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Articles 10821 through 10920 of 20587:
- The Elusive Goal Of Energy Security (The Economic Times, NK SINGH, Feb 18, 2006)
Energy issues are in sharp focus. The ‘State of the Union’ address by President Bush, preceded by former president Clinton’s remarks in Davos, are being interpreted as America’s growing unease with both the economics and politics of energy management.
- On The Magic Of Being Work Sisters (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 18, 2006)
What began in 1972 as a lone mission to bring women together is today a 7-lakh-strong movement. Determined to organise women workers so that they could enjoy the same benefits that organised labour received, Ela R. Bhatt founded the Self-Employed Women's
- Bird Flu Could Kill 142 Mn, Says Study (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
A serious global outbreak of deadly bird flu this year could kill 142 million people in the worst possible scenario, a study by Australian experts said.
- From Typhoid Mary To Diabetic Debbie: Watch Every Breath They Take (Indian Express, PHILLIP LONGMAN, Feb 18, 2006)
On January 15, New York City began requiring local clinical laboratories to report to the city health department the results of blood sugar tests performed on citizens.
- Smoking Death Toll Seen Doubling By 2020:study ........... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
Global annual deaths from smoking are expected to double to 10 million by 2020 but researchers said today the real figure could be much higher.
- Kitne Musalman Hain? (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Feb 18, 2006)
Let me ask you a question I like to put often to the top brass of our armed forces, as well as the police, paramilitary and intelligence organisations: when was the last time you heard a column of the army, called out to restore order in a communal riot,
- Brutal Killing (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 18, 2006)
The incident only shows that hospitals are vulnerable
The murder of a criminal on Thursday in a hospital in Bangalore is shocking and unprecedented.
- Team Hdk (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
Governor T N Chaturvedi, who returned to Raj Bhavan late on Friday night after attending the Art of Living’s Silver Jubilee celebrations is expected to sign the notification on allocation of portfolios to new ministers on Saturday morning....
- Living Exalted To The Art Of The Sublime (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
An estimated crowd of 2.5 million people cheering the 25th anniversary of the Art of Living Foundation (AoL) and 50th birthday celebrations of the spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar was a rare spectacle of the confluence of celebration and spirituality.
- Reading The Growth Signals (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 18, 2006)
Official statistics seem to vindicate the optimism on the economy articulated at the highest levels of the Government, most recently by President Abdul Kalam.
- Merit Of Service (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
Philanthropy is hailed as a virtue because it enables the individual to empathise with the suffering of others.
- `Tiger Conservation Authority Planned' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
"Effort would be made to see that 33 per cent quota for women became possible"
National Plan of Action for Children approved
Commission for Protection of Child Rights to be set up
Criminal Procedure Code amended for greater protection to women
- Kalam Floats Upa Feel-Good Balloon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam has portrayed a rosy picture of the country as he unveiled the UPA government’s broad policy priorities for the coming year at the customary joint session of Parliament on the first day of the Budget session on Thursday.
- Making Money Dearer (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 17, 2006)
ICICI Bank has pushed up its Benchmark Prime Lending Rate (BPLR) by 50 basis points to 11.75 per cent and SBI, the major domo, is threatening to follow suit.
- Indian Workers Plan Protests Over French Warship (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Indian workers plan days of protests and hunger strikes over France’s recall of the asbestos-lined warship Clemenceau amid claims the decision will devastate the country’s shipbreaking industry.
- Ducking Dick Breaks Silence, Accepts Blame (Deccan Herald, Peter Wallsten, Feb 17, 2006)
Speaking publicly for the first time since he shot and wounded a hunting companion last weekend, Vice-President Dick Cheney on Wednesday took responsibility for the accident but defended his decision not to disclose the episode immediately.
- Forward On Asbestos (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 17, 2006)
In a triumph of good sense and bipartisan cooperation, the US Senate voted last week to go forward with a bill that would fix the broken asbestos litigation system.
- Tiger Conservation Authority Planned, Says President Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
"Effort would be made to see quota for women became possible"
National Plan of Action for Children approved
Commission for Protection of Child Rights to be set up
Criminal Procedure Code amended for greater protection to women
- Thousands March In Pak Over Cartoons (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Thousands of Muslims wielding sticks and waving green flags rallied in Karachi against cartoons of Prophet Mohammad on Thursday, the latest in a wave of protests in which five people have died.
