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Articles 11421 through 11520 of 20587:
- Get Going (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 27, 2006)
An exhaustive article in the last Sunday magazine of this newspaper makes a sad reading. It has brought home a grim truth. The elected, expanded and elevated civic body in this city is as toothless as was the one that was run by the Government . . .
- Lessening Urban Poverty (Daily Excelsior, S. C. Sharma, Jan 27, 2006)
In the new millennium, India has already crossed the one billion mark of population and constitutes about 1/6th of the world’s total population. With about 330 million urban population in over 5,000 cities, and nearly 67 million urban population . . .
- Patient’S Right To Die (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 27, 2006)
Slowly but surely Britain is moving to a more rational position on a patient’s right to die. Currently the law remains locked into an illogical contradiction under which death can be accelerated by doctors withholding a drug, . . .
- Republic Day Ruminations On What Ails Our Nation (The Financial Express, SUMANT SINHA, Jan 27, 2006)
It is now handily over 50 years since India became independent and our Constitution was adopted with India becoming a democratic republic.
- For Growing Firms, A Mismatch Of Skills (International Herald Tribune, Indrajit Gupta, Jan 27, 2006)
What is usually true of India's monsoons is now playing out across its economy: when it rains, it pours. As India's growth rate ratchets up close to 8 percent, the second-fastest pace in the world, the economy is simply raining high-quality jobs.
- Wali Khan (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 27, 2006)
With the passing away of Khan Abdul Wali Khan, truly an era has come to an end, or almost the end.
- Death Of Another Stalwart (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 27, 2006)
Vetran politician Khan Abdul Wali Khan has died. The late leader was out of active politics for a long-time due to old age and health problems but he remained ideological mentor of his party and a source of inspiration till his death.
- Looking Into The Global Crystal Ball (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Jan 27, 2006)
The outlook for the future cannot be considered bright given the geopolitical global trends since the start of the century and millennium.
- Unions And The Development Agenda (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 26, 2006)
It is an interesting co-incidence that the United Nations Environment Programme hosted the World Assembly on Labour and the Environment in Kenya at a time national attention in India is focussed on France's outrageous decision to send . . .
- Swamy Backs Coalition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday welcomed the possibility of a Janata Dal (Secular)-Bharatiya Janata Party coalition government headed by H.D. Kumaraswamy as a "healthy development for democracy in the country."
- Nabard Clears Projects Worth Rs. 239.34 Crore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has sanctioned projects worth Rs. 239.34 crore, and Rs.191.84 crore as Rural Infrastructure Development Fund assistance (RIDF), to Tamil Nadu.
- Umbilical Connectivity And Societal Change (Hindu, A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM , Jan 26, 2006)
What the more fortunate among us have to do is to provide the leadership to bring about a transformation in India's 600,000 villages.
- Apollo Group To Set Up Hospitals In Saudi Arabia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Multimillion-dollar deal with Saudi group will also cover 20 new clinics
The Fawaz Al Hokair Group will make all the investments
Apollo group will provide the complete technical know-how
- Kalam On R-Day: Bring Marginalised To Mainstream (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
At a time when the standards of political parties in the country have reached an all time nadir, President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, in his address to the nation on the eve of Republic Day, urged all parties to work with zeal to uplift 260 million . . .
- Reversing The Tide In Darfur (Hindu, Kofi A. Annan, Jan 26, 2006)
Whatever external force is sent to Darfur can provide only temporary security to the people there. Only a political agreement among their leaders can secure their future.
- India Told To Step Up Efforts To Stem Aids (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jan 26, 2006)
The ‘India Everywhere’ campaign at the World Economic Forum’s 35th annual meeting puts a gloss on the darker side of India which is witnessing more burden on the poorest sections in the country, analysts said.
- Politicos Should Be Role Models: Kalam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Wednesday called upon the members of Parliament to become role models for the youth and asked the judiciary and the law enforcement agencies to provide service to the marginalised section which could not reach them.
- No Fixed Agenda For Talks: Colombo (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jan 26, 2006)
LTTE wants dialogue confined to ceasefire agreement
The Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on Wednesday agreed to unconditional talks to discuss the implementation aspects of the ceasefire agreement in Switzerland . . .
- Once Upon A Time, There Was An Earthquake (Indian Express, Palak Nandi, Jan 26, 2006)
Five years isn’t a long time—if the first year was the Year of Death and Destruction. But in Bhuj, it seems an age has gone by.
- Should Be Role Models: Prez (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
President APJ Abdul Kalam on Wednesday called upon members of Parliament to become role model for the youth and asked judiciary and law enforcement agencies to provide service to the marginalized persons who could not reach them.
