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Articles 11721 through 11820 of 20587:
- Getting Bihar On The Path To Progress (Business Line, Devendra Mishra, Jan 17, 2006)
Where there is no bread, there is no law; where there is no law, there is no bread. The idea that a society's moral well-being depends on its economic well-being and vice versa is well settled.
- Let's Give Iran Some Of Its Own Medicine (Telegraph (UK), Mark Steyn, Jan 17, 2006)
So let me see. On the one hand, we have a regime that is pressing full steam ahead with its nuclear programme and whose president has threatened to wipe another sovereign state off the map.
- Help Or Hindrance? (Telegraph, Alok Ray, Jan 16, 2006)
Alok Ray reflects on why the World Bank’s World Development Report 2006 lays stress on equity as an instrument of economic growth
- Biocrops Growing Worldwide (Tribune, Justin Gillis, Jan 16, 2006)
Since genetically modified crops were first planted a decade ago, the acreage devoted to them worldwide has been growing at double-digit rates, and it did so again last year, jumping 11 percent to 222 million acres, according to a new report.
- No Increase In Taxation Level (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 16, 2006)
The two major political parties hold opposite views on the appropriate level of taxation of the economy.
- Employing Technology For Language Learning (Daily Excelsior, V K Srivastava, Jan 16, 2006)
A large number of private sector companies including one prominent foreign company is developing and launching Hindi and other Indian languages softwares for the Indian market.
- A Welfare Measure (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 16, 2006)
In a country where social security for the poor is limited to an inadequate Public Distribution System and a pathetic public health care system, the plight of the destitutes has not received any attention.
- Nepali Troops On High Alert After Rebel Raids (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Nepali troops were on high alert Sunday after attacks around Kathmandu by Maoist rebels killed 12 policemen, an army officer said.
- Women Behind Bars! (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 16, 2006)
The Delhi High Court has struck one blow for equality, and one for tradition, in permitting women to serve liquor in bars.
- The Slippery Slope Of Stings (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 16, 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.
- Learning To Live Better From The Dead (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 16, 2006)
The government’s project to study the one million deaths in India between 1998 and 2014 is an important initiative.
- Delhi Under Pressure To Bar Entry Of French Warship (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
The Indian government on Sunday came under increasing pressure to stop a decommissioned French warship from heading to an Indian ship breaking yard, as powerful trade unions joined environment groups demanding the ship’s return to France.
- Government Drops Metro Idea, Opts For Monorail (Hindu, S. Vydhianathan, Jan 16, 2006)
Global tender floated to select implementing agency for system
MTCL identifies 10 main corridors, 21 feeder corridors
Implementing agency must make project operational within 10 years
Government will make available the land required
- Learning From Turkey (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 16, 2006)
The way the lethal H5N1 strain of bird flu has spread in Turkey, reaching as far west as Istanbul, has aroused great international concern.
- India’S Gains, Losses At Hong Kong Ministerial (The Financial Express, PRADEEP S MEHTA, Jan 16, 2006)
While doing a post-mortem of the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial, what must be kept in mind is that the expectations were low and so the outcomes are really modest.
- Egypt Approves Transit For French Warship Through Suez Canal (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 16, 2006)
It is unclear if India's agreement for dismantling is still valid
Egypt appears to have accepted the French claim that the Clemenceau was a warship
French Defence Ministry confirms the deadlock had been broken
- 5,000 Students To Compete In 155 Events At Arts Festival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Chief Minister to inaugurate the extravaganza on Thursday
The State School Kalotsavam (arts festival) will be inaugurated here by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in Ernakulam on Thursday. The festival will be held in 14 venues till January 23.
- State Project For Building Capacity In E-Governance (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Jan 16, 2006)
Proposals for Rs.5.83 crores submitted to the Centre
- Karnataka Government, Jain Math To Provide Medical Help To Pilgrims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Bangalore-based cardiac group drafted to ensure state-of-the art care
Health Department will depute personnel to Government hospitals in Shravanabelagola and Chennarayapatna
Cardiac care to be provided at the base and top of Vindhyagiri Hills
- Helping Army Men Survive A Stint At Extreme Altitudes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
The condition of soldiers is carefully observed before and after their stint at high altitudes, W. Selvamurthy tells K. Satyamurty
- Challenges Before The Finance Minister (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 16, 2006)
The Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram's success as a Budget-maker will be tested by his resoluteness in resisting the temptation to offer too many goodies.
