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Articles 10121 through 10220 of 20587:
- Pak-Afghan Tension (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 10, 2006)
That the main issue during talks between General Musharraf and CENTCOM Commander Gen John Abizaid was the situation on Pakistan's western border indicates that differences between Pakistan and Afghanistan have reached a point where a third . . .
- Fast-Paced Development In Fata (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 10, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that additional funds will be made available for fast track development in the Tribal Areas. Talking to Tribal Maliks and elders, who called on him in Rawalpindi on Wednesday, he said that the Government . . .
- Is The Bird Flu Over? (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 09, 2006)
Don’t just have it on your mind. Have it on your plate too!” So runs one of the series of advertisements that the ministry of health and family welfare and the department of animal husbandry are putting out in newspapers.
- Indian Docs To Need Work Permit In Uk (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 09, 2006)
The string of bad news for doctors from India or any non-European Union countries continues. Now, all doctors wishing to work in the UK from outside the European Union will be required to have a work permit from July 2006, . . .
- Memories Of A Fairy Child (Statesman, Rekha Barua, Mar 09, 2006)
I met her on the flight of stairs inside SSKM Hospital. She had come to see someone in a ward and I had gone to meet a doctor there.
- Varanasi Shuts Down In Protest Over Blasts (Reuters, Sharat Pradhan, Mar 09, 2006)
India's ancient holy city of Varanasi shut down on Wednesday in a protest against bomb blasts in a Hindu temple and a railway station which killed 15 people, but there were no reports of any sectarian backlash.
- Women Addicts On Increase In Delhi (Daily Excelsior, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 09, 2006)
In a curious development, more and more women in Delhi are jumping into the narcotic whirlpool.
- Organic Agriculture (Daily Excelsior, Dr K C Bhagat, Mar 09, 2006)
Agriculture is the key human profession as it is linked with the entire process of environment (that is comprising air, water, land, climate, biodiversity, forest etc) on the one hand and constitutes the life line of human species . . .
- Bird Flu Kills Chinese Girl, Sparks Fresh Fears (Reuters, Ben Hammersley, Mar 09, 2006)
A nine-year-old girl has died of bird flu in China, state media said on Wednesday, as the World Health Organisation (WHO) said action was needed now to prepare for an influenza pandemic.
- Model Orphanages (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 09, 2006)
THE facilities provided for orphans of the Oct 8 earthquake victims at a number of orphanages run by the non-profit organization ‘Save Our Souls’ in Punjab present a model for other NGOs and philanthropic groups dealing with the aftermath of the . . .
- New Uk Rules For Low-Skilled Workers (Tribune, David Barret, Mar 09, 2006)
Low-skilled workers from outside the EU will not normally be allowed into Britain under the Government’s new immigration system, it was announced on Tuesday.
- Un: Women Denied Representation (Tribune, Maxine Frith, Mar 09, 2006)
Millions of women around the world, are being denied effective representation because of the low numbers of female politicians, judges and employers, the United Nations has warned.
- Blood On His Hands (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 09, 2006)
In August 2001, George Bush told Americans that he worried about a culture that devalues life, and that he believed that, as US president, he has an important obligation to foster and encourage respect for life in America and throughout the world.
- Finding Zaheera Sheikh (Indian Express, AYESHA KHAN, Mar 09, 2006)
She represented the demand for justice in Gujarat. Till twists and turns in the Best Bakery case gathered her into the shadows, says AYESHA KHAN
- Oh India! Do Not Beat Around This Bush (Times of India, AMJAD K. MARUF, Mar 08, 2006)
It is too early for us to rejoice at the fact that Bush visit has turned out to be in India’s favour.
- Centre And Up Will Bring Guilty To Justice: Sonia (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said that the Centre and the Uttar Pradesh government will jointly work out the blasts in the temple city and bring its perpetrators to justice.
- In Temple Town, Blasts Drown Pealing Of Bells (Indian Express, Tarannum Manjul, Mar 08, 2006)
When two-year-old Shivangi’s parents took her to the Sankatmochan temple in Varanasi for the Tuesday darshan, never in their worst imaginings could they have foreseen that their little girl would be one of the 12 people who died in the blasts that. . .
- Woes Of Women (Daily Excelsior, R P Shah, Mar 08, 2006)
International Women's Day is celebrated in India with pomp and show where achievements of a few celebrated Indian women - past and present - are cited proudly. In such gatherings, heart rendering sufferings and exploitation being undergone by Indian . . .
