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Articles 9721 through 9820 of 20587:
- Italy At The Crossroads (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 23, 2006)
The issues ahead of the Italian polls (April 9-10) to elect the 15th Parliament are as much about tackling the country's daunting economic challenges as about the restoration of the credibility of democratic institutions.
- ‘Karnataka Lagging In Sanitation Campaign’ (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Mar 23, 2006)
About 770 (761 gram panchayats and 9 block panchayats) Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRI) from 14 states – AP, Assam, Bihar, Chattisgarh, Gujarat, Kerala, Orissa, TN, Tripura, UP, Uttaranchal and WB – will be given the award.
- Iraq War To Last My Term, Says Bush (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
White House officials cautioned that Bush was asked when “all” US forces would withdraw and pointed to recent comments from US generals in Iraq predicting substantial reductions later this year and into 2007.
- A Great Loss (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 23, 2006)
Mr. h. r. Hashmi, who breathed his last on Monday at a Karachi hospital where he had been admitted for chronic respiratory disorder, was an extraordinary figure whose interests did not remain confined to the promotion of the country's advertising . . .
- Remembering Lahore Resolution (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 23, 2006)
The nation is celebrating Pakistan Day today with traditional political fervour in remembrance of the adoption of Pakistan Resolution at the historic Manto Park in Lahore on this day in 1940 that led to the creation of Pakistan as independent and . . .
- Making Poverty History In Asia By 2015 (The Financial Express, SHANTAYANAN DEVARAJAN, Mar 23, 2006)
Asia is a puzzle. China, India and several other countries are enjoying rapid economic growth. Yet, some 600 million Asians—more than the entire population of Latin America—live on less than a dollar a day. But this puzzle is also an opportunity:
- Mutual Benefit (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 23, 2006)
The Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) seems set to revise its norms on initial expenses of mutual funds (MFs).
- Reality Check (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 23, 2006)
Deregulation is the only answer to adulteration
- Betting On Growth, Not Reforms (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Mar 23, 2006)
One would have expected the Finance Minister to press ahead with bold reform measures against the backdrop of a booming economy and healthy growth in tax revenues. Instead, he seems to be betting merely on the higher growth trajectory for achieving . . .
- There Goes The Anon (Business Line, R. Anand, Mar 23, 2006)
Anonymous donations are now under the scanner
One of the popular methods of getting rid of black-money seems to be to donate cash to religious and charitable institutions without the donor disclosing his name.
- Call To Cull (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 22, 2006)
The West Bengal government has emerged as a bundle of contradictions in trying to wriggle out of an intricate situation following the discovery of 5,000 dead chickens in Birbhum district.
- Pm Case For A Strong Bangla (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Stating that a “strong, stable and economically strong Bangladesh” was in India’s interest, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today signed two agreements with the visiting Bangladesh PM, Begum Khaleda Zia, on trade and co-operation to . . .
- Shopping Abroad (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 22, 2006)
Indian enterprises, weathering foreign challenges at home, are taking the battle to competitors abroad.
- A Premature Idea (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 22, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India’s report on Currency & Finance has opened the debate on the merits of a “super-regulator” once again—and the Sebi chairman has immediately thrown cold water on the idea.
- Centre Has Stepped Up Bharat Nirman Outlay For 2006-07: Min (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Centre has stepped up the outlay for its ambitious Bharat Nirman rural development project by 54 per cent this fiscal to Rs 18,696 crore from last year's Rs 12,160 crore, Union Minister of state for Planning M V Rajasekharan said today.
- Humans Test Negative In Bird Flu-Hit Jalgaon (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
All four people quarantined in western India for flu-like symptoms have tested negative for bird flu, officials said on Tuesday, as fears of human infection from avian influenza eased in the world's second most populous nation.
- Women In Agriculture (Daily Excelsior, Prof R D Gupta, Mar 22, 2006)
When women move forward, the family moves, the village moves and the Nation moves’’,
- Help The Child (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 22, 2006)
Some time ago we had highlighted in these columns the need to end the curse of child labour.
- Twin Challenges (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 22, 2006)
There are many issues that confront society at large and continue to pose a challenge to it. The plight of women is one. Another is the condition of undertrials in jails.