- Central Ministries Asked To Join Aids Campaign (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Prime Minister asks them to make budgetary allocations
Suggests creation of a working group, headed by the Union Health Ministry
Ministers agree to carry an AIDS message on their official documents
- Rs. 63 Lakh Japanese Aid For Two Grassroots Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The Japanese Government has awarded a grant of about Rs. 63 lakhs for two grassroots projects in Tamil Nadu.
- China Chides Dalai Lama For 'Internationalising' Tibet Issue (Press Trust of India, Anil K Joseph, Feb 17, 2006)
Ahead of the fifth round of negotiations on the Tibet, China today stepped up its attack on the Dalai Lama accusing him of "internationalising" the Tibet issue while describing as "private" the visits of the Buddhist leader's envoys to China . .
- Jp’S Forgotten Secretary (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 17, 2006)
Remember Sachchidanand Babu, secretary to Jaya Prakash Narayan. He was called Babu as long as JP lived and his glory lingered. Then Sachchidanand was no more “Babu”; people effaced him even from their memory.
- Threat To Democracy-Ii (Statesman, AMLAN DATTA, Feb 17, 2006)
Maoism should be thanked for drawing attention to the rural problem in India. Since Independence, the country has been ruled by an elite of which the leading component is an urban educated middle class which dominates the administration . . .
- Govt Stands Up For Ties With Us (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The government today defended India’s growing ties with the US as it brushed aside criticism from its Left allies to assert that enlightened national interest guided its foreign policy.
- Us Will Continue To Encourage Indo-Pak Peace Efforts: Boucher (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Ambassador Richard Boucher on Thursday said the United States would "continue to encourage" peace efforts between Pakistan and India, including a resolution of the question of Kashmir.
- Look Beyond Differences (Times of India, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Feb 17, 2006)
The differences between the Left and Congress in recent weeks have provoked a flurry of partisan commentary. On the airport privatisation question, the Left stands accused of protecting an already pampered group of white-collar workers.
- Thousands Rally Against Cartoons, Shun Violence (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Tens of thousands of Pakistani Islamists wielding sticks and waving green flags rallied in Karachi against cartoons of Prophet Mohammad today, the latest in a wave of protests in which five people have died.
- Hole In Ozone Layer Expected To Increase (Hindu, David Adam, Feb 17, 2006)
The layer will not begin to recover until the end of the decade.
Blame pinned on the 11-year solar cycle
Scientists' conclusions based on computer model
- Vidharbha: The `Forced Privatisation' Of Cotton (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Feb 17, 2006)
Disputes over output do not hide the trouble Maharashtra's cotton economy is in. Small farmers face another year of huge losses. The role of nature is very minor compared to conscious policy measures that have undermined the farmer and world cotton prices
- Terror To Be Firmly Dealt With: Kalam (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Declaring a "relentless war against terrorism", President A P J Abdul Kalam today asked Pakistan to rein in jehadi elements and made it clear that the UPA government would continue to pursue economic reforms, including the controversial . . .
- Nepal: Fifteen Killed As Jeep Falls Into River (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
At least 15 people were killed and one person was seriously injured when a jeep fell into a river in western Nepal, police said today.
- Clemenceau U-Turn (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 17, 2006)
Import of pollution must stop
Environmentalists, particularly anti-asbestos groups, are fully justified in congratulating themselves vociferously for forcing the French Government to stop asbestos-lined decommissioned warship . . .
- Kalam Airs Concern Over Infiltration (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
The President, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, today expressed the UPA government's commitment to the ongoing composite dialogue with Pakistan but underlined India's concerns over infiltration and cross-border terrorism.
- President Outlines Upa Govt’S Reform Agenda (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
In the backdrop of Left parties’ serious differences with the government over economic policies, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today rolled out the government’s reform agenda for the economy announcing ambitious plans in the several . . .
- Krishnaswamy New State Congress Chief (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Feb 16, 2006)
The appointment counters former Congress chief's criticism of the party being anti-Vanniyar
- Vidharbha Suicides: A Scenario Of Post-Mortems 24x7 (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Feb 16, 2006)
Post-mortem registers at some centres in Vidharbha show poisoning cases outnumber all other cases put together. Meanwhile, farm suicides are up sharply after November and spreading to the paddy belt. A study also shows that in districts such as Amravati,
- Stifling Democratic Discussion (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 16, 2006)
National discussion and debate on so crucial a matter of public concern as the entry of the decommissioned French aircraft carrier Clemenceau into Alang for dismantling have been sought to be stilled by a Supreme Court gag order of far-reaching . . .
- Workers Kidnapped By Maoists Safe: Un Office (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Feb 16, 2006)
After India and the International Security Group’s calls to Nepal’s Maoist guerrillas to release the three senior employees of ITC’s subsidiary they had abducted on February 3, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)...
