross and Bazaar Street, Jayanagar 4th block bus stop to RV Dental College, JP Nagar 24th main, NR Road, Dr Rajkumar Road, Modi Road, Shankar Mutt Road, LIC Road, Rajajinagar Main Road, Vijayanagar . . .
- This Spice Is A Hot Little Number (Hindu, HRUDANANDA BEHERA, Apr 27, 2006)
Cloves have high nutritional and medicinal value
- Delhi Medical Students Protest Obc Quota (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Students from four city-based premiere medical colleges staged a protest against the Central proposal to introduce a quota for other backward classes (OBCs) in educational institutions including medical colleges.
- 10 Killed In Bid On Army Chief; Air Force, Navy Strike Ltte (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
In a virtual collapse of the peace process in Sri Lanka, the Air Force and Navy today bombed LTTE positions in Northeast shortly after a bid on the life of the Army chief by a woman rebel suicide bomber that killed at least 10 soldiers and civilians . . .
- Lanka On The Brink After Ltte Targets Army Chief (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Sri Lanka's military launched air strikes on Tuesday against Tamil Tiger-held areas near a strategic port after a female rebel suicide bomber targeted the country's top military general in Colombo.
- 12 School Going Children Among 32 Injured In Grenade Attacks (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
A day ahead of peaceful polls, at least 32 persons, including twelve school going children, were injured in separate grenade incidents in Tral and Kupwara today, while as a trooper injured in Batmaloo blast on Monday night succumbed today in a hospital.
- Corruption Propels Naxilism (Daily Excelsior, Ravindra Shukla, Apr 26, 2006)
The Naxalite affected tribal areas of Chhattisgarh are very backward. The tribal population lives on the verge of starvation.
- Capitalism Lumpenised (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 26, 2006)
Mr Bhattacharjee’s headache on home turf
It is difficult to imagine that Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who plays footsie with tycoons and speaks the language of what he in his younger days would have called a capitalist roader, should so consciously suffe
- Vote Dpa To Power For Welfare Of Tn: Sonia (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday appealed to the people of Tamil Nadu to vote the DMK-led Democratic Progressive Alliance to power in the May 8 Assembly elections so that it could work in tandem with the UPA government at the Centre for . . .
- The House Of Sannu (Deccan Herald, B M Aiyanna, Apr 26, 2006)
An ancestral house tells the history of generations that passed by
- Human Bomb Hits Lanka Army Hq (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Apr 26, 2006)
At least 10 people were killed and 29, including Sri Lankan Army Commander Lt Gen Sarath Fonseka, were critically wounded when a suspected LTTE female suicide bomber blew herself up at the heavily-guarded army headquarters here on Tuesday afternoon.
- Weed Out Fakes (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 26, 2006)
Nursing education should not be compromised
- Tv Turn-Off Has No Flip Side (Deccan Herald, L SUBRAMANI, Apr 26, 2006)
Excessive viewing of the idiot box can seriously harm the fabric of family life.
- Bollywood Goes Public With Ipos (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 26, 2006)
With India’s stock markets booming, tinsel town denizens are joining the party in a bid to break from traditional sources of funding.
- Anees Ibrahim's Cook In Judicial Custody Till May (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Muhammed Jubraeel Khan, the man who claimed to have worked as Anees Ibrahim's cook in Karachi, was produced in a Delhi court on Tuesday and remanded to 14-day judicial custody.
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