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Articles 9521 through 9620 of 20587:
- March Of Democracy In Chile (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Mar 29, 2006)
Interview with Jaime Gazmuri, Vice-President, Chilean Senate.
- Israel: Violence For Vote (Frontline, Atul Aneja , Mar 29, 2006)
As parliamentary elections approach in Israel, Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gets tough in Palestine.
- Haryana: Schools Of Scandal (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Mar 29, 2006)
Stories of sexual exploitation of schoolgirls by teachers rattle Haryana.
- As Kalam Would Have It (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Bihar’s law-makers were today taught a “lesson” in development by the President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, who said they could not afford to ignore the pivotal role they were required to play.
- Cbi Raids 37 Places In Connection With Aiims Pg Test (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
CBI today conducted raids at 37 places in Chennai and Pondicherry after allegations of malpractices by students appearing for the recent All India Post-Graduate Examination held by the AIIMS.
- Rangers Arrest Indian Agent Smuggling Liquor (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Pakistan Rangers (Punjab) has arrested a Pakistani working for Indian intelligence agencies late on Monday night, after injuring him in a shootout on the Wagah border.
- `Businessmen Coming Back To Bihar' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Mar 29, 2006)
"Policies have been put in place to facilitate investments. We have new policies for sugar, entertainment... Until you have policies, you can't implement anything... "
- A Pandemic Of Fear (Dawn, Marc Siegel, Mar 29, 2006)
one that can serve as a lifesaving response to imminent danger. But because we humans often magnify risk, fear can also cause us to overreact to remote threats, such as bird flu.
- Give The Less-Favoured A Credible Chance (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Mar 29, 2006)
A friend quoted Confucius to me the other day: “A king must rule as you would fry a small fish— lightly.” Certainly the lightness of the current rule would do Confucius proud.
- Seeking Adult Help (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 29, 2006)
It’s difficult to imagine what kind of justice can be done to an abused 13-year-old child forced into motherhood, or to a 12-year-old boy who accepts being sexually abused as something natural.
- Two Indians Killed, Four Hurt In Bdr Firing (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Two Indians were killed and four injured when Bangladesh Rifles opened fire from across the border at Kakchipara along the international border in West Bengal's Coochbehar district on Tuesday, a BSF spokesman said.
- In Pursuit Of Excellence (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Mar 29, 2006)
The quality of higher education is determined by factors such as academicfreedom and physical facilities and not by salary differentials.
- Pm For Decentralisation Of Health Mgt (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Giving a new direction to healthcare management, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for district-level health plans rather than New Delhi making health plans for the rest of the country. This will also take away the focus from disease-centric . . .
- Red Meat Stands For Real Danger (Pioneer, Maneka Gandhi, Mar 29, 2006)
Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease in which the inner lining of the large intestine (colon or bowel) and rectum become inflamed. Inflammation usually begins in the rectum and lower intestine and spreads upward to the entire colon.
- Dismantle The Jihadi Network (Pioneer, Wilson John, Mar 29, 2006)
The success of India-Pakistan peace process depends on Musharraf's resolve to take on terrorists, says Wilson John
- Prioritizing Preventive Health Care (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has reiterated resolve of the Government to continue focusing on both preventive and curative health care to improve standard of living of the people. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of the capital’s modern ‘Cardiac Ce
- Pm Launches Public Health Foundation (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today launched the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), a public-private initiative that aims to strengthen the country’s public health system.
- British Medicine Scholarship Open To Indians (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Medical practitioners living and working in India can now apply for six Commonwealth distance learning scholarships being offered for study at the Cardiff University in Wales.
- ‘Some Parties Have Tried To Communalise Our Foreign Policy’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 29, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi issues a sharp rebuff to ‘parties’ which mobilised street protests against George W. Bush’s India visit
- Bird Flu: 8 More Cases Reported (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
After almost a fortnight, bird flu has reappeared with seven new cases in Jalgaon in Maharashtra and a solitary case in an adjoining district in Madhya Pradesh – the third state after Maharashtra and Gujarat affected by the dreaded disease.
