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Articles 11521 through 11620 of 20587:
- Kalam Calls For Jain Research Centre (Deccan Herald, R Krishnakumar, Jan 23, 2006)
This year the Mahamastakabhisheka, will be performed on the 57-foot-monolith statue on Vindhyagiri, over a period of 12 days from February 8 to 19.
- Militant Killed, 4 Hurt In Srinagar Blast (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
While one militant got killed in a gunbattle in Zakoora area, four persons, including two CRPF soldiers, sustained injuries in a grenade explosion at Nowhatta here today.
- Every Day, Another Life Is Less Private (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Jan 23, 2006)
Two popular names for girls, so common we don’t give them a second thought.
- Swearing By Competition (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 23, 2006)
It remains to be seen how the Jet-Sahara acquisition will be seen by the authorities.
- Perform Action As Duty (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
One desirous of following the tenets of Dharma, which is the cornerstone of all human engagement in the world, can learn it in three ways.
- Social Concerns, Fiscal Prudence To Guide Budget: Chidambaram (Business Line, CORPORATE BUREAU, Jan 23, 2006)
SOUNDING upbeat on the economic growth rates achieved and the boom in investments, the Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram,
- Don’T Cross Your Limits, Cong Warns Left, Upa Partners (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Jan 23, 2006)
AICC Will aggressively confront and fight the Left in Kerala, Bengal and Tripura, says party
- Point Of Order (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 23, 2006)
Parliament needn’t assert its authority by giving up good form. Or a good chance
- Indo-Lankan Economic Ties (Daily Excelsior, R C Rajamani, Jan 23, 2006)
Prolonged media preoccupation- on either side of the Palk Straits with the Tamil problem has created an erroneous impression that a solution to the ethnic issue is central to the growth of Indo-Sri Lanka ties.
- Big Trouble For The Little Ones (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 23, 2006)
Extracts from the ILO’s regional high-level tripartite meeting on the Role of Labour Inspections in Combating Child Labour, Harare, 2001
- Impolite Predictions (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jan 23, 2006)
The extent of Amartya Sen’s learning and the depth of his understanding of issues are now part of contemporary legend.
- Profusion Of Ideas (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
The West Bengal government appears to be a touch panicky as thoughts to tone up the health sector
- Royal Mess (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 23, 2006)
In February, it will be a year since King Gyanendra seized absolute power in Nepal. Going by events in Kathmandu on Friday, the king is in no hurry to relinquish power.
- Self-Respect -- Key To Economic Growth (Daily Excelsior, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 23, 2006)
Mainstream economists hold that the provision of basic facilities like roads and capabilities like education and health to the people would lead to higher economic growth rates.
- "Reforms Will Not Impede Social Agenda" (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jan 23, 2006)
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram predicts a buoyant economy
- Reaching Out To Save A Blue Baby (Hindu, R. Sujatha, Jan 23, 2006)
Fifteen-month-old Maxwell, born to Qayyum and Aster, was a blue baby, whose condition worsened as he grew. "He turned blue three or four times in a day," recalls Aster.
- Cong Resolution Lauds Arjun, Patil (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 23, 2006)
If the political resolution adopted at the AICC plenary session is any indication, then Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh and Home Minister Shivraj Patil have no reason to worry about losing their jobs in the UPA government.
- Pakistan's Pm Defends Role In Remote Regions (Reuters, John Poirier, Jan 23, 2006)
Pakistan's prime minister defended his country's efforts to control tribal areas bordering Afghanistan and said on Sunday that resistance against security forces and local authority had softened.
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz
- Time To Strike (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 23, 2006)
Perhaps never before such optimistic scenario has emerged on the ruling political spectrum in the State as one sees these days.
- Don’T Bother With Cough Medicine (Tribune, January W. Payne, Jan 23, 2006)
We’ve all had it: a cold with a nagging cough. So you go to the drugstore for some cough syrup.
- Not Another Pay Commission, Please! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 23, 2006)
THE Central and State Governments' finances were utterly ravaged by the implementation of the recommendations of the Fifth Central Pay Commission (1997), and the country is yet to recover from the consequences.
- Pfc, Another Navratna On The Block: Fm (Business Standard, D K Singh, Jan 23, 2006)
Labour reforms and foreign direct investment in retailing are under consideration.
- Us Law Has Fugitive Indian Financier Running (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Jan 23, 2006)
Even as Dinesh Dalmia is nailed in an American court, ED and CBI draw a blank
- Self-Respect Is The Greatest Asset (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Jan 23, 2006)
Aishwarya Rai, crowned as Miss World in 1994, when asked what she considered as the greatest wealth, replied, “Self-respect.”