- India On Alert To Prevent Trouble After Bomb Blasts (Reuters, Sharat Pradhan, Mar 08, 2006)
Armed police mounted vigil at temples and public places across India on Wednesday and leaders appealed for calm as Hindu groups called for a strike in Uttar Pradesh to protest against bomb blasts that killed 15.
- Discontented Docs And Sick Wards (Indian Express, SWATI ALI, Mar 08, 2006)
One slap by an irate relative on a resident doctor in Mumbai’s King Edward Memorial Hospital and, in a matter of hours, 2,000 resident doctors from 10 hospitals in the city were ready to go on strike.
- 'Intelligence Agencies Had Warned Of Blasts' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Intelligence inputs had been received that terror groups were likely to "create trouble" at either Varanasi's Sankat Mochan or Kashi Vishwanath temples, home ministry officials here said.
- Getting Thru The Glass Ceiling (Deccan Herald, Rachna Bisht Rawat, Mar 08, 2006)
She’s wearing the pants, carrying the laptop, sometimes even smoking the cigarette, but, we can take a bet: she is still not man enough for you.
- Running Out Of Time (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Mar 08, 2006)
Chidambaram has come a long way since 1996 when the fiscal imbalance was worse than it is today
- Women’S Day (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 08, 2006)
Decision-making for women can come onlu with empowerment
- Blasts In Sankatmochan Temple And Railway Station Kill Dozen, Several Injured (Indian Express, CR Jayachandran, Mar 08, 2006)
PM, Kalam appeal for peace • BJP slams ‘competitive minorityism’ • Shameful, say Muslim law board and Jamiat
- Shoppers, Stop (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Mar 08, 2006)
Nalmefene is a drug used to counter narcotics.
- Terror Evening Leaves 20 Dead (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Terror struck this temple town this evening when two bomb blasts in quick succession rocked the Sankatmochan Shrine and the Cantonment Railway Station here this evening killing at least 20 people and injuring over 50, some of them seriously.
- Rbi Relaxes Forex Access (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has allowed select Full Fledged Money Changers, Urban Cooperative Banks and Regional Rural Banks to undertake wider range of transactions relating to release/remittance of foreign exchange (FE) for various non-trade . . .
- A Reminder From A Brother Judge (Indian Express, J.L. Gupta, Mar 08, 2006)
The Golden Jubilee celebrations of the high court at Chandigarh were grand. The hosts had arranged everything meticulously.
- Two New Medical Colleges This Year, Says Acharya (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Two of the six proposed government medical colleges are likely to function from the coming academic year, Medical Education Minister Dr V S Acharya said on Tuesday.
- Issues Remain Unaddressed In Budget (Hindu, Subramanian Swamy , Mar 08, 2006)
The 2006-07 budget has no solutions for the pressing problems of the economy. Instead, we find a tax on kitchen tiles, packaged software, and share transactions just to make budgetary ends meet and not for dynamic policy.
- Leader Editorial: Blood On His Hands (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 08, 2006)
In August 2001, George Bush told Americans that he worried about a culture that devalues life, and that he believed that, as US president, he has an important obligation to foster and encourage respect for life in America and throughout the world.
- Full Circle? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 08, 2006)
Who was the leader to have accompanied United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi during her meeting with US President George W. Bush in the national capital recently? Dr Karan Singh is the answer.
- Sonia, Patil Assess Situation In Varanasi (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil tonight visited the Sankat Mochan temple, which was rocked by a powerful blast.
- Breaking The Mould? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 08, 2006)
Among the points raised by President Pervez Musharraf during his talk with editors on Monday and earlier in his CNN interview was his criticism of the ‘India-centric’ attitude in Pakistan.
- The Freight Side Story (Business Line, Vijayalakshmi Viswanathan, Mar 08, 2006)
Despite the doomsday predictions of many experts, the Railways has shown what a strategy focussed on the freight front can achieve. Continuing with this approach, the Rail Budget emphasises rationalisation of tariffs.
- Twin Blasts Kill 20 In Varanasi (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Two blasts in quick succession rocked Sankatmochan temple and the Varanasi Cantonment railway station here this evening, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 50, some of them seriously. Bomb disposal squad personnel helped avert . . .
- Zoos Or Rustlers’ Hunting Ground? (Tribune, Saroop Krishen, Mar 08, 2006)
Top-level burglars — if such an adjective is not inappropriate to use for that fraternity — set their sights very high: they target famous paintings and prized art objects and their stake runs literally into millions of pounds.