- Bhopal Protesters Detained In Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
39 survivors of the gas tragedy reached the Capital after a month-long, 800-km walk from Bhopal
- Vizag Bandh Against Police Firing Peaceful (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Traffic comes to a standstill on National Highway no.5
- Fresh Bird Flu Cases In Maharashtra, Mp (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Fresh cases of bird flu have been reported in more villages in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra and one village in nearby Burhanpur district of Madhya Pradesh, the agriculture ministry said on Tuesday.
- Bansi Lal Dead (Tribune, Yoginder Gupta, Mar 29, 2006)
The architect of modern Haryana, Bansi Lal, is no more. He breathed his last at 11 pm tonight at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, where he had been undergoing treatment for the past few days.
- Training Held For Village Head Nurses (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Focus on Indian System of Medicine
- Authorities Move To Contain Third Bird Flu Outbreak (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Health officials began monitoring thousands of people on Wednesday for flu-like symptoms after a third outbreak of avian influenza in poultry in Maharashtra in two months.
- "T.J. Cherian Was Symbol Of Hope For Thousands Of Patients" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Students, colleagues and family members recall their association with him Students, colleagues and family members recall their association with him
- Big Opportunities In Tourism, Service Industry: Sunil Mittal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
306 students conferred degrees at IIMB convocation
- Kalam's Mission Map For Bihar (Hindu, K. BALCHAND, Mar 29, 2006)
Emphasis on agriculture and agro food-processing sector
Put good management structure in place
Politics, religion should not come in the way of mission
All parties united on development: Nitish
- Address Inequalities In Health Care Services: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Public-private initiative called Public Health Foundation of India launched
Many States did not have even the minimum number of institutions to turn out support staff for health care
Lacunae in the capacity of the sector to absorb extra financial resou
- Strategic Interests And Political Lobbies (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Mar 29, 2006)
According to a study, the thrust of U.S. policy in West Asia is due especially to the activities of the "Israel lobby."
- Karzai Urges Taliban To Join Peace Process (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday called on Taliban radicals to stop being slaves to people organising violence and join peace process as he made a rare visit to a hotbed of a crippling insurgency. President Karzai visited Zabul province.
- Afghan Convert To Christianity Is Released (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Tuesday, March 28 — The Justice Ministry has released a jailed Afghan man who faced the death penalty for converting to Christianity, a spokesman said Tuesday.
- Iraq Shiites Enraged By U.S. Assault (International Herald Tribune, Kirk Semple, Mar 28, 2006)
Frayed relations between Iraq's Shiite leadership and the American authorities came under increased strain on Monday as Shiite leaders angrily denounced a joint American-Iraqi raid on a Shiite compound and suspended negotiations over a new government.
- Sonia Wins Her Spurs (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Mar 28, 2006)
It is ironical that the two main political formations in the country, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, are suffering from sclerosis.
- Pitfalls Of Pil (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 28, 2006)
Cannot be misused for private interest
Delhi High Court Chief Justice Markandeya Katju has rightly asked the judges to admit public interest litigation (PIL) petitions “with great care and circumspection”. There is no doubt that the time the courts . . .
- Us, British Hostages Freed In Nigeria (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Three foreign oil workers, two Americans and a Briton, were freed today by Nigerian militants who had held them hostage for five weeks, officials said.
- Aids Campaign Findings Released (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
The venture was aimed at helping NGOs build partnerships and develop links
Teaser advertisement evokes interest
Campaign's core message was to break the silence
- In Poor Health (Times of India, Mohan Rao, Mar 28, 2006)
The media has been covering a spate of recent attacks on doctors by disgruntled patients. More recently, this has led to a strike by doctors in Maharashtra, calling attention to their working conditions.
- Scare Flu (Times of India, Avinash S Vaz, Mar 28, 2006)
We were having lunch when my colleague breezed in carrying a national daily. 'Bird flu confirmed in Maharashtra.' the bold headline made the reason for his sudden appearance clear.
- Victimised Eve (Hindu, K. Kunhikrishnan, Mar 28, 2006)
Women have always been at the receiving end; narratives of their sufferings are at times tragic.
- Rajiv Gandhi Chair At Harvard? (Times of India, Hemali Chhapia, Mar 28, 2006)
Former PM Rajiv Gandhi may soon have a presence inside Harvard, one of the world’s leading universities and an institution with which the family has had a long association.