- India To Help Africa Fight Aids Epidemic (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
India today offered to set up a pharma unit to manufacture anti-HIV/AIDS drugs in a least developed country to deal with the spread of the deadly disease in Africa, as part of its efforts to promote south-south cooperation.
- Scaling Up Kurien (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 22, 2006)
One statistic captures the change brought by Dr Verghese Kurien in India’s villages.
- Suffering Consumption (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Mar 22, 2006)
Consumer rights — or wrongs — seldom make news.
- Haryana Needs Economic Council (Tribune, M.M.Goel, Mar 22, 2006)
The power shortage in Haryana calls for more attention of the state government for improving transmission and distribution efficiency in addition to Rs 2104.93 crore allocation for the power sector, including renewable energy, out of the total . . .
- Who Puts China Ahead Of India In Incidence Of Diabetes (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Mar 22, 2006)
"The problem was we did not have data accessible to us to include in our calculations''
- Bird Flu: India Hit By Asian Strain (Times of India, Chandrika Mago, Mar 22, 2006)
The high-security animal disease lab in Bhopal, testing each bird or animal sample for bird flu, confirms that India has been hit by the Asian strain of the virus, not the Eurasian or North American strain.
- Privatisation: Come Hell Or High Water (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Mar 22, 2006)
Converting water to a commercial good to be sold for profit invites disaster. Most of all for poor people whose already pathetic access to water will shrink swiftly.
- Who's Stone Age, U.K. Politicians Or Bushmen? (Hindu, George Monbiot, Mar 22, 2006)
Stone aged and primitive are what you call people when you want their land.
- India's Water And Sanitation Challenges (Hindu, David C. Mulford, Mar 22, 2006)
Public-private partnerships can accelerate solutions, and enhance operations and service.
- Ensuring Water And Food (Deccan Herald, G S Dasog, Mar 22, 2006)
The writer is coordinator, Community-based Tank Management Consultancy project, UAS, Dharwad.
- Royal Repast (Deccan Herald, D V GURUPRASAD, Mar 22, 2006)
Royal breakfast, princely lunch and a pauper's dinner-that’s the cops fare
- Water Day (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 22, 2006)
A natural resource, we have been guilty of commodifying water
- Indiatimes Icici Bank Credit Card Launched (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
TIMES Internet Ltd (TIL) and ICICI Bank have come together for a new offering that promises to make shopping on the net convenient and secure. On Monday the ‘Indiatimes ICICI Bank Credit Card’, with additional security features and an exclusive . . .
- Grant Divorce If Marriage Is Beyond Repair, Says Sc (Times of India, Dhananjay Mahapatra, Mar 22, 2006)
Those trapped in unhappy marriages due to refusal of the partner to agree to a divorce, can take heart.
- Ramanagaram To Be Made A Satellite Town (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
The aim of the development plan is to ease the growing pressure on Bangalore
Shikaripur and Jewargi also to be developed
Measures planned to ease traffic congestion in Bangalore
Rules framed for welfare of construction workers
- How To Turn The Clock Back (Dawn, Mansoor Alam, Mar 22, 2006)
According to a recent World Bank report, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh — quite contrary to the common perceptions — have higher prevalence of malnutrition than certain countries of Sub-Saharan Africa and are unlikely to achieve the millennium . . .
- Committed To Women's Bill Passage, Says Manmohan Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
"Quality of debates has improved although there are moments of tension"
Upper House bids adieu to 58 members
MP draws attention to industrialists becoming Upper House members
- Two British-Indians In Cash-For-Peerage Row (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Mar 22, 2006)
Allegations that nominations were in return for loans or donations to the Labour Party.
- Demise Of Advertising Icon (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 22, 2006)
MR S H Hashmi, founder of advertisement business in the country and Managing Director of leading advertisement company Orient McCann Ericson Pakistan Ltd, passed away on Monday evening in Karachi at the age of 71.
- Aids Society Sets Up More Counselling Centres (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
PPTCT services started at all district hospitals, says Health secretary
Pregnant women offered free counseling, testing for HIV
Anti-Retroviral Therapy Centre set up
- A Commendable Bill (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 22, 2006)
IT is heartening to learn that the Punjab government has finally woken up and noticed that one wheeling, the pastime of reckless young men who would gather in hordes on thoroughfares and drive their motorcycles lifting the front wheel up, playing . . .