- Anti-Globalisation Protestors Gather In Mali (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
A total of 150 journalists were killed last year in wars, assassinations, natural disasters and accidents while on duty, the International Federation of Journalists
- Nri Journalist Ordered To Do 180 Hours Of Community Service (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
He was found guilty of manipulating stock market through his newspaper column
- Vinda, A Scholar Par Excellence (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jan 22, 2006)
Vinda Karandikar, recipient of the prestigious Jnanpith Award, is an 87-year-old scholar of Marathi literature.
- Boost To Social Infrastructure In Haryana (Tribune, J. George, Jan 22, 2006)
The Haryana Government’s attempt to address the core issue of social infrastructure is commendable. The PART (performance, accountability, responsiveness and transparency) system, a new scientific temper in the schools segment, English teaching in . . .
- Rubble Rises (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
E P Menon travels to parts of Bhuj devasted by the Jan. 26, 2001, Gujarat earthquake, to catch glimpses of life sprouting back from the rubble, and is quick to note it down in his diary.
- All Set For Mahamastakabhisheka (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The town, built around the two hills of Vindhyagiri and Chandragiri and the pond in between, is dotted by the men in khaki who looked like they are on a vacation.
- There’S Happiness In Living With The Poor (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Jan 22, 2006)
“Urban life has become miserable and we should give it up. There is so much to do in rural India, especially by privileged urban women like ourselves.” - Asha Kachru
- Folly, Knavery And Charlatanry (Deccan Herald, Prema Nandakumar , Jan 22, 2006)
With sizzlers at regular intervals in the book, E N Rammohan has quite a literary flair for a man of action.
- Terror Threat To Apollo Hospital In B'desh, India Concerned (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
India has conveyed its concern to Bangladesh over a terror threat to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Richard Larison and nine Indian doctors of Dhaka-based Apollo Hospital and asked it to ensure security for them.
- ‘Heroes Are Not Allowed To Die’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Anita Pfaff, daughter of Subhas Chandra Bose, is in India after a gap of four years. She took part in the 95th birth anniversary of her Austria-born mother Emilie Schenkl at Netaji Bhavan in Kolkata on December 26, 2005, and before wrapping up . . .
- Hyderabad Police Prepare Contingency Plan For Muharram (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The Hyderabad district police have prepared a contingency plan to ensure law and order and sanctity of the month of Muharram-ul-Haram in all Talukas of the district.
- Burns Says Us To Continue To Provide All Possible Help (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
US Under-secretary of State for Political Affairs, R. Nicholas Burns, called on President General Pervez Musharraf here Saturday at the Army House and exchanged views on regional issues, bilateral relations and American assistance to Pakistan in relief ..
- Call To Involve Tribes In Biodiversity Schemes (Hindu, R. Madhavan Nair, Jan 22, 2006)
NBA Chairman lauds State's response
"The success of biodiversity conservation measures envisaged under the Biological Diversity Act would depend a great deal on the extent to which tribes and local people are allowed to participate in these programmes,"
- Panel Urges Centre To Set Up Ito To Protect Farmers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Proposed body will protect farmers from unfair trade practices
- Militancy And Economy (Daily Excelsior, H C Katoch, Jan 22, 2006)
The State of Jammu & Kashmir has been in turmoil for over last one and half decades. The economic climate was disturbed at the start of this terrorist made catastrophe that led to large-scale migration causing a great vacuum in the infrastructure . . .
- The True Heroes (Hindu, Meena Menon, Jan 22, 2006)
A look at the winners of the Sanctuary-ABN-AMRO awards honoured for their efforts in saving the environment.
- Rs. 5.50 Cr. To Modernise Erode Railway Station (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
State Government blamed for delay in bridgework State blamed for delay in bridgework
- ‘Dosti’ Returns Sans Indian Passengers (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Jan 22, 2006)
The Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) luxury inaugural coach, Dosti, today returned to Lahore without any Indian passengers on board as common passengers stayed away from the Amritsar-Lahore bus, thanks to irritating security concerns ...
- Ensuring Equitable Development Through Reforms (Hindu, S. Mahendra Dev , Jan 21, 2006)
There is a lot of talk on growth and equity but there is no operational plan. What we need is an immediate plan for achieving equitable development.
- 10 Injured In Blast Near Guwahati Refinery (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
At least ten persons including six personnel of Central Industrial Security Force were injured when United Liberation Front of Asom militants triggered a blast at the main entrance of Guwahati Refinery on Friday night.