- Israel Votes Today, Kadima Leads The Pack (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
A doctor in the northern city of Kirkuk has admitted to killing at least 35 Iraqi police officers and army soldiers by giving them lethal injections, reopening their wounds and engaging in other deadly acts while they were being treated . . .
- Myth As Metaphor In Feminist Fiction (Hindu, Prema Nandakumar , Mar 28, 2006)
An exploration of the psychological states represented by the ancient myths of India marking Pudumaipithan's growth as a creative thinker.
- Survivors Of Bhopal Gas Disaster Stage Protest (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Mar 28, 2006)
The survivors of Bhopal gas disaster today staged a demonstration at Parliament Street, demanding justice, rehabilitation and life of dignity. “We will stay in the Capital till our demands are met,” says Rashida Bi, who by virtue of being . . .
- Conflict, Cash, And The Search For Peace (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 28, 2006)
Is the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen ready for dialogue? Or will the vested interests of its junior commanders subvert moves towards a ceasefire?
- Coping With Sleepless Nights (Tribune, Oliver Duff, Mar 28, 2006)
A survey research provides reassurance for those who toss and turn in the early hours, rearranging bed clothes, counting sheep or drinking hot milk. But it also supports doctors’ concerns about the health implications of sleep deprivation.
- Cbi Probe Sought Into Illegal Mining In Bellary District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
State Government is losing crores of rupees, says Opposition
`Notice served on those engaged in illegal mining'
In 2005-06, 1,053 cases were detected and 265 complaints filed
About two lakh tonnes of ore have been seized so far
- Bhopal Gas Tragedy Survivors March In Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Threaten to go on an indefinite fast if the Government fails to agree to their charter of demands
- Contractors Held For Massive Theft Of Power (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
BSES has cancelled their licences and imposed penalties on them
Such theft is responsible for unscheduled power cuts in the city'
BSES has decided to eliminate the menace of power theft
One of the biggest cases of power theft in Delhi
- Thirumavalavan Releases Party's Election Manifesto (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
"DMK-led alliance has shunned Dalits"
Accuses DMK of conspiring against "social harmony" by driving wedge between PMK and DPI
Party to focus on human rights, holding elections to reserved panchayats, protection of welfare of Dalit Christian . . .
- Polluting Tanneries (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 28, 2006)
Plans may be afoot to instal an effluent treatment plant in Sialkot and to shift tanneries in the area to an industrial zone created specifically for the purpose, but until these are implemented, people living there will continue to be exposed . . .
- Afghan Convert Released From Jail (Washington Times, David R. Sands, Mar 28, 2006)
An Afghan man who faced a death sentence for converting to Christianity was released late last night from jail in Kabul. U.S. and U.N. officials had said earlier they expected he would seek asylum abroad.
- Health Care Inadequacies (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 28, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf’s assurance that his government will provide medical care to the people at the grassroots level will be received with a measure of scepticism.
- The Dowry Menace (Statesman, YP GUPTA, Mar 28, 2006)
It is indeed shocking that the evil of dowry continues unabated, and cases of harassment and death because of dowry demands are on the rise.
- China Acts Tough On Illegal Organ Transplants (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
China, a major provider of cheap human organ transplants, has issued a temporary regulation explicitly banning the sale of organs and introducing a set of medical standards in an effort to guarantee medical safety and the health of patients.
- They Want Basic Rights, But You Call It Social Fuss' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Mar 28, 2006)
"Orissa's tribals have been displaced multiple times by industries, power projects... the so-called development processes. The people have lost their land and resource base several times... People are being thrown out of their homes and land, and . . .
- Rbi May Not Alter Reverse Repo Rate (Business Standard, Anindita Dey, Mar 28, 2006)
Policy could suggest further hardening of interest rates.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) may not tinker with the reverse repo rate in the forthcoming annual policy. The policy could have a hawkish undertone suggesting further hardening . . .
- Russia In The Grip Of Its Bureaucracy (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Mar 28, 2006)
The bureaucracy has emerged as Russia's only ruling class, which controls key businesses, lobbies its interests in Parliament, and dictates its will to the judiciary.
- Correct Diagnosis Has Helped Save Many Children's Lives (Hindu, Sahana Charan , Mar 27, 2006)
The TB institute has successfully treated patients for swallowing foreign particles
- Victim's Rights And Criminal Justice Reforms (Hindu, N.R. MADHAVA MENON, Mar 27, 2006)
The rights of victims should be recognised by law. Restitution for loss of life, limb, and property should be provided for in the system.