- Diabetologist Seeks Rotary Help In Promoting Research Into The Disease (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Media asked to play a bigger part in creating public awareness
Rotary clubs could help address the growing problem of diabetes by joining hands with researchers in spreading the message that diabetes can be controlled and identifying technicians . . .
- India A High Taxed Nation ? (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Feb 16, 2006)
There is a view among some experts that India is an under-taxed economy. Many a time finance ministers believe in this and exhort people to pay their dues.
- How Long Will American Dominace Last ? (Daily Excelsior, I.S. Chadha, Feb 16, 2006)
Our problem is not that we are being Americanised.Our problem is rather that the US empire does not know what it wants to do or can do with its power or its limits.
- Krishnaswamy New Tn Cong Chief (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Feb 16, 2006)
Even as the crucial seat sharing talks are in progress in the DMK-led Democratic Progressive Alliance, the AICC today announced the appointment of former Member of Parliament M Krishnaswamy as the Tamil Nadu Pradesh Congress Committee president.
- Moving Education’S Goal Posts (Indian Express, P. V. Indiresan , Feb 16, 2006)
In announcing Professor S. Thorat’s appointment as chairman of the University Grants Commission, every newspaper made it a point to announce that he was a dalit. In contrast, nobody inquired what the caste of the earlier chairman was when he was appointed
- Who Is To Blame? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 16, 2006)
There is no point in blaming the markets for the abysmal quality of public services available for the poor
- Three Dead, Dozens Injured In Cartoon Protests In Pakistan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Three persons were killed and dozens injured in Pakistan today, officials said, bringing the country’s death toll from protests against cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to five.
- Influence Of Company (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
The spiritual tradition stresses the importance of cultivating the company of good people because even the mind of a virtuous person can be corrupted by constant indoctrination.
- A Progressive Direction (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 16, 2006)
The Supreme Court's direction on Tuesday to the Centre and the States to enact legislation to make the registration of marriages compulsory irrespective of religion is a breakthrough.
- U.K. To Become No Smoking Zone (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Feb 16, 2006)
For millions of smokers in Britain, the moment they had been dreading drew closer on Wednesday after the Commons voted to impose a ban on smoking in pubs, restaurants, private clubs and workplaces from next year provoking accusations . . .
- Citizenship Enhanced (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 16, 2006)
A modern state needs to register not just marriages, but most social and economic transactions
- Tighten The Knot (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 16, 2006)
Once again the Supreme Court seems to have done the job that Parliament and the executive has long dithered over.
- 3 Chinese Engineers Killed In Ambush (Dawn, Saleem Shahid, Feb 16, 2006)
Three Chinese engineers working for a cement plant and their Pakistani driver were killed in an ambush in Hub on Wednesday.
- Chirac Red-Flags Scrap Warship (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
President Jacques Chirac today ordered a French warship bound for a scrapyard in Gujarat to return to French territorial waters pending a final decision on how to dispose of the asbestos-laden vessel.
- Pak Clashes Worsen, 3 Dead (Telegraph, IMTIAZ GUL, Feb 16, 2006)
Three people, including a young boy, were killed in renewed violence against the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
- French Court Blocks Clemenceau Transfer To India (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
France’s highest court, the State Council, today ordered Paris to suspend the transfer to India of the asbestos-lined decommissioned warship Clemenceau.
- 3 Killed In Violent Peshawar Protests (Pakistan Observer, Tariq Saeed, Feb 16, 2006)
At least 3 people were killed and more than sixty injured most of them seriously when more than 70,000 of infuriated people taking to streets to resent the publication of sacrilegious sketches of the Holy Prophet (SAW), clashed with the law . . .
- Naxalite Menace In Bihar (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Feb 16, 2006)
With the new dispensation in Bihar completing three months in office on February 23, it has finally worked out a roadmap to contain the growing Naxalite menace in the state.
- Nepal: Maoists Kill 3 Security Men, Abduct 5 Govt Employees (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Maoists attacked a security patrol killing at least three soldiers and injuring two others in Nepal where the rebels also abducted nine people, including five government employees, officials said today.
- Wto’S Shifting Paradigms (Dawn, Fateh M. Chaudhri, Feb 16, 2006)
Eversince the multilateral trade negotiation were first conducted under the auspices of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), the process has been variously described as a “roller-coaster”, “muddling-through” or “limping forward”.