- All For One And One For One (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
The author shows with the help of figures that US consumption poses a threat to the rest of the world.
- Gandhian Institutions Have Failed To Give Direction: Tara Gandhi (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Jan 15, 2006)
Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee, the granddaughter of the late Mahatma Gandhi, recently took over as the Vice Chairperson of the Gandhi Smriti and Darshan Samiti.
- Rebel Raids Put Nepal On Alert (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
Nepali troops were on high alert on Sunday after attacks around Kathmandu by Maoist rebels killed 12 policemen, an army officer said.
- So Many Sams (Indian Express, M.P. ANIL KUMAR, Jan 14, 2006)
Sportsman, inventor, bibliophile, pianist. Speaks Cantonese. Keen astronomer and a student of Greek philosophy.
- Wages Of The Us Fiasco (Deccan Herald, David Hirst, Jan 14, 2006)
The US occupation of Iraq has turned its neighbour into a regional power. But the contagion is likely to spread.
- ``No Frontline Duty For Women'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
The Army is planning to induct more women officers but is opposed to drafting them for frontline combat fighting.
- Al-Qaeda Claims To Have Killed 10 Us Soldiers In Iraq (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Thousands of tribesmen protested on Saturday against an alleged US air strike.
- Sri Lanka Mine Blast Kills Two Navy Sailors (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Thousands of tribesmen protested on Saturday against an alleged US air strike.
- Us-Afghan Troops Kill Six Militants (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Thousands of tribesmen protested on Saturday against an alleged US air strike.
- Nato Relief Team To Leave Ajk By Feb 1 (News International, Mariana Baabar, Jan 14, 2006)
The Nato disaster relief team in Pakistan has started redeployment from Azad Kashmir and will be completely out of Kashmir by February 1 before moving to home bases by mid-February.
- Militancy In The Mid-East (Dawn, David Hirst, Jan 14, 2006)
IN March 2003, before US troops reached Baghdad, Middle East scholar Volker Perthes wrote that while the risks of this “illegitimate” war were enormous, those of “a US failure to stabilize post-war Iraq would be even higher”.
- Spread Of Leshmaniasis (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 14, 2006)
THE news that the skin disease leshmaniasis is fast spreading in the earthquake-hit areas only points to the dismal state of public health facilities in the country,
- Value Opportunities Lie At The Edges (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 14, 2006)
Companies that "find themselves walking a fine line between significant value creation and commensurate value destruction"
- After Sharon What? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 14, 2006)
EVEN if he gets out of his current health crisis, it is highly unlikely that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will be able to resume his work.
- 362 Pilgrims Killed In Mina Stampede: Over 1,000 Injured (Dawn, Syed Rashid Husain, Jan 14, 2006)
Hundreds of pilgrims were crushed to death and almost 1,000 injured, some critically, during a stampede at Jamaraat in Mina, as crowds surged to carry out ‘rami’ on Thursday.
- Sappho Wasn’T Indian (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 14, 2006)
Most startlingly, at least one of the Shiv Sena in Uttar Pradesh seems to know his Sappho.
- Overpopulation ‘Is Main Threat To Planet’ (Tribune, Steve Connor, Jan 14, 2006)
Climate change and global pollution cannot be adequately tackled without addressing the neglected issue of the world’s booming population, according to two leading scientists.
- What To Do When You Can’T Sleep (Tribune, Hilary Waldman, Jan 14, 2006)
Sleep, it turns out, is a lot like weight loss and heart health. There are pills that can help, but like diet and exercise, learning to get a better night’s sleep requires lifestyle changes, hard work and practice.
- Flying High (Times of India, ARUN BHATIA, Jan 14, 2006)
I always get til laddoos on Makara Sankranti. The laddoos made of pure ghee, as my mother Motibai explained, help produce heat and keep the body healthy all through the winter
- Tata Motors, Fiat In Joint Drive — Marketing Tie-Up Is First Step Towards Deeper Relationship (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
"This is not a joint venture, but this is the start of a relationship which could go beyond even a joint venture," Mr Ratan Tata said.