- 3 Militants, Jawan Killed In Encounters (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Four persons, including three militants, were killed and three security personnel injured in separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir since yesterday.
- Govt Striving To Project Soft Image Of Pakistan: Musharraf (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Inauguration of Mangla View Resort will prove to be a milestone in promotion of domestic and international tourism, President General Pervez Musharraf has said.
- In Poor Health (Times of India, Mohan Rao, Mar 27, 2006)
The media has been covering a spate of recent attacks on doctors by disgruntled patients. More recently, this has led to a strike by doctors in Maharashtra, calling attention to their working conditions.
- Intellectual Capital — India's Hidden Wealth? (Hindu, S. Rajagopalan, Mar 27, 2006)
Intangibles are scoring over physical assets
Corporate leaders are looking for tools to monitor the intellectual capital of their organisations.
- Rs 50 Lakh For Cultural Complex (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
The Karnataka government has released Rs 50 lakh to the Delhi Karnataka Sangha towards the cultural complex that the latter has built.
- Afghan Court Drops Trial Of Convert (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
An Afghan court on Sunday dropped its case against a Christian who faces execution for converting from Islam, referring the matter to Kabul’s top prosecutor for a final decision, an official said.
- Balochistan Certainly Needs More (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 27, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has announced a development package of Rs 2.8 billion for the district governments in Balochistan under Khushhal Pakistan Programme (KPP).
- Eat And Exercise (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 27, 2006)
One problem with medical research, or any scientific research for that matter, is that it remains incomplete and inconsistent: the faster a branch of science progresses, the quicker it discards the previous ‘universal truths’.
- Karnataka To Allot 845 Acres To Infosys (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
The Karnataka Government has granted "in principle" approval for allotment of 845 acres of land to software major Infosys Technologies Limited for its second campus on Sarjapur Road on the outskirts of Bangalore at an estimated cost of Rs. 1,500 crores.
- No Mfn Status To India, Pak Links It To Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Ahead of their crucial trade talks here tomorrow, Pakistan has stuck to its stance of linking the issues of Most Favoured Nation status for India and transit facilities for its goods with progress in resolution of political issues including Kashmir.
- Plea Seeks Removal Of Director Of Drugs Control Of Tamil Nadu (Hindu, A. Subramani , Mar 27, 2006)
Says official lacks necessary qualification "Health Department has not taken steps to fill the post by accelerating promotions to the feeder category officers."
- Afghan Court Drops Case Against Convert (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
* Official says the case was dismissed due to ‘a lack of information and legal loopholes’
- Business Model For Old Age (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Mar 27, 2006)
India should start thinking about the welfare of the elders as, by 2050, their numbers would be larger than that of the current US population, says Shailaja Chandra
- Bird Flu Panic Reaction Costs Rs 7,000 Cr To Economy: Pfi (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
The domestic poultry industry has registered a loss of Rs 7000 crore due to the panic reaction following the localised bird flu outbreak, according to an apex poultry industry body.
- Frail Economy (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 27, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has minced no words while placing the existing health scenario in the State in correct perspective.
- Should Government Stop Financing Higher Education? (Daily Excelsior, R.S. Mishra, Mar 27, 2006)
The Union Finance Minister, P. Chidambaram, has increased the outlay for education in the central plan by 17.6 per cent in 2006-07.
- Nepal Rebel Chief's Father Awaits Son's Homecoming (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Mar 27, 2006)
The peasant father of Prachanda -- the feared, elusive chief of Nepal's Maoist rebels -- remembers his son as a helpful, well-behaved young man, and is waiting for him to return home and work for peace.
- Iraq, Afghanistan Decisive Battlegrounds - Blair (Reuters, James Grubel, Mar 27, 2006)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair said on Monday that Iraq and Afghanistan were decisive battlegrounds for the values the West believes in and warned of the risk of a U.S. retreat into isolationism.
- The Price Of Egg (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 27, 2006)
Ms Laura Witjens gave her eggs to another woman. To her, and other altruistic donors, an egg is one of the greatest gifts one woman can ever give to another.
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