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Articles 12521 through 12620 of 20587:
- Un Envoy Warns Against Avian Flu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
The dreaded H5N1 bird flu virus, which is transmitting the disease to humans, is undergoing genetic changes though the world still does not know whether the changes will make it more deadly or not.......
- Quota Bill Sails Through (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
The Constitution (104 Amendment) Bill providing for reservation to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in unaided private educational institutions sailed smoothly after the Lok Sabha debated it for more than five hours on Wednesday.
- Kalam Wants Industry Leaders To Be Creative (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Identifies five areas of core competence for integrated action
Bring ICT sector to rural areas
Banks asked to play pioneering role
Venture capital to generate new enterprises
FIIs find India attractive
- "India Should Be Involved In Peace Process" (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 22, 2005)
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse is keen on a key role for India in the peace process and rebuilding along with the U.S., the EU, Japan, and Norway.
- Unequal Gains (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Dec 22, 2005)
The author is professor of international relations and global politics, Delhi University
- Volcker Case: Annan Flays Press For False Reports (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan lost his usual cool and castigated the press for carrying 'unfair' and 'unconfirmed' reports circulated by people with 'agendas' about his and his son's role in the now defunct Oil-for-Food programme.
- When Citizens Are Hauled Up... (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
When the police takes upon itself the task to assign motives to activities such as ‘studying in community parks’, it is clear that the rot within the force is getting cancerous.
- Scrap The Scheming (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 22, 2005)
Fighting corruption in this country is a tricky affair.
- Not Libertarian But Anti-Social (Hindu, George Monbiot, Dec 21, 2005)
The car is slowly turning the British, like the Americans and the Australians, into a nation that recognises only the freedom to act.
- Bajaj Allianz Launches Four New Products (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Bajaj Allianz Life Insurance has launched four new plans to its product portfolio
- The Problem Of Child Labour (Daily Excelsior, A K Sharma, Dec 21, 2005)
How many of us ever care at the sight & on the plight of child labours. It is a heart rending scene to see tender aged young blossoming kids working in a scooter, car workshops, on roadsides.
- Dons, Celebraties And Their Women (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Dec 21, 2005)
The other woman, in life has always been a fascination. Right from time immemorial sex has been the guiding factor in the life of kings, and commoners.
- Mid-Year Review — Setting The Economic Priorities (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 21, 2005)
The economy appears well-set for a sustained high-growth path, judging by the average of 7 per cent recorded three years in a row (2003-06) and all indicators pointing to a continuing boom in investments and soaring business confidence derived from ...
- What's The Racemate In `Formula 1' Of The Pharma Race? (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 21, 2005)
Almost every court verdict creates winners and losers in equal measure. For instance, the December 16 verdict of the US District Court of Delaware has www.pfizer.com announcing as the latest news headline, . . .
- Be Humane, Vvips! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 21, 2005)
Recently, on behalf of a civil society organisation devoted to clean politics and good governance, I happened to write to the Chief Secretary of a State on the unconscionable delay, in violation of a High Court directive, . . .
- Faking It (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 21, 2005)
Two things emerge in the aftermath of South Korean professor Hwang Woo-suk’s stem cell research being outed as ‘fake’.
- Surgery Rekindles Hope For Indian Tsunami Mothers (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Dec 21, 2005)
It's the most unlikely setting for hope -- a dingy shack filled haphazardly with pots and pans, surrounded by puddles of filthy water, overflowing drains and rain-soaked furniture.
- Ji Hind Dispatches 10, 800 Gi Sheets To Quake-Hit Districts (News International, Javed Aziz Khan, Dec 21, 2005)
Indian chapter of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has dispatched 10,800 GI sheets via Wahga border for construction of 480 houses in the quake-hit districts of NWFP.
- Man With Hiv Kills Himself (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Despite spending millions of rupees on AIDS awareness every year, HIV positive persons are losing hope too soon due to fear of the disease and of the social stigma attached to it.
- Grooming Lawyers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 21, 2005)
Needed a law varsity in the North
The Punjab Government’s proposal to set up a law university near Chandigarh is most welcome.
- Nuclear Deal And After (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Dec 21, 2005)
The think-tanks in Washington are divided right in the middle”, said Mr Stephen Cohen, the South Asia specialist at the Brookings Institution. Nothing unusual, I thought to myself.