- A Great Loss (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 22, 2006)
MR S.H. Hashmi, who breathed his last on Monday at a Karachi hospital where he had been admitted for chronic respiratory disorder, was an extraordinary figure whose interests did not remain confined to the promotion of the country's advertising . . .
- Stalemate In Palestine (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 22, 2006)
It would be unfortunate for the Palestinian cause if Hamas and other parties fail to form a coalition government.
- An Indian Village's Statistical Lapse: Children (International Herald Tribune, Amelia Gentleman, Mar 22, 2006)
India Officially, the children of Bhaupur do not exist
- `Orissa Let Down By Its Intelligentsia' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Mar 22, 2006)
The main reason (for Orissa's backwardness) is lack of proper planning in development of some sectors. Those participating in the decision-making process don't have a clear vision. — Mr D. K. Mohanty, Lecturer in Political Science at Rayagada . . .
- Jessica Lal Case: Bina Ramani To Cooperate (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
A week after lookout notices were issued against entrepreneur Bina Ramani and her fashion designer daughter Malini Ramani in the Jessica Lal murder case, the duo on Monday said that they would cooperate in the investigations even as the police . . .
- The Gm Foods Divide (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 21, 2006)
In a draft ruling, the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) panel in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has upheld a 2003 complaint by the United States, Canada and Argentina that the European Union's (EU) de facto moratorium on authorisations for . . .
- Commuting Can Boost Brainpower (Hindu, Tim Hall, Mar 21, 2006)
Varying your journey to work can boost your intelligence.
- Understanding The Model Code (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Mar 21, 2006)
It comprises a set of guidelines for political parties and candidates in the run-up to an election. The aim is to provide a level-playing field.
- Ls Clears Union Budget (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Responding to demand for withdrawing eight per cent excise duty on packaged software, Chidambaram said that customised software continued to get tax exemption and hence, it would not affect the growing software industry.
- What’S In Store For Bangalore, Mysore? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Rs 730 crore for urban renewal of the two cities *Bangalore Metropolitan Parking Authority to be set up...
- Music Can Create A Good Society, Says Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
President presents the Sangeet Natak Akademi Awards 2005
Undertake mission to achieve unity of minds'
`It would reduce conflicts and terrorism'
- Mysore Striving Hard To Attract Young It Professionals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Will those who are just out of college shift to a laid-back city?
What experts say
`Brand Mysore' offers immense scope for indoor and outdoor group activities
The city should shift its focus to adventure sports
It has a lot to offer IT professiona
- Imams, Pastors Preach Anti-Hiv Mantra (Hindu, Ramesh Susarla, Mar 21, 2006)
Deterred by religious taboos, AIDS project officers approach religious leaders
- Powerful Cyclone Slams Into Australia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Metal roofs littered streets, wooden houses lay in splinters and banana plantations were stripped bare after the most powerful cyclone to hit Australia in three decades lashed the country's eastern coast.
- ‘Even The Social Construct Of Gender Is Unequal’ (Deccan Herald, Shruba Mukherjee , Mar 21, 2006)
"Women are biologically more susceptible to HIV infection than men." - Archana Tamang
- Sleeping-Pill Users Face Kitchen Chaos (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 21, 2006)
The problems of overweight Americans are usually ascribed to poor diet and a lack of exercise. But new research suggests another possible culprit: the country’s addiction to sleeping pills, the most popular of which may cause some people . . .
- Saving The Girl Child (Tribune, Manmohan Kaur, Mar 21, 2006)
I have retired from government service with a good pension. My three daughters are highly educated and are working. My son-in-laws are well placed. I own a house in the city. Because of my old age, my wife and I have decided to shift to the . . .
- Azad Skeptical On Kashmiris’ Return (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said the Government will have to verify whether the Kashmiris, who have reportedly expressed their willingness to return from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), have undergone change of hearts or were trying to . . .
- Tourist Season: Traders' Delight, Citizens' Nightmare (Hindu, D. Radhakrishnan, Mar 21, 2006)
People are unhappy that environment, civic amenities will be affected
- Hm Module Conducting Car Blasts Busted (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants were killed in a fierce encounter with the security forces at Shahnagari Handwara, while as, police claimed to have busted Hizb-ul-Mujahideen module of conducting bomb blasts and five suspected militants have been arrested.