- Regulate Bt Crops Strictly (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 21, 2006)
It may not exactly be a revolution in the strict sense of the term, but 10 years of commercial cultivation of genetically-modified crops has, without doubt, brought about notable changes in agriculture worldwide. Rising output, . . .
- Stop Processions (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Jan 21, 2006)
As usual, Sikhs of Delhi took out a procession on Guru Gobind Singh’s birthday. It was undoubtedly as great a spectacle as those in the years past: a mile-long file of men and women walking ten to twenty abreast.
- The Slippery Slope Of Stings (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 21, 2006)
After the success of the Aaj Tak–Cobrapost sting, nearly everybody in the media has got used to the concept of the sting operation-for-hire.
- Healthy Red Tape Required (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 21, 2006)
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has done well to slam the Health Ministry for its indifference towards promoting indigenous systems of medicine in the country.
- Indian Clinical Trials Will Generate $1b’ (The Economic Times, SWARNAVA ADHIKARI, Jan 21, 2006)
‘With current revenues of around $100 billion, the global clinical research industry is growing at a phenomenal rate. Dr Ravi Anand, CEO, Anand Pharma Consulting speaks to Swarnava Adhikari about the scope and future of clinical research in India, . . .
- India Must Engage, Not Sermonise (Indian Express, P.R. KUMARASWAMY, Jan 21, 2006)
Having slept through Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip last August, India was rather quick to recognise the unfolding drama in that country following the hospitalisation of Ariel Sharon. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s quick message ....
- Clemenceau Stirs The Environment (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The workers at Gujarat's Alang ship-breaking yard are waiting with bated breath for the Supreme Court verdict on whether the decommissioned French warship Clemenceau would be allowed into Indian waters.
- Winning Formula (Statesman, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 21, 2006)
The CPI-M government of West Bengal is making a strident pitch for the development of the Information Technology (IT) sector in the state.
- For Speed Healing, Quit Squabbling (Tribune, January W. Payne, Jan 21, 2006)
You may need to do more than keep a clean bandage on that cut you got a few days ago. In order to heal quickly, you may need to get some exercise and keep things happy on the home front.
- Al Qaeda Meeting Was Planning Attacks: Official (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Pakistani authorities suspect that Al Qaeda operatives had gathered last week to plan attacks early this year in Afghanistan and Pakistan when the meeting was torn apart by a US missile strike, an intelligence official said on Friday.
- Peace Process Grinds On (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Jan 21, 2006)
Some recent developments have dealt a hefty blow to the ongoing Pakistan-India peace process. If the decision makers in Islamabad and New Delhi do not act quickly to restore the health of bilateral relations, the peace process will soon find itself . . .
- A Dismal Scenario (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 21, 2006)
What is required is a well-rounded education
Has the campaign for universal elementary education turned out to be a programme of turning out semi-literate students? It would seem to be so, going by the Annual Status of Education Report 2005....
- Pirates Threaten Lives Of Somalia's Poor (Hindu, Jeevan Vasagar, Jan 20, 2006)
The hijacking of cargo ships is on the increase, threatening trade and humanitarian aid.
The raiders striking increasingly further from the coastline
The number of attacks rose from 2 in 2004 to 35 in 2005
- "The Clemenceau Is A Scandal" (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 20, 2006)
Two men who worked on board the French warship and now have asbestosis speak out.
- I Will Adhere To Rulebook, Governor Tells Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Deve Gowda's wife confident of bringing Kumaraswamy around
BJP leaders back at party office at 8 a.m.
Senior leaders, including Venkaiah Naidu, H.N. Ananth Kumar, B.S. Yediyurappa and D.H. Shankaramurthy, lead party legislators to Raj Bhavan
- Karnataka Governor Tells Bjp That He Will Adhere To The Rulebook (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Deve Gowda's wife confident of bringing Kumaraswamy around
After the swift political developments in Karnataka on Wednesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders were at the party office at 8 a.m. here on Thursday.
- Rbi Quarterly Review — No Sparks Expected! (Business Line, A. Seshan, Jan 20, 2006)
There is obviously a tightening of liquidity in the banking system. Reverse repo transactions have come down considerably from past highs and the appetite for government securities has declined. While thishas implications for banks' asset-liability . . .
- Indian Named "Inventor Of The Year" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
An Indian-American scientist has been named "Inventor of the Year" for his pioneering work in developing a new system which utilises data to improve patient care and clinical decisions.