- News As Entertainment (Tribune, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, Dec 21, 2005)
Till recently Manohar Kahaniyan was among the most well read Hindi magazines. It had a readership of more than six million, and along with other magazines from the same stable that has now closed - Maya and Satya Katha - had a combined readership . . .
- Pc Down With Fever ? Aids To Nahin? (The Economic Times, LAXMI DEVI, Dec 21, 2005)
Every time her computer crashes, Preeti Mehra, a housewife, is tired of calling computer guys home to clean up the mess. Her son, Amit, on the other hand is a young geek who freaks out on computer games day in and day out.
- ‘Problems Should Not Defeat Me. I Should Defeat The Problems And Succeed’ (Indian Express, VARGHESE K. GEORGE, Dec 21, 2005)
From the imposition of President’s rule in Bihar, to the valiant sacrifices of India’s Manjunaths and Satyendra Dubeys, President A P J Abdul Kalam fielded questions as diverse as they were pointed at the India Empowered Conclave
- Power, Health, Education Need Immediate Attention: S.L. Rao (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Former FKCCI presidents felicitated for getting Rajyotsava award
- Relief Work Best To Improve U.S. Image: Cheney (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 21, 2005)
Tours quake hit areas in PoK
United States Vice-President Dick Cheney arrived here on Tuesday on a symbolic visit to express solidarity with Pakistan in managing the crisis thrown up by the October 8 earthquake and pledged continued support from.....
- Fast Vanishing Wealth - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Prof. (Dr.) R. D. Gupta, Dec 21, 2005)
We have a capital in the form of animal and plant kingdom in our state. It needs to be guarded from extinction, cautions Prof. (Dr.) R. D. Gupta
- India, Run With The Big Guys Now! (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Dec 21, 2005)
The media and the government breathed a sigh of relief that the agony of the Hong Kong WTO ministerial is over, and that the agreed text of Sunday night did not cause any political damage at home.
- ‘The Poor Know How To Work Hard, The Intermediaries Should Just Get Out Of The Way’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 21, 2005)
A panel of young parliamentarians, business leaders and sportspersons debate the ways to empower India
- India Connected, India Empowered (Indian Express, APJ ABDUL KALAM, Dec 21, 2005)
I am delighted to participate in the interactive session of the India Empowered event. It was a delightful experience for me to study every day from August 14 2005, the writing on the subject, ‘Empowering India’, . . .
- Cervical Cancer Vaccine To Arrive Soon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
To protect women against cervical cancer, India would try a brand new foreign vaccine for which the manufacturer has filed the licensing agreement with US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just 15 days ago.
- Small Investments, Big Difference (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 20, 2005)
Measles causes more than half a million deaths a year. Diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus claim another half a million lives.
- She Must Have A Mahram If She Goes For Hajj - I (Greater Kashmir, Dr Fiaz Maqbool Fazili, Dec 20, 2005)
Dr Fiaz Maqbool Fazili has some questions and answers about women going for Hajj and Umrah
Who is able enough to go for Hajj?
- Combating A Virus (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Dec 20, 2005)
Discusses the epidemiology of avian influenza and an agenda for control
- President Calls For Project To Map Cancer Genomes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Scientists told to focus on tackling major diseases
Scientists at CSIR achieved a breakthrough by developing a new therapeutic molecule against TB
The number of HIV-infected persons in the State is on the rise, he says
- Cultivate Patient Friendly Culture (Daily Excelsior, Dr Arun Sharma, Dec 20, 2005)
Any hospital's performance is dependent on multiple factors like capital structure, available infrastructure, technological acquisition, spectrum of clinical services, specialists and culture of the hospital.
- Makes Sense (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 20, 2005)
It is understandable if government departments share services provided by each other.
- The Direction Of Love (Telegraph, Janaki Nair, Dec 20, 2005)
Linguistic nationalisms thrive on chastening women in the name of honour, argues Janaki Nair The author is professor of history, Centre for the Study of Social Sciences, Calcutta
- Rebuilding Azad Kashmir (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Dec 20, 2005)
Islamabas's current approach towards the devastation caused by the recent earthquake is to provide expeditiously and efficiently relief to the affected population.
- Quake Offered Further Linkages (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf said on Monday the October 8 earthquake has provided an opportunity to build further linkages between the Kashmiri people on both sides [of the Line of Control] which should not be missed.
- India Empowered To Me Is... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2005)
They spoke with conviction and passion. They talked grand ideas. They talked about small people. You could agree with them or not. But you couldn’t be indifferent. For, the contributors strove to think big for India.