- Chirac Orders "Toxic" Warship Back To France (Reuters, Helene Fontanaud, Feb 16, 2006)
President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday ordered home an asbestos-laden warship after Indian authorities blocked its journey to an Indian scrapyard, days before a visit to New Delhi overshadowed by the legal wrangle.
- Pollution Board Issues Closure Notices To Seven Units (Hindu, S. Vydhianathan, Feb 15, 2006)
43 others, including government undertakings, asked to show cause
- No Dialogue With Maoists: Buddhadeb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
``Anti-Left alliance will be blown off like hay by the wind of popular opinion''
- A.P. Economy On An Upswing: Governor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Cites good monsoon and better performance in core sector as `indicators'
- India Will Have Its Own Jurisdiction In Space In 15 Years: U.R. Rao (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
`Satellites have become a vital component in medical world'
- "India Must Speak Up On Human Rights And Rule Of Law" (Hindu, Irene Khan, Feb 15, 2006)
The Secretary General of Amnesty International criticises the Bush administration's "war on terror" and urges New Delhi to be a fearless, principled international player.
- America's Plan Is To Force Gm Food On The World (Hindu, John Vidal, Feb 15, 2006)
Just A few years ago, World Trade Organisation officials used to act hurt when described by social activists as irresponsible, secretive bureaucrats who trampled over national sovereignty and placed free trade over the environment or human rights.
- India Can Become A Major Hiv Drugs Supplier: Expert (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
India has all the prerequisites to become the leading supplier of the much-needed fixed dose combinations suitable for treating HIV-infected children, according to Dr Hans Hogerzeil, Director of Geneva-based Department of Medicines Policy and . . .
- Making India A Great Republic (Daily Excelsior, Subash Chander Mansotra, Feb 15, 2006)
Our political luminaries and statesmen after an arduous struggle and painstaking exercise of studying eruditely the various popular systems of different countries preferred to adopt a westiminister system of governance and gave shape to a document . . .
- Hospital Architecture And Health Care (Daily Excelsior, Dr Arun Sharma, Feb 15, 2006)
With patients today looking for better facilities and a pleasant environment in a hospital besides competent doctors, hospital architecture has become a very important factor in efficient healthcare delivery.
- Ready To Face Any Inquiry Into Snc Lavalin Deal, Says Cpi(m) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Party State secretariat accuses ruling front of having falsified facts
CPI(M) seeks probe into Kuttiadi scheme as well
Says UDF has more questions to answer than LDF
Sees divergence in UDF, Government stands
- State's Economy On An Upswing, Says Governor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Rameshwar Thakur's maiden address to the Assembly
Governor Rameshwar Thakur has painted a bright picture of the State's economy by projecting a growth rate of 7.55 per cent in the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) for the current fiscal, . . .
- Nda Seeks Kalam's Help To Halt Survey On Muslims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Says the move is fraught with "dangerous consequences"; wants Navin Chawla to go "It is an issue that needs to be handled with a non-discriminatory attitude"
- Help Us Salvage Bangalore Infrastructure: Cm To Pm (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Feb 15, 2006)
In his first meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh since becoming the Chief Minister of Karnataka, H D Kumaraswamy sought Rs 1,000 crore today to salvage Bangalore’s crumbling infrastructure.
- Violence Mars State Bandh Called By Aasu (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Feb 15, 2006)
Bandh to protest against killing of 9 persons in police firing at Kakopathar
Bandh evokes total response
Buses set afire, railway official attacked
More than 400 protesters arrested
- Red Whine (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 15, 2006)
There is a fairly simple word for the tactics of the Left parties in relation to the government — not quite yet ‘blackmail’ but brinkmanship’.
- Bird Flu Spreads To Austria, Romania (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
The highly pathogenic H5N1 virus has been found in birds in Austria and Romania, authorities said on Tuesday, bringing to six the number of European countries where there is a strain of bird flu that can be transmitted to humans.
- Hiv+ Men Want Singles Only (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Many HIV+ men in Mumbai are keen on finding HIV+ life partners but don’t want to marry widows and divorcees.
- Corruption Panel Gone, Nepal Ex-Pm Out Of Jail (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Jailed former Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was freed from prison on Monday after the Supreme Court dissolved the controversial anti-graft panel which jailed him, a relative and party officials said.
- Hornets’ Nest (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 15, 2006)
The PMO could have been more tactful with the survey
The media has recently highlighted a survey directed by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) to assess the status of Muslims in the armed forces which has stirred up a hornets’ nest, . . .
- Rice And Lentils (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 15, 2006)
The quickest way to stop little girls from being married off or trafficked is to give them free rice and lentils.
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