- India, S Arabia Sign Four Agreements (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
India and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday joined hands to combat global terrorism and signed four agreements that will impart a new strategic dimension to their burgeoning ties.
- India And China: Together Against Aids (Tribune, Anita Anand, Jan 26, 2006)
In December last year, there was a quiet visit to India by a high level Chinese delegation from their Ministry of Railways, the Chinese Academy of Railway Sciences, and the Beijing Municipal Railways, along with officials from the United Nations . . .
- Somalis Take Comfort In The Past (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
How many guns make a warlord? Twenty-five technicals, so about 250 armed men with Russian AK-47s and Belgian pistols make you a lord, and you can go up the hierarchy to viscount or marquis or earl or proper baron if you include a couple of . . .
- Poor Maternal Health (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 26, 2006)
Despite the government’s claims that the safe motherhood initiative — a global effort to improve maternal health and reduce maternal deaths — is an integral part of its health policy, there are few indications that pregnant women are benefiting . . .
- The Republic Marches Ahead (Daily Excelsior, K.K. Khullar, Jan 26, 2006)
Somebody has remarked that if a Rip Van Winkle had gone to sleep in 1950 and woke up in 2006, he would not be able to recognize the developmental revolution of India. A country, which did not manufacture its own needles, is today a nuclear power.
- Be Role Models For Youth (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today exhorted all political parties to perform in an environment of developmental politics by competing with each other and putting forth their focussed developmental vision through their manifestoes.
- Bush Announces Visit To India, Pakistan In March (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jan 26, 2006)
US President George W Bush today announced he will visit India and Pakistan in March, saying he was "really looking forward" to the trip.
- Octogenarian In Disposal Dilemma (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
An 84-year old woman who is not shy of propagating the use of condoms as a preventive measure against HIV/AIDS, is stumped when it comes to the question of its disposal. Ms Amrutben Somaya, ....
- Kalam Calls For Mission To Realise Dreams (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
The President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, has called for a national mission that will strive to realise the dream of putting smiles on India’s “billion faces.” In his customary Republic Day-eve address to the nation, the President spelt out two critical . . .
- Kashmir Bloodied Again Ahead Of Republic Day (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
* Indian soldier goes postal, kills four
* Kashmiris to observe black day today
- Us & South Asia (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 26, 2006)
With President George Bush’s March visit to Pakistan and India confirmed, one hopes the US will make a determined effort to stimulate international interest in a resolution of the Kashmir conflict.
- New York-Based Ngo To Launch Aids Project In City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
Project could be pursued on pilot basis
Chest Hospital superintendent asked to work out detailed report
Government to participate in project by contributing 15-20 per cent as its share
Request for land, construction cost and operational expenses
- Bangla Blasts Accused Arrested In Bengal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
It is not known whether the West Bengal police have got in touch with the Bangladesh Government for further information on Rahman and possible extradition.
- The Importance Of The House Of Saud (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 25, 2006)
When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh meets King Abdullah today in New Delhi’s Hyderabad House, it would be safe to bet that the Saudi delegation would have more PhDs and Ivy League degrees than the Indian, even after counting the doctorates . . .
- In New City, No Sense Of Place (Indian Express, Gautam Bhatia, Jan 25, 2006)
Filled with guilt about our degraded towns, every few months, bureaucrats, politicians and civic authorities announce some grandiose package of urban largesse.
- Over To The Grannies (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 25, 2006)
It’s official now! Some 58 years after the Revolution, the People’s Republic of China is finally on the way to becoming a naani state. Beijing parents are turning to old people to help them with their children as their maids return home . . .
- Meeting Agricultural Challenges (Daily Excelsior, Dr K S Khokhar, Jan 25, 2006)
Agriculture continues to be backbone of the Indian economy. About 65 percent of Indian population is still dependent on agriculture. Agriculture contribute significantly to National GDP (22%).
- 100 Acres Of Land Up For Grabs In Health City (Hindu, Santosh Patnaik, Jan 25, 2006)
`One can get allotment order within a week at 2 cr. an acre'
Market value of land is put at Rs. 3 cr. to Rs. 4cr. an acre
Visakhapatnam Institute of Medical Sciences to be set up on an on an extent of 150 acres at Adarshnagar
- Learning With Joy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 25, 2006)
Children must be freed from fear
Board exams have always caused fear in the minds of children and parents, threatening them with their potential for irrecoverable damage and the loss of a lifetime’s opportunities.