- Protests Against Proposed Uranium Mine (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Dec 20, 2005)
It is up to the Government to ensure that well-recognised international norms are enforced.
- Indian M&as Total $10b (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Telecom, healthcare and energy sectors most active
- It Could Have Been Averted (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Dec 20, 2005)
According to the version of events touted by Ms Jayalalitha, mischief-mongers spread the rumour that tokens for relief packages were being given inside the school, causing the people waiting outside to gatecrash
- A Sane Approach (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 20, 2005)
Since 9/11, the fading fear of a nuclear war with Russia or China has been supplanted in many American minds by a new nightmare:
- Karzai Ponders Cabinet Reshuffle (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai is considering reshuffling his cabinet and cutting the number of ministers, officials said on Monday, after the president inaugurated his country’s first parliament in decades.
- A Fateful Finale At Wto (International Herald Tribune, Keith Bradsher, Dec 20, 2005)
The nadir of the World Trade Organization conference here came Saturday evening, when many ministers were despairing of progress inside the meeting while the streets outside were filled with the rattle of protesters' steel pipes striking police officers'
- One Lakh Students To Be Screened For Hepatitis-B (Hindu, K. Manikandan, Dec 20, 2005)
About 10 lakh people die of HBV complications
A massive campaign to detect Hepatitis-B virus (HBV) among school students was recently launched. The campaign is aimed at screening one lakh school children in and around Chennai.
- Strategies To Reach The Poorest (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 20, 2005)
That health care delivery in India is in need of a major overhaul has been underlined by numerous studies besides observations on the ground.
- Tsunami Widowers Struggle To Pick Up The Pieces (Reuters, Peter Apps, Dec 20, 2005)
When Ramakrishnan Shakthivel and his wife saw the tsunami bearing down on their house on Sri Lanka's east coast, they grabbed their three children and ran for their lives.
- Making Csr Work (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Dec 19, 2005)
The subject of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is moving to the mainstream of managerial discussion. A recent CII summit exclusively devoted to the theme was evidence of this.
- India's Eastward Ho! But How? (Pioneer, Tarun Basu , Dec 19, 2005)
Formation of an Asian proto-type of EU is far-fetched, thanks to too many internal contradictions, writes Tarun Basu
- Desperation Doles Out Death, 42 Killed In Tn Stampede (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Dec 19, 2005)
In a tragic repetition of a ghastly November incident in which six women were killed, 42 people were trampled to death early Sunday morning at a government relief centre, where thousands had gathered to get tokens for cash doles and relief supplies hours
- Use Telemedicine To Reach The Masses: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Satellite to promote interaction among youth by 2007; to be built jointly by India and Russia
- Restrictions On Hajj (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 19, 2005)
IN A paper he co-authored in a recent issue of The Lancet, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss argues that a comprehensive prevention and control strategy is needed to check the growing national prevalence of diabetes, respiratory and cardiovascular d
- Norway's Economy — On Top Of The World And Looking... (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Dec 19, 2005)
Folds upon folds of translucent purplish-green cut wide arcs across the sky. Then, suddenly, the entire dome of blue exploded into an amazing riot of colour — red, green, blue, purple, yellow and white that lit up the ocean and rendered us speechless ...
- Responding To A Public Health Challenge (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Dec 19, 2005)
There are nearly 70 million people with kidney disease of varying severity levels in India. Hypertension and diabetes, the main causative factors, need to be targeted.
- Plan For Crisis Management (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 19, 2005)
While the city district government of Lahore has unveiled a plan to reorganize civil defence along modern lines, the Punjab government has decided to broaden its emergency ambulance and rescue services to cover the entire province.
- Save Yourself From Self-Help Books! (Tribune, Jemima Lewis, Dec 19, 2005)
A 10-year-old Hampshire schoolgirl, Libby Rees, has been hailed as a prodigy, after writing a self-help book for children on how to cope with life’s problems. She is currently engaged in a whirlwind publicity tour, jetting about with her mother.
- Kalam Call To Develop Cheap Drugs For Aids (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has called upon the medical community to work in partnership with pharmacologists to develop cost-effective drugs to treat AIDS and other major epidemics affecting large numbers of the country's population.
- Hands Go Up, Nothing Comes Down (Greater Kashmir, Abdul Waheed Faruqi, Dec 19, 2005)
What does prosperity mean in this part of the world where social degradation, moral corruption and material lust have destroyed the whole fabric of life, Abdul Waheed Faruqi explains the state of affairs in light of a prayer displayed everywhere . . .