- Zahira Tells Court She Was A Victim Of Circumstances (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Mar 21, 2006)
Wants sentence reduced, fine waived
- Fo Asks India To Be Serious About Peace (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Rejects Narayanan’s allegations g Says US-India N-deal ‘no good’
- Healthcare Deficit (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 21, 2006)
Nobody needs much persuasion to be convinced that India’s healthcare system is a mess. Results of the National Sample Survey 60th Round bring out the picture in black and white. On the one hand, morbidity, which measures what proportion of the population
- Steps To Contain Prices And Phase Out Tax Exemptions: Chidambaram (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Excise duty exemption for candles, bricks and `supari' sachets restored; levy on umbrellas, marbles stays
- Violence Mars Shg Meeting (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
DMK and AIADMK members clash
- Terrorist Attack On Varanasi (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Mar 21, 2006)
If you want to hear the Indian story, listen to the sound of silence once the roar of the explosion has ebbed away into time. India’s weakness is institutional.
- Police Registers Fir Against Indian Navy (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
The Docks police have registered an FIR against the Indian Navy for killing a Pakistani fisherman.
- Soil And Water (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 21, 2006)
To many it may come as a surprise that forest cover in the State has gone up by 30 square kilometres. According to the latest available official statistics it is up from 21237 sq kms in 2001 to 21267 in 2003.
- Violence As Iraq Enters 4th Year Of War (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Suspected insurgents marked the third anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq Monday with roadside bombings that killed at least eight policemen, and authorities reported finding 15 more bullet-riddled bodies, one of them a 13-year-old girl, . . .
- Death Of Film Legend (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 21, 2006)
Muhammad Ali, who ruled the film world of Pakistan for about four decades, is no more with us. Like every living being he has left this temporal world but with a difference.
- It'll Be Disastrous For The Economy: Cpi(m) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
"A major decision has been announced outside Parliament"
Economic activities restricted to mergers and acquisitions
"RBI being privatised surreptitiously"
- China Hits Back At White House Security Report (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
China hit back at the United States on Tuesday for a White House national security report that criticised its military buildup and trade policies, saying the remarks were "groundless" and harmed relations.
- Rbi To Explore Rupee Convertibility (Reuters, Unni Krishnan, Mar 21, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India said on Monday it had set up a panel to pave the way for rupee convertibility, which could lead to the country's biggest economic development since sweeping reforms in the early 1990s .
- Bangalore Talent Lures Start-Ups In High Tech (International Herald Tribune, Saritha Rai, Mar 21, 2006)
Twenty young engineers, mostly from the Indian Institute of Technology, India's premier technology school, peer into computer monitors in the no-frills office of Read-Ink Technologies, a start-up company housed in a small building in the bustling . . .
- China Express "Strong Dissatisfaction" At Us Security Report (Press Trust of India, Anil K Joseph, Mar 21, 2006)
China today objected to what it termed United States' "wrong opinions" about Beijing's human rights record and its military spending.
- China Accused Of Locking Sane Dissidents In Asylums (Tribune, Clifford Coonan, Mar 20, 2006)
Wang Wanxing was one of China’s longest-serving dissident prisoners when he was freed last August after spending 13 years in one of the country’ sankang psychiatric hospitals.
- Prison With A Difference (Tribune, Upneet Lalli, Mar 20, 2006)
Recently I had an opportunity to visit prisons in Tamil Nadu and Hyderabad. I realised that prison administration that responds to challenges head on, can be changed and can contribute effectively to a better society.
- Culling Over; 2 Being Monitored For Bird Flu (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
A doctor with fever and respiratory problems was under observation in western India where tens of thousands of birds were culled to contain a second outbreak of avian flu, officials said on Sunday.
- Manmohan For Constitution Of Task Force On Health Services (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has directed the setting up of a Task Force on planning for human resources for health services with India emerging as a desired global destination for low-cost medicare.
- Muslim Board Leaders Criticise Varanasi Blasts (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Several Muslim organisations have strongly condemned terrorism and the recent bomb blasts in Varanasi as “un-Islamic”.
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