- Aids And Gender: Gutsy Women Rebuild Their Lives (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Mar 08, 2006)
In a country that doesn’t even blink an eye while burning a bride for dowry, it is not hard to understand what it means to be a woman infected with HIV/AIDS. In 1986, when the first case of HIV/AIDS was identified in Chennai, the infected person, . . .
- Terror Strikes Varanasi (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
20 dead, 50 hurt in blasts Alert in states PM, Kalam appeal for calm
- A Clear Roadmap (Times of India, Sunil Mittal, Mar 08, 2006)
I believe that the purpose of the Union Budget is to provide a long term direction for rapid and sustained growth.
- No Fresh Taxes In Punjab Budget (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Mar 08, 2006)
With an eye on the coming Assembly elections in Punjab, the Finance Minister, Mr Surinder Singla, today presented a tax free Budget having a total outlay of Rs 27,791.87 crore. The revenue deficit will be Rs 1,390 crore.
- Good Health Is A Laughing Matter (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Mar 07, 2006)
Norman Cousins, a tenacious optimist, was editor-in-chief of the Saturday Review for over 35 years. He was a tireless advocate for world peace but in his later years devoted much writing and study to the issues of illness and healing.
- 43rd Annual Jpmc Symposium:indian Surgeon To Train Doctors (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
New Delhi's Prof. Parveen Bhatiya will train local doctors in a series of laparoscopic or keyhole surgery workshops from March 10 to 12 at Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) as a part of the 43rd annual symposium, stated an official press . . .
- Tax Free, Zero Deficit Budget Worth Rs 14436-Cr (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, Mar 07, 2006)
Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig, Incharge Finance and Planning didn’t impose any fresh taxes nor increased or reduced the existing taxes in his fourth successive zero deficit and revenue surplus budget worth Rs 14,436 crore presented . . .
- Chidambaram's Focus On Stability And Growth (Business Line, R. Parthasarathy , Mar 07, 2006)
The Budget is as good as one can expect given the Government's constraints, including political
The Finance Minister has tried to trigger this growth impulse through increased investment. As he said, big bang Budgets are not necessary . . .
- Problem Of Numbers (Business Line, K. Gopalan, Mar 07, 2006)
Robert Malthus, famous for his pessimistic predictions on the future of humanity, warned of the consequences of a reckless population growth.
- Some Questions Raised By The Budget (Hindu, Brinda Karat, Mar 07, 2006)
In sharp contrast to the approach to the corporate sector is the inhumane approach to the agricultural sector and the food economy in the budget.
- The Other Side Of Glamour (Hindu, K. Kunhikrishnan, Mar 07, 2006)
THE SILVER screen is full of glitter for those avidly watching them, and they are swayed by the illusion. Behind the screen, it is a world of sweat, toil, intrigues, cruelty and tears. Moving images on the screen present only the glamour, and the . . .
- Brokeback... Crashes Out (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 07, 2006)
Hollywood took the safe option on Sunday night by refusing to give the Best Picture Oscar to the film about two cowboys who reluctantly fall in love.
- Musharraf’S China Card (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Mar 07, 2006)
The impact was not political alone.
- Friends, Not Allies (Telegraph, Chandrashekhar Dasgupta, Mar 07, 2006)
An entente with the US does not compromise India’s independent, or non-aligned, foreign policy, argues Chandrashekhar Dasgupta The author is former ambassador to China
- Oh India! Do Not Beat Around This Bush (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
It is too early for us to rejoice at the fact that Bush visit has turned out to be in India’s favour.
- Kerala Conundrum (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 07, 2006)
Voters must ask the state’s politicians a question: when will growth come
- Nutritional Deficiency (Daily Excelsior, Dr Pragya Khanna, Mar 07, 2006)
The dual scourge of hunger and malnutrition will be truly vanquished not only when granaries are full, but also when people's basic health needs are met and women are given their rightful role in societies.
- Scientist Wants Change In Perception Of Bird Flu (Hindu, M. Rajeev, Mar 07, 2006)
Despite various forms of flu taking a heavy toll it is an `orphaned' disease as far as research goes'
Dearth of drugs, vaccines to counter the threat
Scientists urged to look into entire gamut of flu viruses and make vaccines for them
Majority of co
- ‘Information Has Broken Free’ (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Mar 07, 2006)
Richard Sambrook, Director, Global News, BBC: Internet technology is changing the way we are reporting news and we should welcome it with open arms.
- I Am Not Anti-It: Kumaraswamy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
`Advent of IT and BT firms has raised the cost of living in Bangalore'
Promises
Government to implement scheme for meritorious girl students
Scheme for bright students from poor families also being planned
- Generation Hexed (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 07, 2006)
As If the glaring numbers of female foeticide weren’t depressing enough, findings of a report come as a shock.