- Emotional Support Vital For Cancer Cure: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
He says recovery of patients receiving social support better
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said on Sunday that cancer cure should be addressed both physiologically and psychologically.
- Chandigarh Fighting Losing Battle Against Aids (Tribune, Geetanjali Gayatri, Dec 19, 2005)
With the number of HIV+ cases doubling since last year, Chandigarh, it seems, is fighting a losing battle against AIDS. From 57.89 cases per 1,000, the number of HIV+ people in the city has shot up to 97.73 cases per 1,000. Out of the 9,506 persons . . .
- A Scientist On A Mission To Spot Young Talent In India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
"Behind every significant scientific discovery there is someone who discovered the scientist in the first place." K. Satyamurty meets S.S. Iyengar, who is keen on helping young researchers realise their potential.
- 42 Die In Chennai Stampede (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Dec 19, 2005)
In a tragic accident, 42 persons, including 23 women, were killed and 37 injured in a stampede this morning. People had come to collect flood relief coupons at a corporation school in the southern part of the state capital.
- "India Should Tackle Stigma Attached To Aids" (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Dec 19, 2005)
Ann M. Veneman, executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), who was in New Delhi recently, feels that if the Indian leadership is willing to discuss HIV/AIDS, it is an important step forward in addressing the issue.
- Explore Real History Of The Nation: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
`Nation's real strength lay in the values its people have nurtured'
- 42 Killed In Chennai Stampede (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Chaos at flood relief centre, former High Court judge to head Commission of Inquiry
- Can Tata Steel Pull It Off? (Hindu, N. N. Sachitanand, Dec 19, 2005)
Need to overcome various infrastructural and other disabilities
In a string of announcements over the past one year the company has made known its intentions to transform itself in the next ten years from a local to a global enterprise.
- Chennai Stampede Kills 42 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Forty-two people were killed, 19 of them women, in a stampede at a flood relief distribution centre here in the early hours of Sunday, prompting the government to order a judicial enquiry and the Opposition to demand the resignation of Chief Minister ....
- 42 Killed In Stampede (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
At least 42 people, including 23 women, were killed and 37 injured today in a stampede at a Corporation School in the city where hundreds had lined up in the wee hours to collect flood relief coupons.
- 42 Killed In Stampede, Jaya Announces Probe (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
At least 42 people, including 23 women, were killed and 37 injured today in a stampede at a corporation school in the city where hundreds had lined up in the wee hours to collect flood relief coupons.
- Apply Translational Research In Cancer Treatment: Kalam (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today urged the scientific community to explore the potential of the application of translation research for treating cancer patients.
- Dastardly Act (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 19, 2005)
THE rape and murder of a 24-year-old woman employee of a multinational call centre in Bangalore is a dastardly act.
- Doha And `Development Focus' (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 19, 2005)
The weak, weaker and the weakest nations must get some special treatment so as to be able to catch up with the rest of the world. This is the basis of the approach of the multilateral trade negotiations where the developed economies are expected . . .
- Are We A Nation Of Rapists? (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 19, 2005)
A policeman and a youth have allegedly raped a maidservant in Jalilabad area of Multan division. Police has registered a case under Hudood Ordinance against ASI Abdul Hameed and youth Waqas Raza. No arrest has, however, been made so far.
- Should You Do That Survey? (Business Line, Ganesh Chella , Dec 19, 2005)
YOUR opinion counts," cries the announcement about the next version of the employee survey launched by the organisation. The employee reads it and smiles. In his mind, he sees it as yet another "tick in the box" activity, yet another wasted effort.
- Let Them Have Cars (Indian Express, VEERESH MALIK, Dec 19, 2005)
The rape and murder of a female HP call centre employee in Bangalore brings the 24x7 segment of the infotech industry, the BPO sector, in the spotlight again, in the context of women working night shifts. One view would be that this goes with . . .
- State Of Human Rights (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Dec 19, 2005)
The Karachi chapter of the English Speaking Union of Pakistan was inaugurated over 40 years ago, presumably to further the spread of English. But for some inexplicable reason it ended up as the outdoor relief department of the foreign diplomatic corps.
- No Let-Up In Friendship With China (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Dec 19, 2005)
One cannot but be concerned over the impression, now being voiced by an increasing number of citizens, that our all-weather friendship with China has undergone a decline.
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