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Articles 11821 through 11920 of 20587:
- Not Child’S Play (Telegraph, BHASWATI CHAKRAVORTY, Jan 12, 2006)
Will Gudiya be remembered even as a symbol?
Of what did Gudiya die? The local news channel reporting her death from Meerut said she had died of a lung infection.
- Indian Tourism: Reaching New Heights (Daily Excelsior, Arvinder Kaur, Jan 12, 2006)
Tsunami failed to dampen the spirit of tourists with the year 2005 witnessing new heights in Indian tourism. It recorded a growth of about 13.5 percent in arrivals and about 20 per cent in foreign exchange earnings.
- Different House (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 12, 2006)
A principle can be subverted by unthinking use. Checks and balances built into any system help to make the system healthy, but when the powers behind these begin to operate indiscriminately, the system is put in danger.
- 25 Kg Rice A Month For Poor Families In Kerala (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
All those living below the poverty line (BPL) in Kerala will be given 25 kg of rice a month for Rs.3 a kg.
- Students Await Announcement On Cet With Bated Breath (Hindu, VANI DORAISAMY, Jan 12, 2006)
Will the Governor's address to the Assembly on Friday provide any clue?
Plus Two schedule intensifies uncertainty
Poor attendance in coaching centres
- India's Lost Daughters: Abortion Toll In Millions (International Herald Tribune, Amelia Gentleman, Jan 12, 2006)
As many as 10 million female fetuses may have been aborted in India over the last 20 years as families try to secure a male heir, according to a study published Monday in The Lancet, the British medical journal.
- `Congress Ready For Polls In Karnataka' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
Railway gate at Kankanady is closed for 612 minutes every day, causing traffic snarls'
Railway station situated between NH 48 and Bajal
About 30 passenger trains and 20 goods trains pass through the rail gate every day
- The Balochistan Situation Has Some Similarity To 1971 (Daily Times, Sardar Sherbaz Khan Mazari, Jan 12, 2006)
The situation in Balochistan has been further aggravated by the government
- Hidden Victims Highlight Ease Of Transmission (Hindu, Ian Sample , Jan 11, 2006)
HUNDREDS OF people are believed to have caught bird flu from infected poultry, but were not diagnosed because their symptoms were too mild, scientists revealed on Monday.
- Rajnath And Up’S Slow Churning (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Jan 11, 2006)
The meaning being read into Rajnath Singh’s elevation as BJP president obscures the more obvious reality that the choice is a function of the total confusion in the party, particularly at its higher reaches.
- A Time To Give (Indian Express, MIRZA A. BEG, Jan 11, 2006)
Eid Al Adha is called Baqreed in India. The word Baqreed evokes the sights, sounds and aroma of carefree celebrations of my childhood, full of goodwill and laughter.
- Freeze Frame (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 11, 2006)
About 200 people — old, sick and homeless — have succumbed to the cold wave in north India. The deaths could increase if the current run of low temperatures continues.
- Missing Millions (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 11, 2006)
The deeply entrenched bias against girls in Indian society needs to be removed.
- Gigabits And Gandhi — A Realistic Model (Hindu, S.V. Raghavan, Jan 11, 2006)
Fibre optic cables may hold the key to a rural revolution. They can create a multi-purpose infrastructure for the villages of India.
- Missing Girls (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 11, 2006)
The skewed sex ratio in India has come into the limelight once again with the publication of a study reported in the Lancet.
- India's Lost Daughters (International Herald Tribune, Amelia Gentleman, Jan 11, 2006)
NEW DELHI As many as 10 million female fetuses may have been aborted in India over the last 20 years as families try to secure a male heir, according to a study published Monday in The Lancet, the British medical...
- Not Airy-Fairy At All (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 11, 2006)
The renewed alarm that the H5N1 avian flu virus had mutated to a human one has been diffused by the WHO, which has said that the 14 cases of avian flu reported in Turkey in the last week weren’t through human transmission.
- 'Equality' Issue Stalls Sl Peace Process (Hindustan Times, PK Balachandran, Jan 11, 2006)
One of the main factors holding up the start of talks on the implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement (CFA) in Sri Lanka is the issue of "equality" of the two parties, namely, the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL) and the LTTE, according to an informed...