- Biotechnology Revolution (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Maharaj Krishan Bhan, Jan 13, 2006)
Biotechnology is today a growing sector with over 200 industries, market share of US$ 1 billion, investment to the tune of US$ 137 million and exports being 59% of the revenue. The Biotech sector recorded a growth of 39% during 2004.
- A Simple Mantra For Education (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Jan 13, 2006)
In the debate on employment guarantee in recent months, the real issues of skill promotion, empowerment and education were largely relegated to the background.
- Now Here’S Some Rich Advice (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 13, 2006)
In the latest edition of its ‘State of the World’ report, the US think-tank Worldwatch Institute warns growing economies like India and China not to try too hard to attain ‘Western living standards’, since that might consume too much . . .
- Salem Complains Of Police Torture (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Remanded to police custody till January 17
In the Pradeep Jain murder case, extradited underworld don Abu Salem told the special TADA court that he was subjected to third degree methods in police custody and had confessed under pressure.
- Australian Prime Minister John Howard Will Visit India In March On A Mission To Strengthen Economic And Defence Ties (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Prime Minister John Howard will visit India in March on a mission to strengthen economic and defence ties with south Asia's emerging power.
- Jain Mutt Launches Waste Management Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
ISRO, Vignana Parishat, and the Channarayapatna Taluk Panchayat are involved in the Rs. 30-lakh programme
Schools, colleges and Stree Shakti self-help groups will participate in the programme
- Dog In The Manger (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 13, 2006)
There’s no doubt that, like charity, providing world-class facilities begins at home. But governments in India have always hung on to this belief and used it to block any plans of utilising Indian excellence abroad.
- Women Struggle In Dire Conditions (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Quake victims and those living in quake hit areas face the harshest winter of their lives, and pregnant women undergo the worst trauma, writes Prakriiti Gupta.
- Wanted: A Nitish In West Bengal (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Jan 13, 2006)
Mamata Banerjee may be whimsical but she is not stupid. So, why is the Trinamool Congress leader pursuing the mirage of a Mahajot in West Bengal?
- Demolition Drives: Dramas Of The State? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 13, 2006)
To each his own An American, a Russian, a Chinese and an Israeli are standing at a street corner when they are approached by a pollster. “Excuse me, what is your opinion of the meat shortage?” asks the pollster. The American says, “What’s a shortage?
- Spit And Polish (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 13, 2006)
India and China should compete
Since India and China are already locked in a race to lead the Asian century —that is if the American century comes to an end — it is essential that they attend to every aspect of development.
- Farmers Driven To Despair (Tribune, Tarvinder Singh Chahal , Jan 13, 2006)
Suicides among farmers is a countrywide phenomenon. The cases of suicide by farmers have been reported from several states of India, including Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tripura.
- He Helped Them Read (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
It is nearly two hundred years since Louis Braille invented a special script for the blind. M S S Murthy looks back at the genius whose invention changed the world for the blind.
- Unaccountable Delhi (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jan 13, 2006)
The Speaker does not like the fact the High Court has issued notices questioning the procedure he followed in expelling MPs from Parliament.
- Trading Charges In The Midst Of Drift (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 13, 2006)
The India-Pakistan peace process has taken some knocks recently. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pervez Musharraf need to engage directly.
- Where’S The Cold Light Of Reason? (Indian Express, R.K. PACHAURI, Jan 13, 2006)
It’s never been so cold in 70 years, the Met office has told us. Before that we were told that it’s rarely been as rainy as it did get in Mumbai first and the souhern cities later.
- Rethink The Draft Pharma Policy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 13, 2006)
The draft National Pharmaceuticals Policy 2006 seeks to recognise the premier role of government in the promotion of health care of the people, especially the poor.
- Stop Polluting The Environment, Cry Children (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Young ones take out a rally against burning non-degradable materials on Bhogi
- Congress' Challenge In Hyderabad (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 13, 2006)
At its plenary, the AICC will have to strike a balance between the pressure to expand and strengthen its pan-India presence and the sensitivities of its alliance partners.
- Fraud Shouldn’T Taint Our View Of Science (Indian Express, BETTYANN HOLTZMANN KEVLES, Jan 13, 2006)
Seldom in our history have fame, fortune or a heady mix of the two tempted so many people into committing fraud.