- Continuing Caution (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 25, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) third-quarter review of the annual policy makes it clear that the central bank has opted to continue with the cautious note it struck on inflation during the mid-term review last October.
- `Spice Tourism' Planned At Thadiyankudisai (Hindu, K. Raju, Jan 25, 2006)
Rs 1.20-cr. work to lure tourists
The district administration has commenced preliminary works at Mangalamkombu on Lower Palani Hills to promote Thadiyankudisai, one of the major spice producing centres in the district as a `Spice Tourism' spot.
- Pak-Us Ties Vital, Strategic: Bush (News International, Salim Bokhari, Jan 25, 2006)
President George W Bush has praised Pakistan’s role in combating international terrorism and termed Washington’s ties with Islamabad as "strategic and vital" for the United States.
- Dearer Money (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 25, 2006)
For the layman, a higher growth prediction of 7.5-8 per cent for the current year may not gel with the idea of making money dearer, as elaborated by the RBI in its Third Quarter review of Annual Statement on Monetary Policy for 2005-06.
- All The Hoopla About Wef (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 25, 2006)
"Enjoy free Indian wine and finger food as you listen to the lovely Indian music," invites an announcement on www.davos.ch. Do you know who's paying for the party? The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), and the Indian members of the . . .
- Poetic Justice In Santiago (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 25, 2006)
For some Chileans the Pinochet era finally came to an end not when the wily old general left the presidency in 1990, after losing a referendum that had been designed to lend legitimacy to his dastardly regime as well as to extend its tenure, . . .
- Negligence At Hospitals (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 25, 2006)
News of negligence on the part of staff at public hospitals may be nothing new but a report about a pregnant woman giving birth in a toilet at Lahore General Hospital during the Eidul Azha holidays because she was denied admission for shortage of beds is
- Senior Citizens' Problems And Solutions (Daily Excelsior, Col H Bisham Pal (Retd.), Jan 25, 2006)
Grace of old age depends upon state of mind as well as state of body. One experiences all the best and the worst in life and the real energy one gets is by tolerating and solving the problems of life. It makes Senior Citizen a man of experience and . . .
- 8 Injured In Blasts Triggered By Ulfa (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jan 25, 2006)
Unified Command to tone up counter-insurgency measures
Grenade explodes in ULFA militant's hand near a private hospital in Guwahati
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi should resign: BJP
- Biodynamic Farming In Krishna District (Hindu, G.V.Ramana Rao, Jan 25, 2006)
They do not use chemical fertilizers. Pesticides are anathema to them. All the inputs needed for cultivation are available in the farm. They wait for the right planetary positions to spray solutions developed from organic materials for the . . .
- Leashing Psbs (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 24, 2006)
The report that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon finalise rules on new hybrid capital instruments to enable public sector banks (PSBs) raise more capital is bound to come as a shot in the latter’s arm.
- Short Circuit (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 24, 2006)
The state power regulators’ move to cap the price of power sold and bought from traders is a short-sighted, short-term measure that must be lifted as soon as shortages ease and the market develops.
- India As Mfn (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The most visible effect of the ongoing composite dialogue between India and Pakistan is that even taboo subjects are now at least being discussed.
- Deadlock Ends As French ‘Asbestos’ Ship Heads To India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
A decommissioned French aircraft carrier has entered the Suez canal after a 10-day controversy over fears its asbestos insulation posed an environmental hazard, the canal authority said on Monday.
- Tata Aig, Icici Lombard To Launch Domestic Travel Cover (Business Line, Radhika Menon, Jan 24, 2006)
Private insurance companies plan to launch domestic travel insurance covering all modes of transport. Two leading insurers — Tata AIG General Insurance Company Ltd and ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company — will be unveiling their domestic travel . . .
- Us-India Nuke Pact A Reality: Pak Official (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
PTI reports from Kolkata say that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is closely monitoring the Indian healthcare model to pick up vital clues for a successful implementation of its global Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT).
- Left Plus Right Needn’T Mean Stalemate (The Financial Express, DHIRAJ NAYYAR, Jan 24, 2006)
The UPA government’s economic policy has been in suspended animation for much of their time in power. Suspended by inaction, animated by a war of words. The Left and the Congress seem happy marching along while standing still, . . .
- We Can Create A New India, Says Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Despite difficulties, UPA Government has "made an enviable start"
- Women, The Water Managers (Deccan Herald, BHARATHI PRABHU, Jan 24, 2006)
Women are known to protect their water resources and learn water management very well.