- 'Say No To State Funding' (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jan 11, 2006)
Shockingly abominable as the cash-for-questions expose involving 11 members of parliament and shown on the small screen has been, it has led to a knee-jerk reaction by the government
- 'Say No To State Funding' (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jan 11, 2006)
Shockingly abominable as the cash-for-questions expose involving 11 members of parliament and shown on the small screen has been, it has led to a knee-jerk reaction by the government
- Time To Re-Analyse Defence Planning (Daily Excelsior, M.K. Bhatnagar , Jan 11, 2006)
The arms supplies to Nepal, the reported incursion into Bhutan by the Chinese troops, the Yangon - Beijing nexus,
- Hizb Network Busted In City (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, Jan 11, 2006)
A Hizbul Mujahideen network, planning strikes in the City here on or before Republic Day, was busted tonight by Jammu Police and Special Operations Group (SOG), Jammu with the arrest of three militants.
- Militant Killed, Blast In Srinagar (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 11, 2006)
A blast in Srinagar caused panic, whileas a militant was killed and security measures intensified in Kashmir division on Eid-ul-Azha falling tomorrow.
- The Turkish Delight In Privatisation (The Financial Express, RAJIV MEMANI, Jan 11, 2006)
India will do well by taking lessons from Turkey’s recent privatisation programme successes
- Free Advice Galore (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Jan 11, 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.
- Shocking Beyond Belief (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 11, 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
- The Balochistan Situation Has Some Similarity To 1971 (Daily Times, Sardar Sherbaz Khan Mazari, Jan 11, 2006)
* The situation in Balochistan has been further aggravated by the government..
- Unbundle Labour Reform (Business Standard, Conal Urquhart , Jan 11, 2006)
It is a healthy sign that most of the states have reacted favourably to the labour ministry’s reform proposals, which have focused on amending the Industrial Disputes Act (IDA) and the Contract Labour Regulation Act (CLRA), and on ending the “inspector ra
- Do Grids Hold Answers To Grand Challenges? (The Economic Times, D. Murali , Jan 11, 2006)
BASED on ``1,466 interviews with senior IT influencers and decision makers'', Oracle has found that India leads the world in the big jump of 52 per cent on the `Grid Index'.
- Left Is Right (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 10, 2006)
Tax exemptions complicate public administration and incentivise private crookedness
- It’S A Story Of Survival For Too Many Kids (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Jan 10, 2006)
India continues to have the highest incidence of child labour in the world besides an increase in the reported crimes against and by children.
- Hangman’S Noose (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 10, 2006)
Postgrads ready to handle it
DEATH and taxes, it is said, are great levellers. To this might be added unemployment too.
- Forest Minister Launches Crackdown On Timber Mafia (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jan 10, 2006)
In a high drama operation of post-midnight raids, Forest Minister Tariq Hameed Qarra has seized over 1,000 cft of illegally felled timber, alongwith seven wood poachers, in Kangan area of Srinagar district even as some Government officials involved . . .
- Yogi And Commie Star (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Jan 10, 2006)
Brinda Karat is suing a Trivandrum publisher who published a photo of hers together with a quotation from an interview of hers to the effect that yoga was the secret behind health and beauty — although he published an apology the next day.
- Ruined Green (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 10, 2006)
Book fairs and political rallies are essential for the health of certain democracies.
- Boost To Agriculture (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 10, 2006)
The Science Congress grappled with the problem of making science work for agriculture
- Nepalese Soldiers Used As Guinea Pigs By Us? (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jan 10, 2006)
The fate of the volunteer soldiers is also not known. Medical researchers in the US and Nepal are now raising concerns that the US intended to use Nepal, one of the poorest countries in the world, as a guinea pig to find a drug that would help US soldiers
- Importance Of Being Mp! (Daily Excelsior, MD Vazeeruddin, Jan 10, 2006)
"Nothing became him so well in life as the leaving of it," says one character of another in Shakespeare's "Macbeth".
- National Population Policy — When Will It Start Ticking? (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Jan 10, 2006)
On the second day of the New Year and the first working day in 2006, the highest court of the land issued a notice to all States and Union Territories asking them to indicate the action taken by them in implementing the National Population Policy (NPP)...