- King’S Iron Fist Comes Day Before Democracy March (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Jan 20, 2006)
In a pre-dawn crackdown that’s continuing, security forces, working on instructions from King Gyanendra, have rounded up more than 50 leaders belonging to seven pro-democracy parties along with top human rights and civil liberty advocates . . .
- Changed Publicity Tack On Aids Gets A Positive Response (Hindu, M. Dinesh Varma, Jan 20, 2006)
Overkill dropped in favour of simplifying the core message
Worried over the indifferent public response to its multimedia HIV/AIDS campaign, the Chennai Corporation AIDS Prevention and Control Society (CAPACS) changed its publicity tack . . .
- Indian Scientist Named ‘Inventor Of The Year’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
An Indian-American scientist has been named ‘Inventor of the Year’ for his pioneering work in developing a new system which utilises data to improve patient care and clinical decisions. R Bharat Rao, senior director of Engineering Research Development, ..
- Housekeeping Tips (Indian Express, Sudhir Vohra, Jan 20, 2006)
The Delhi High Court’s observations on the issues confronting the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) — especially the latest Wednesday’s order to go after the “big fish” violating building bylaws
- Surrendered Maoists Told To Make Proper Use Of Benefits (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
State ready to allocate land to them, says Collector
Maoists asked to repay bank loans
Sixty-three of them get temporary assistance
- Behind Every Memsahib Is A Bai (Indian Express, FARAH WARIA, Jan 20, 2006)
When it comes to the rights of domestic help, it’s time to wake up and smell the coffee. Unless, of course, we prefer to serve it ourselves
- Down Sizing Govt Is The Answer (Daily Excelsior, S. V. Vaidyanathan, Jan 20, 2006)
The 35 lakh Government employees in employment with the Centre, the railways, public sector banks, and other sensitive establishments have threatened to go on an indefinite strike with effect from March 1 if a new salary formula is not worked out . . .
- A Laugh A Day May Keep Heart Attack Away (Tribune, Jeremy Laurance, Jan 20, 2006)
Watching a good comedy could be as effective as going for a run in boosting health, according to groundbreaking research that links laughter to the healthy function of the blood vessels.
- What We Should Really Do For A Living (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Jan 20, 2006)
It’s a truism that’s become trite by repetition but still bears repeating a thousand times till the message percolates at least a few millimetres into our craniums. Half the evil and immoral things on Earth would vanish if people would stop believing ....
- Computer Science Growing Into A Basic Science (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Jan 20, 2006)
Computer science has evolved over many decades. While the early decades were dominated by mechanical calculating machines, today’s computers have evolved from the 1960s into a finite automaton that realises a Turning Machine, . . .
- Ngos On The Chopping Block (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 20, 2006)
The Sindh government’s move to check the mushroom growth of NGOs will be viewed with mixed reactions.
- Fatal Confrontation Shows Perils Of India's Rise (International Herald Tribune, Somini Sengupta , Jan 20, 2006)
Kalingangar Industrial Area, India On the first Monday morning of the year, four bulldozers, accompanied by nearly 300 police officers, arrived on a rocky patch of farmland on the edge of a wooded village and began leveling the earth.
- Jaya Threatens To Sue Mk (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Union Minister of State for Finance S S Palanimanickam, whom she specifically accused of exerting pressure on the IT department to act against her, has already said the raids were conducted to unearth black money from the distillery in which . . .
- Sri Lanka Extends Emergency Amidst Rebel Attacks On Troops (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Jan 20, 2006)
Norwegian Minister of International Development Solheim, who is also the Minister in-charge, Norway’s peace process in Sri Lanka, is scheduled to arrive in Colombo on January 23.
- Squandering Their Vote (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jan 19, 2006)
If councillors are joining hands with militants one year after the Valley defied fear to elect them, the government that has emasculated them is to blame
- Dasara March To Feature In State Tableau For R-Day (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The State tableau will contain, behind the palace, the Chamundi Hills with the Mahishasura statue atop it. While the elephant, the howdah, the palace and the hills would be mounted, the tableau would also feature traditional artists from the State . . .
- When Fear Takes Wing (Indian Express, Ajey Lele, Jan 19, 2006)
The fear of bird flu has again gripped the Eurasian continent. It appears that the worst scenarios predicted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of human-to-human spread of the disease may become a reality, at least in parts of Turkey.
- `Ship Will Be Denied Entry If Found Carrying Hazardous Waste' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
CPCB to conduct survey of ship
To be allowed to Alang if it carries permissible levels of asbestos
Final decision to be taken after next Court hearing
Brinda Karat meets Manmohan, presents memorandum
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