- Bush's Journey To India (US News & World Report, Thomas Omestad, Mar 06, 2006)
Where, in a world rife with anti-Americanism, can you find most people owning up to warm feelings for the Bush administration? One of those few places is here, in the South Asian giant of India, where President Bush arrives this week to mark . . .
- Mulford Praise For N-Deal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
Terming the Indo-US nuclear deal as “very constructive and credible”, American Ambassador to India Mr David Mulford tonight said he believed that it deserved “positive attention” of the US Congress and the agreement was aimed at ending . . .
- India To Produce 20,000 Mw Atomic Power By 2020 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
India has set a target of 20,000 MW generation of atomic power for 2020, DRDO's Chief Controller of R and D wing, A Sivathanu Pillai has said.
- Crpf Jawan Killed, 30 Hurt In Valley Blasts (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
One CRPF soldier got killed and 30 others---including 5 CRPF jawans---sustained injuries in a series of grenade attacks by militants in Kashmir valley today.
- Challenge Ahead (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 06, 2006)
It is not without any reason that President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam often drives home the necessity of ameliorating the lot of people living below poverty line (BPL). His overview of India's Mission 2020 is to make the country a developed nation.
- Finance Ministers Neglect Unorganised Sector (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Mar 06, 2006)
Every year the Union finance minister has the enviable task of delivering a budget that will promise prosperity for each and every member of the 100-crore strong Indian population.
- Indian Healthcare: A Hypocrite’S Oath (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 06, 2006)
In the overcrowded wards and OPDs of Indian hospitals, courtesy and empathy is rare.
- Decline In Teachers’ Value System (Tribune, D.R. Chaudhry, Mar 06, 2006)
Editorials and letters have given expression to the moral outrage and agony felt by the people over the rape of schoolgirls by their teachers.
- Cruise, Holmes Named ‘Most Tiresome’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
By far the worst movie of the year was Dirty Love, a movie written by and starring former Playboy model Jenny McCarthy, which took four honors.
- Naxalites Blast Railway Engine, Abduct Officials In Chhattisgarh (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
Armed Naxalites today blasted a railway engine and damaged a railway station in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, in an apparent attempt to stop iron ore export from Bailadila, and abducted half a dozen railway officials, police said.
- Apollo’S Twin (Indian Express, Dilip Cherian, Mar 06, 2006)
Onkar S. Kanwar seems to have developed new love for services.
- Wen Pledges Growth Will Lift Rural Poor (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
China will channel its surging economic growth to narrow the chasm dividing its rich cities and restive countryside, Premier Wen Jiabao told parliament on Sunday in a speech tempering optimism with stark warnings.
- Coming To The Aid Of The Party (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
She’s HIV positive. Five years ago she was a social outcast.
- Economics & Politics Of It All (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Mar 06, 2006)
Revenue deficit and fiscal deficit is the samebut primary deficit has worsened
- Organ Donation Law (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 06, 2006)
THE minister of health has said that the government plans to soon introduce a law in parliament preventing people from selling their organs.
- Looking For Osama (Indian Express, AHMED RASHID, Mar 06, 2006)
provides the latest from what is now considered Al-Qaeda Central, in Pakistan’s Pashtun belt
- Walking In The Time Of Frequent Fliers (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 06, 2006)
The other day, while speaking at the inaugural function of a private hospital in Lucknow, former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee wondered aloud whether the excise-duty cut on smaller cars announced in the Union budget could have an adverse impact on t
- Devadasi Turns Anti-Aids Crusader (Deccan Herald, Shruba Mukherjee , Mar 06, 2006)
Despite her diminutive frame, Hulligamma, once a devadasi in Bellary district in Karnataka, has taken up the role of a dominant spokesperson for bringing HIV/AIDS issues out in the open.
- Wrong Priorities (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 06, 2006)
No right-thinking person will quarrel with the spirit of finance minister P Chidambaram’s renewed thrust to agriculture in his Budget for the coming fiscal.
- International Women's Day Celebrated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
The Women's Voluntary Service (WVS), Joint Action Council for Women (JACW) and Altrusa International (Madras Club) observed International Women's Day, which falls on March 8, at Chetpet here on Thursday.
- Expert Expects Considerable Progress On Aids Vaccine By The Year 2010 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
Says prevention, treatment must go hand in hand
India part of the scientific coalition, Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise
Preventive activities helped reduce incidence of HIV among gays
"Access to diagnosis and ARVs is a critical issue"
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