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Articles 9121 through 9220 of 20587:
- Narmada: Team Meets Manmohan (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Apr 11, 2006)
They inspected rehabilitation sites
Team denied submitting a report to PM on findings
Medha Patkar's fast entered 13th day on Monday
- Dogged By Humans (Pioneer, Maneka Gandhi, Apr 11, 2006)
For years, I have been seeing the Dog-for-Sale advertisements in the papers.
- Equality Is A Must (Deccan Herald, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Apr 11, 2006)
Prophet Mohammed’s way of treating women was just exemplary. One would wish that Muslims followed that in spirit and content. It is said that women once complained that the Prophet had not fixed a day for meeting them in the assembly, and that . . .
- A Tale Of Two Indias (Deccan Herald, RANDEEP RAMESH, Apr 11, 2006)
What is being advertised is a first in the country — a private enclave that will eventually separate 35,000 wealthy residents from the teeming poverty in India.
- 60 Perish In Meerut Fire (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
At least 60 people, mostly women and children, were charred to death and more than 100 injured, some of them seriously, in a devastating fire that ravaged a consumer goods fair here on Monday evening.
- Crpf, Ssb Team To Patrol Indo-Nepal Border (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Decision taken after Maoists attack at Malangwa village on April 6
- Can The Poor Buy Life-Saving Drugs? (Deccan Herald, GOPAL DABADE, Apr 11, 2006)
Though India is a major drug manufacturer many people lack access to drugs
- Kumaraswamy Felicitated In Twin Cities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Muslims, Christians and lawyers were among those who felicitated the Chief Minister
- Helpdesk Launched For Assisting Senior Citizens To Get Pension (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
It will help in processing the applications and also take follow-up action
Elders can approach it with a ration card or voter identity card and proof of income
Elders' Helpline gets majority of complaints about harassment from family members and chea
- Triple Afghan Blasts Leave Soldier Dead, 16 Wounded (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
Three explosions including a suicide blast killed a soldier and wounded 16 other Afghans on Sunday, officials said.
- Cherie Blair Visits Afghanistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
Cherie Blair, the wife of British Prime Minister Tony Blair, arrived in Afghanistan Sunday for a visit that will include a meeting with President Hamid Karzai, the president’s office said.
- Make Team's Report Public, Says Medha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
Ministers yet to submit findings to Manmohan
Who should be blamed and punished is the question the nation must answer: Medha
Every democratic process and institution subverted and every human right submerged
All that the NBA said was proved to . . .
- ``U.S. Congress Will Ratify Deal'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
Deal is simply about helping India: Sibal
Indian-American community has an exceptionally important role
Praises Rice statement in Congress on the deal
- Formation Of Panel Favoured To Monitor Work On Medical Colleges (Hindu, T.V. Sivanandan, Apr 10, 2006)
Experts say lack of professional approach to the admissions issue is glaring
<132> Their opinion
Government need not build new hospital to get MCI nod
It can get MCI nod by utilising existing infrastructure
Recruitment of medical teachers . . .
- Jayalalithaa To Campaign In Kanyakumari District Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
The Chief Minister, Jayalalithaa, will campaign in Kanyakumari district on Monday. She will start from Aralvoimozi and speak at 10 points, according to the Health Minister, N. Thalavai Sundaram.
- Increase In Number Of People Opting For Hiv Test (Hindu, Anasuya Menon, Apr 10, 2006)
The Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centre (VCTC) for HIV, set up by the Tamil Nadu State Aids Control Society (TANSACS) at the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH), is witnessing an increase in the number of people appearing for . . .
- India Emerging As A Global Leader: Drdo Director (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
One of the greatest strengths of India is its large resource of professionals: DRDO Director
- Achuthanandan Is Our Choice For Chief Minister: Paloli (Hindu, C. Gouridasan Nair, Apr 10, 2006)
Left Democratic Front (LDF) convener Paloli Mohammed Kutty has said that the Leader of the Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan will certainly be the LDF's choice for Chief Minister if the Front wins the Assembly elections.
- Medha Seeks Manmohan's Intervention (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar on Sunday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to intervene and get her discharged from the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences where she was admitted after she was removed from the dharna site at . . .