- Hudson Called Her His Rock, Others His Cover (Indian Express, DENNIS MCLELLAN, Jan 13, 2006)
Phyllis Gates, who married Hollywood heartthrob Rock Hudson in the 1950s and later insisted that she married him out of love and not to cover up his homosexuality, has died. She was 80. Gates died of complications of lung cancer on January 4 at her home.
- Of Faith And Distrust (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Jan 13, 2006)
The winter vacation on Capitol Hill is the moment for senators and congressmen to familiarize themselves with a world outside the Beltway and their constituencies.
- 14-Point Scheme For Farm Sector Mooted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Free power for farm connections of four hectares
The United Democratic Front (UDF) sub-committee on Agriculture, headed by Revenue and Law Minister K.M. Mani, has proposed a 14-point programme for the farm sector, including extension of free power . . .
- 4,000 Vie For Honours In School Arts Festival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
As many as 4,000 children are vying for honours in the revenue district school arts festival, which began at Cotton Hill Higher Secondary School here on Wednesday.
- `Launch Crusade Against Female Foeticide' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Establish novel tradition of celebrating birth of girl child: Gen. Rodrigues
Need to project positive image of girl child
Investments needed in education, health, food and labour.
- Ltte Mine Blast Kills Nine Sailors (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Jan 13, 2006)
At least eight navy personnel were killed and eight more wounded when a powerful...
- Egypt Halts Convoy Tugging Clemenceau (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Appeal to Egypt to refuse permission for the ship to enter the Suez Canal
Say more than sufficient evidence that the French Government failed to decontaminate the ship
- Iran And Israel Will Be Kings Of The Middle East Jungle (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
In March 2003, before US troops reached Baghdad, Middle East scholar Volker Perthes wrote that while the risks of this "illegitimate" war were enormous, those of "a US failure to stabilise postwar Iraq would be even higher".
- When Science Turns To Wishful Thinking (Hindu, Tim Radford, Jan 12, 2006)
There is an inevitable temptation to massage results in the race for scientific status.
- Students Take Out Rally, Create Awareness Of Aids (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
NSS unit of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Red Ribbon Club, Tamil Nadu AIDS Control Society and Sri Parasakthi College for Women in Courtallam took out a rally recently. Revenue Divisional Officer, Tenkasi, P. Ramana Saraswathi, flagged off the rally.
- Justice Denied (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 12, 2006)
The judiciary system should be proactive in speeding up the delivery of justice
- Convoluted Legacy Of The Bulldozer (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 12, 2006)
After Ariel Sharon was hospitalized a week ago following a massive stroke, there were some, particularly among Palestinians, who lost little time in dancing on his grave. From a distance, the celebrations were more than a little callous.
- Shocking Beyond Belief (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 12, 2006)
THE news that researchers in Canada and India have found that a staggering 10 million female foetuses might have been selectively terminated following ultrasound tests in India in the last two decades — 500,000 girls a year — is shocking beyond belief....
- Palestine After Sharon (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Jan 12, 2006)
The latest medical bulletins on Ariel Sharon’s health suggest that the Israeli prime minister will probably survive the massive stroke that he suffered a week ago but that his ability to function effectively will have been impaired beyond repair.
- View From The Right (Indian Express, Ramdev versus Reds, Jan 12, 2006)
The front-page article in the issue dates January 15 is devoted to the controversy raised by CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat over the Ayurvedic medicines produced by Swami Ramdev’s Divya Yoga pharmacy.
- Delhi Metro Man A Newsmaker (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
Delhi Metro chief E Sreedharan, credited with changing the face of public transport in the Indian capital, is on the “top 25 newsmakers of 2005” list compiled by the US’ Engineering News-Record, a leading publication on the construction industry, . . .
- United States, Australia, India, Japan, South Korea And China Meet At Asia-Pacific Partnership On Clean Development And Climate In Sydney (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
The first meeting of the Asia-Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate began in Sydney, Australia, on Jan. 11, with approximately 200 delegates from six countries attending.
- An Open Air Exercise (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Jan 12, 2006)
“I want to climb the mountain, but I have no company,” complained the 20-something shop girl. “My friends are always too tired, or sleeping.” It was a cold December afternoon. The girl had feigned illness to take an off to meet a friend.
- Leap Forward In Engineering (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
The Government has approved setting up of six new engineering universities of world standard in collaboration with leading international institutions of higher learning. These new centres of excellence would be established at a cost of ninety billion . .
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