- Sufferers’ Woes (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 10, 2006)
Thanks to the indifference of the government and the lethargy of the administration, many precious lives may be lost in the coming days in the quake hit areas of Uri.
- Overseas Indians Unsettled Over Delhi’S View Of Them (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Say government should be open to their ideas and innovation, not just their money
* Troubled by governmnet’s emphasis on money and investment
- Up Keeps ‘Tapping’ Lines Crackling (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Soon, you will need a logbook as thick as the once-indispensable telephone directories to keep track of the tapping controversy.
- Water Wars Everywhere - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 10, 2006)
Land disputes have ended paving way for battles over water resources, Zahid Samoon (Abraham) responds to Saadut Hussain’s article Water Wars
- Wings To Fly (Greater Kashmir, ZAFAR THAKUR, Jan 10, 2006)
The thrill of flying needs not only courage, but a rigorous training. When you have both, you are all set to fly, writes
ZAFAR THAKUR
- The Agony And The Ecstasy (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 10, 2006)
Extracts from the World Drug Report, 2005, published by the United Nations Office of Drug and Crime
- Junk The Hazards (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 10, 2006)
The question of whether to allow decommissioned French aircraft carrier Clemenceau to dock in Alang, Gujarat, or not, will be seen as a test of India’s commitment to following environmental safety standards.
- Cold Wave Keeps The Capital Shivering (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The Capital experienced another very cold morning on Monday with the mercury touching a low of 1.4 degrees Celsius, enough to leave the city shivering even though mercifully short of the 70-year-old record of 0.2 degrees set on Sunday.
- Graft Case Not To Be Dropped: Lok Ayukta (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The Lok Ayukta has made it clear that the case initiated on the basis of corruption charges against Health Minister K. K. Ramachandran's office will continue even if the Kerala Government Medical Officers' Association (KGMOA) backed out of the complaint.
- Behind Bangalore: The Origins Of The Long Jihad (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 10, 2006)
The first part of an investigation into how the Lashkar-e-Taiba's terror campaign against India was born, and the forces that drive it today
- Bullying Iran Is Not An Option For The West (Hindu, Mary Riddell, Jan 10, 2006)
Before western leaders seek sanctions against Iran, they should put their own houses in order on nuclear weapons and nuclear power.
- Building Bonds (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 10, 2006)
OCI scheme is the first step towards conferring full citizenship rights on NRIs.
- How Lobbyists Poison Politics (Hindu, Gary Younge, Jan 10, 2006)
The U.S. Congress stands at the pinnacle of American democracy, which the nation is proud — on occasion — to export at the barrel of a gun. Inside, 100 senators and 435 members of the House of Representatives balance the interests of the nation and . . .
- 10 Million Female Births Aborted In India: Study (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 10, 2006)
Nearly 500,000 female babies lost annually to selective abortion
Study based on survey of 1.1 million Indian households
"Girl deficit" more common among educated families
Prenatal sex determination and selective abortion result in low birth rate ...
- Bones Of Contention (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The dictates of reason suggest that the key question in l'affaire Swami Ramdev is whether the ayurvedic `herbal' medicines manufactured by his Divya Yoga Pharmacy meet the requirements of law and public health.
- Support A Family Programme (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 10, 2006)
Ch Shujaat Hussain, President Pakistan Muslim League and Chairman Disaster Relief Management Society has said that local and foreign individuals and organizations were taking active part in Punjab Government’s ‘Support a Family Programme’ . . .
- Icar Clinches $250 M Deal (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Jan 10, 2006)
The project coincided with the 11th Plan so that the positive outcomes of the project “can be integrated with national development.”
- Budget: Chidambaram Hints At Rural Bias (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Unanimous call by corporates for removal or simplification of Fringe Benefits Tax
- Probe 54-Year Incarceration In Hospital, Court Tells Assam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Bench orders compensation to 77-year-old man who was freed in July last
Machal Lalung was arrested when he was 23
Case never came up for trial
- Air Pollution (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Air pollution in Tuticorin causes health hazard to the people and workers. Besides, the port administration has allowed dumping of coal in interior area of the harbour. Coal-dust pervades the whole area.