- More Teeth To Commission On Minority Edu Institutions (Daily Excelsior, M Rama Rao, Apr 10, 2006)
Critics are quick to take the Government to task for the recent amendment to the National Commission for Minority Educational institutions Act.
- John Abraham Hurt In Mishap (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
Model-turned-actor John Abraham suffered minor injuries in a motorbike accident last night.
- An Indian Role In Africa (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Apr 10, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic . . .
- Us Recognises India’S Concerns’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 10, 2006)
In an informal chat with reporters here on Saturday, Mr Sibal said he had sought to explain this to everyone he met during his visit to the US, including Congressmen, Senators, administration officials and members of the scientific community.
- Cet: Moving Towards Another Definition (Deccan Herald, Vijesh Kamath, Apr 10, 2006)
This isn’t the first time that the state government is experimenting with a piece of legislation to regulate admissions in private professional colleges
- Stampede At Pakistan Religious Gathering Kills 29 (Reuters, Imtiaz Shah, Apr 10, 2006)
At least 29 women and children were killed in a stampede after a religious gathering in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi on Sunday, witnesses said.
- Freedom To Be Corrupt (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Apr 10, 2006)
Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh has suggested that Government employees should not be transferred before two years to enable them to show results.
- Exploiting Scarcity (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
The minister for human resource development, Arjun Singh, has “proposed” on the eve of important state elections that the quota of reserved seats in centrally-funded institutions of degree-giving institutions should be increased from 22.5 to 49.5 . . .
- Karzai Arrives In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai arrived in India on Sunday to boost ties with New Delhi that have blossomed after the fall of the Taliban regime, in a trip a nervous Pakistan will be closely watching.
- 29 Women, Children Die In Karachi Stampede (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2006)
At least 29 women and children have been killed and dozens injured in a stampede at a religious gathering in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, police and hospital officials said.
- Living In A World Of Make-Believe (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Apr 10, 2006)
There is a waning sense of reality in national politics as each day passes.
- Universal Hazard (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 10, 2006)
A ‘cuppa’ comes first
- India Inc Goes Shopping In Europe (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Apr 10, 2006)
The grim face of inhabitants of 2000-year-old German towns such as Augsburg, with fine broad streets, monumental fountains and distinctive public buildings, now wear a blissful smile. Why? Because, Indians are saving their jobs.
- Reservation In Super-Speciality Courses, Too? (Times of India, SUBODH GHILDIYAL, Apr 10, 2006)
While the extension of OBC quotas to central universities and other educational institutions has ignited a fresh controversy, reservations are likely to breach a domain that was so far untouched by any quotas — super-speciality courses in medicine.
- Walled City, Not World City (Times of India, Gautam Bhatia, Apr 10, 2006)
At electricity and ticket counters, you encounter miserable faces. Traffic proceeds in disordered screeches, bumps and starts; horns blare for no reason at all. People shout when they can whisper.
- Better Disclosures And Greater Efficiency In Raising Capital (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, Apr 10, 2006)
The amended SEBI guidelines shift onus to regulated entities themselves
The new guidelines enable companies with good governance to be more flexible in their task of resource mobilisation besides helping to lower associated costs.
- The Challenges In An Era Of Liberalisation (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Apr 10, 2006)
A Pay Commission is often not the culmination of difficulties, but their starting point. An unending exercise in lobbying and activist interventions by various coalition partners seems to be on the Government's agenda in the next few years.
- Capitalise On Brain Power (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Apr 10, 2006)
Concern has been expressed in some quarters over the trend of doctors leaving premier Government hospitals to join private ones.
- China's Roadmap (Jordan Times, Joseph Stiglitz, Apr 10, 2006)
China is about to adopt its 11th five-year plan, setting the stage for the continuation of probably the most remarkable economic transformation in history, while improving the well-being of almost a quarter of the world's population.
- It's Not Just The Corruption (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, Apr 10, 2006)
While the World Bank held back around a billion dollars worth of health sector loans to the country on grounds of corruption, this is the least of the problems.
- Onus On India? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Apr 10, 2006)
India may need to concede ground on industrial tariffs if it is to attain its objective of getting tariff barriers lowered on both the farm and industrial fronts in the US and the EU.