- Isro Links 400 Sites In Disease-Prevention Project (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Jan 24, 2006)
Better communication to combact communicable diseases—the Health Ministry and the National Institute of Communicable Diseases will link 400 sites through satellite so that information can be freely exchanged and plans on outbreaks and epidemics . . .
- Pak Sounds Interpol For Benazir Arrest (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The Pakistani government has approached Interpol to get self-exiled former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and her spouse Asif Ali Zardari arrested, as at least 10 cases of alleged corruption against them were pending before the courts, . . .
- Why Flee To Singapore? (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Jan 24, 2006)
The IIMs should provide education in socially relevant areas to poor and capable students who need it badly
- India Is Seriously Sick (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Jan 24, 2006)
Finance minister P. Chidambaram began his budgetary peroration last year with a quote from the Tamil saint poet, Tiruvalluvar: “Health, wealth, produce, the happiness that is the result, and security.
- Demand-Side Constraints In Ssi Credit (Business Line, B. L. Chandak, Jan 24, 2006)
Supply-Side constraints affecting credit to small-scale industries (SSIs) have been extensively deliberated by various expert committees. However, of late, besides supply-side impediments, demand-side constraints too are affecting credit growth to the ...
- Gowda, Kumaraswamy Meet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Solution to the Karnataka political crisis may be round the corner
- A Meeting Shrouded In Secrecy (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Jan 24, 2006)
Kumaraswamy terms it a `courtesy call'
- Saga Of A Progressive And Pioneering Educationist (Hindu, MALATHI RANGARAJAN, Jan 24, 2006)
Biography of a woman, who is in a class of her own, offered as a tribute on the occasion of her 80th birthday
- Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Call On Ysr's Mother (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and AICC president Sonia Gandhi on Monday called on Jayamma, the ailing mother of Chief Minister Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy at Apollo Hospital here.
- Namakkal Intensifies Aids Awareness Campaign (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Training programme for SHG members begins
District ranks third after Theni and Karur in the number of incidences Women role in preventing the disease stressed
- Tap Nuclear Energy For Peaceful Uses, Says Top Iaea Official (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Health, farm sectors in India stand to gain from new research: Prof. Werner Burkart
Sterile Insect Technique can be used to combat vector-borne diseases
Irradiation processes can help crop diversity and to develop more productive plants
- Patents And Development (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Jan 24, 2006)
Examines development related to the IPR regime within the legal framework
- Prospects For Convergence (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jan 24, 2006)
Examines the areas of comprehensive security and convergence between India and the ASEAN
- Youth, Confidence, Creativity To The Fore At `Bridging Cultures' (Hindu, Sudhish Kamath, Jan 24, 2006)
Films on subjects ranging from puppets to female infanticide were screened at the daylong film festival Short films and documentaries were screened at the film festival
- Congress Renews Pledge To Help Poor (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jan 24, 2006)
The ruling Congress party on Monday renewed a vow to bring prosperity to millions of desperately poor in the world's largest democracy but did not reveal how it would fund its ambitious pledge.
- Banishing Backache (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Jan 24, 2006)
Turning a deaf ear to the doctor’s adage “live your age”, I lifted a heavy box resulting in severe pain in the lumber region of my spine. Home remedy directs not to attend to any malady for three days because the human body is the greatest . . .
- Cong Committed To 33 Pc Quota For Women In Parliament: Pm (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Jan 24, 2006)
The Congress party has once again committed to provide 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures.
- Desi Surgery For A Western Beauty Ideal (Tribune, Arifa Akbar, Jan 24, 2006)
They are a growing breed of well-educated, British-born Asian women in their 20s who visit family in Pakistan every year. They are increasingly combining their annual trip back home for weddings and family reunions with some low priced cosmetic surgery.
- The Revolution And Its Children (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Given the political insouciance of Nepal’s political leaders, Jyoti Malhotra wonders if there is anything they could learn from India’s example
- Sonia Naz’S Children Kidnapped, Recovered (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
As if a ravaged Sonia Naz had not seen enough of turmoil and trauma in the last six months, her two kids were kidnapped and later recovered in Lahore on Sunday evening in a bid to force her to withdraw cases against SP Khalid Abdullah and others.
- Gendercide? India’S Population Distortion (Daily Times, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Jan 24, 2006)
Whereas in agrarian societies male children are preferred, until the late 20th century people could not actively choose the gender of their children. But now with the help of technology such as ultrasound they can translate that preference into a choice b
- Tcs To Buy Lifescience Service Firms In Us (Business Standard, C H Unnikrishnan, Jan 24, 2006)
Sets a target of $1 billion revenue by 2010.
The lifesciences and healthcare services division of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is scouting for major acquisitions in the US.
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