- South Zone Cultural Centre To Preserve Dravidian Art Forms (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam to participate in Tamil University's silver jubilee celebrations
- Multi-Speciality Hospital Project Still On (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 10, 2006)
The 11,000 sq.ft. hospital will be built at an estimated cost of Rs.8 crores It will have speciality departments such as cardiology and cardio-thoracic surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, nephrology, urology and plastic surgery. . . .
- Behind Bangalore: The Long Jihad Today (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 10, 2006)
The second and concluding part of an investigation into the Lashkar-e-Taiba networks that operate across India.
- Britain’S New Opium War (Dawn, Simon Jenkins, Jan 10, 2006)
In the next few weeks, an army of 3,400 British troops expects to be deployed to Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. This is nearly half the number deployed in Iraq. Everything I have heard and read about this expedition suggests that it makes . . .
- As The Cold Wave Persists (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 10, 2006)
The unusual cold wave that has gripped the nation — and which shows no signs of abating — has caused more gloom than cheer for the people who normally look forward to winter as a respite from harsh summer.
- `State To Set Up Nri Department' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Mixed reaction to oppose presentation of Pravasi Samman award to Sudhir Parikh
- Visit Us To Improve Ties: Gulf Nris Tell Kalam, Pm (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 10, 2006)
To evince better response from the Gulf administration towards their problems, Indians based in the region urged President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit them and strengthen bilateral ties.
- Protest Mars Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award Function (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
A group of overseas Indians opposes selection of US-based doctor for honour
Kalam attends Pravasi Bharatiya Divas valedictory
Police seize placards and detain three
11 overseas Indians given the prestigious award
President releases special postal
- ‘10m Girls Aborted In India’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Up to 10 million female foetuses may have been aborted in India over the past two decades after gender checks, according to a study published in the Lancet, a British medical journal. Fewer daughters have been born to couples who have . . .
- Abdul Kalam Supports Manmohan's Call For Second Green Revolution (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Says foodgrains production will double to 400 million tonnes
Seeks integration of technology upgradation in harvest operations
Calls for incremental growth rate of two per cent annually in GDP
- 10m Girls Die For Male Heirs (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
At least 10 million female foetuses have been aborted in India over the past two decades by middle-class families determined to ensure they have male heirs.
- The Greying Of India (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Jan 09, 2006)
MODERN medicine and better nutrition have wrought quite a miracle in India. Life expectancy has increased dramatically during the last century and people are also leading a far better life.
- Vip Movement And Traffic (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 09, 2006)
ONE wonders who is to blame for the traffic chaos created by frequent VIP movement on Karachi’s roads.
- Pilgrims Flock To Mena As Hajj Starts (Greater Kashmir, HEBA KANDIL, Jan 09, 2006)
Over two million Muslims began Sunday streaming out of Makkah the first day of a Hajj pilgrimage already marred by the deaths of 76 people in the collapse of a pilgrim hostel.
- Governance May Pay For States (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Stability index proposed for key officials, two year term suggested..
- Among The Believers (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jan 09, 2006)
Do Ramdev’s medicines contain animal bone powder? Is he trying to hoodwink the masses by giving vegetarians a dose of non-veg diet? He says ‘No’.
- Needed A Soil, Not Green, Revolution (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jan 09, 2006)
Agriculture can never be salvaged with a "trickle down" approach, which stands debunked now after four decades of the so-called Green Revolution.
- Drug Trails Along Prison Corridors (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 09, 2006)
Extracts from the World Drug Report, 2005, published by the United Nations Office of Drug and Crime..
- Water Wars Everywhere - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 09, 2006)
Land disputes have ended paving way for battles over water resources, Zahid Samoon (Abraham) responds to Saadut Hussain’s article Water Wars
- Why We Refuse To Learn (Telegraph, VIMALA RAMACHANDRAN, Jan 09, 2006)
looks at the differing perceptions about ‘motivation’ among administrators, teachers and parents
- Behind Bangalore: The Origins Of The Long Jihad (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 09, 2006)
The first part of an investigation into how the Lashkar-e-Taiba's terror campaign against India was born, and the forces that drive it today.
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