- Gibran And The Idea Of Man (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Apr 10, 2006)
75 years ago - poet, philosopher and painter Kahlil Gibran passed away at St Vincent Hospital in New York, after a long and painful illness, described in the autopsy as "cirrhosis of liver with incipient tuberculosis in one of the lungs".
- A Pil(l) For Headache (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Apr 10, 2006)
Despite doing well on social and environmental fronts, issues addressed through PILs are often quite technical, says Shailaja Chandra
If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear - George Orwell
- From Home Of Kashmir’S Head Priest, A ‘Feminist’ Magazine (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Apr 09, 2006)
She is edited and founded by Sheeba Masoodi, also known as wife of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq; piece on dating creates heat at launch.
- 14 Injured In Balochistan Violence (News International, Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Apr 08, 2006)
At least 14 people were injured in landmine blasts and exchange of fire between security troops and unknown armed men in Wadh Tehsil of the Khuzdar district and Dera Bugti.
- Quite Scary (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 08, 2006)
The picture presented by the State Pollution Control Board about the level of suspended particulate matter (SPM) in the air of this city is quite alarming.
- Of Maternal Benefit Schemes (Daily Excelsior, Dr Kasturi Lal, Apr 08, 2006)
Recent introduction of Janani Suraksha Yogna an improved version of maternity benefit scheme, incorporate the benefit of cash payment to pregnant women below poverty line who volunteer to have her delivery in institution.
- Nuclear Safety Called Into Question (Japan Times, Editorial, Japan Times, Apr 08, 2006)
A court ruling issued in late March concerning a power reactor in Ishikawa Prefecture has proved both rare and astounding. Saying that there is a problem with the earthquake-resistance design of the reactor, the court ordered a halt to the . . .
- Iraqi Women Argue, But Agree On Role (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
In a roomful of Iraqi and American women, brought together to explore how they can join to build a new Iraq, the discussions are stuck in recriminations, accusations, the past.
- Suicide Bombers Kill At Least 71 At Shiite Mosque (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Three suicide bombers, including at least one who appeared to be a woman, exploded in a sea of Friday worshipers at the main mosque of the most powerful Shiite political party in Iraq, killing at least 71 people and wounding at least 140.
- Not A Matter Of Politics (Deccan Herald, Satish Nambiar, Apr 08, 2006)
The political leadership appears not to be serious about managing national security
- Street Power Politics (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
The political turmoil in Thailand in the wake of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s resignation is as unprecedented as it is disturbing.
- Poor Health (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 08, 2006)
Preventive action is necessary to check epidemics
- Taiwan And Who: Case For Membership (Deccan Herald, Andrew T H Cheng, Apr 08, 2006)
Taiwan has been sidelined even as nation states commemorate World Health Day
- Among Sufi Mystics (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Apr 08, 2006)
Professor Coleman Barks who teaches poetry in the University of Georgia (US) is today regarded as an authority on the poetry of Jalaluddin Rumi (1201-1273).
- Desperate Acts (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 08, 2006)
It is a matter of immense relief that Mr Shoaib Nabi Lone, an independent candidate in the Sangrama constituency, has escaped a militant attack on Thursday.
- A Beacon For The Oppressed (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 08, 2006)
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez has taken on the world's major oil companies by increasing the government's stakes in the country's petroleum assets.
- Hooda's Bid To Create Healthy Society (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 08, 2006)
Extension of medical facilities at the doorsteps of the poorest of the poor
- Hooda's Policies Win Praise From Prime Minister (Hindu, Rajesh Ahuja, Apr 08, 2006)
Bid to transform Haryana into No. 1 State gets a shot in arm by bonanza announced by Manmohan Singh
- Mitigating The Impact Of Natural Disasters (Business Standard, RAGHAV GAIHA, Apr 08, 2006)
A 5 percentage point reduction in the proportion of poor countries would reduce disaster-related deaths by roughly a similar amount.
- The Low-Down On India-Us Nuclear Dea (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 08, 2006)
Pakistan seems to have woken up to the United States-India nuclear deal the two countries signed during President George Bush’s visit to South Asia last month.
- Not Just Iit And Iim, Arjun Quota Regime To Cover All (Indian Express, Shubhajit Roy, Apr 08, 2006)
Not just IIMs, IITs and Central universities. Top academic institutes, cutting across various fields, from medicine to law, film to fashion, hotel management to mass communication, are set to come under HRD Minister Arjun Singh’s plan to impose . . .
- Aligarh Adm, Sp Suspended (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Apr 08, 2006)
The Aligarh District Magistrate, the SSP, the ADM (City) and the SP (City) were suspended following yesterday’s communal violence which left four dead in the city. A probe has been ordered.
- Life Returns To Chernobyl (Tribune, Andrew Osborn , Apr 08, 2006)
The world’s worst nuclear accident created a radiation-soaked wasteland, covering an 18 mile radius in modern day Ukraine.
- In Deep Waters (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 08, 2006)
Punish all who stole secrets
- China Is Wagging A Theatrical Finger (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Apr 08, 2006)
Even as its leaders encourage US bashing, China’s real structural problems are growing silently
- Self-Management Key To Stress Management (The Economic Times, SWAMI PARTHASARATHY, Apr 08, 2006)
Stress and strain plague life today. The world over people succumb to life’s trials and tribulations. Worry and anxiety infest people’s thoughts.
- Passive Threat (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 08, 2006)
Breathing in other people’s smoke boosts the risk of developing diabetes, according to a US study published online today by the British Medical Journal (BMJ).
- Bnp Seeks Un Intervention On Balochistan Crisis (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Balochistan Parliamentary leader belonging to Balochistan National Party (BNP) in National Assembly Abdul Rauf Mengal urged the United Nations and all international bodies to intervene in the Balochistan crisis, which had further aggravated as the . . .
- Sonia To Quit All “Profit” Posts (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Apr 07, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s decision to resign as chairperson of the Jallianwala Bagh Memorial Trust may well trigger a wave of similar resignations by her from the various organisations and trusts which she heads or patronises.
- Missing Crown Prince (Tribune, Trilochan Singh Trewn, Apr 07, 2006)
It was early spring when we docked in the northwest African port of Casablanca to pick up rock phosphate.
- Haryana Package (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 07, 2006)
When the Prime Minister visits any state, the general expectation is that he will announce a slew of financial grants.
- Uk Joins List Of Countries Hit By Bird Flu (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Apr 07, 2006)
Britain all but became on Thursday, the 13th country in Europe to report that the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu had finally reached its shores with the discovery of a wild swan suspected to have died of the disease in a remote Scottish fishing village.
- Withered State (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 07, 2006)
All opponents of the Left Front in West Bengal attack its political bankruptcy, quite overlooking the fact that under 29 years of left rule, the state is economically bankrupt.
- Health For All: Grassroots Action Is Key (Tribune, Dr M.L. Kataria, Apr 07, 2006)
In 1976, India resolved to give “Health for all” by 2000 A.D. at the World Health Organisation (WHO) Conference at Alma Ata.
- Nri Seeks Licence For Ayurvedic Doctors In Us (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
An Indian American practitioner of ayurveda wants those who practice this ancient Indian medical system to get licences in the US.
- Poultry Industry Sees International Conspiracy Behind Birdflu (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
The poultry industry, which has been hit hard by the birdflu, sees an "international conspiracy" behind the birdflu outbreak of the disease at Navapur in Maharashtra.
- ''Health For All'' Gets Momentum (Daily Excelsior, Rattan Saldi, Apr 07, 2006)
The theme of this year’s World Health Day on April 7, "Working Together for Health",
- 'Peer' Trouble (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, Apr 07, 2006)
By an odd coincidence, a raging though not an entirely identical controversy has erupted in recent days over nominating members to the upper chambers of Parliament in India and Britain.
- Up: 4 Killed, 13 Injured In Clash In Aligarh (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
Four persons were killed and 13 injured, six of them seriously, when members of two communities clashed over a place of worship, opening fire and pelting stones, after which indefinite curfew was imposed in three police station areas of this . . .
- Ec Case Against Subhas (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2006)
The chief electoral officer today filed a complaint with the police against state transport minister Mr Subhas Chakraborty for allegedly making “threatening” statements about government officials on poll duty.
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