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Articles 13521 through 13620 of 20587:
- Insurance Cover For Doctors And Those Undergoing Sterilisation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
The Government has launched an insurance cover for both performing doctors and those undergoing sterilisation operations with a view to minimising legal complications arising out of the procedure.
- Private Health Care A Growing Sector For Financing By Ifc (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
Global trends point to a significant role for the private sector in health care
- Sufferers Call (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 29, 2005)
With weather turning hostile the relief operations in quake hit areas of Uri and Kupwara may come to a halt. If the weather does not take a favourable turn immediately a race against time shall commence to see thousands of homeless survivors through ....
- As The Virus Threat Persists (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 29, 2005)
One week after the death of Dr Yusra Khalil in Karachi, reportedly from Congo virus contracted at Civil Hospital (CHK),
- Political Economy Of Reconstruction (Dawn, S.M. Naseem, Nov 29, 2005)
Six weeks after the October 8 earthquake, the economic effects of the natural disaster are beginning to unfold. The immediate effects of the natural disaster on the economy may well be positive, largely as a result of the stimulus provided . . .
- First Crossings Made From Ajk Into Held Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
Five people from Azad Kashmir on Monday crossed the heavily militarised Line of Control (LoC) into held Kashmir, police said.
- Delhi Shows The Way In Battle Against Aids (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Nov 29, 2005)
Students of Delhi University, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Jamia Millia Islamia in the Capital now have the option of finding out their HIV/AIDS status within the confines of the university clinic where all the data would be kept confidential.
- Terror Highway (The Week, Kavita Bajeli-Datt, Nov 29, 2005)
It was clear from the beginning that unlike the kidnappers of three Indian workers in Iraq last year, Maniappan Raman Kutty’s abductors didn’t want to negotiate. Despite India opening every channel to talk to them the kidnappers didn’t leave . . .
- Reforms Driving Indo-Us Ties: Saran (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
The Indo-US partnership is indispensable in the globalised environment, foreign secretary Shyam Saran pointed out today. Addressing a session on India and the US at the India Economic Summit, Saran was of the view that the end of the cold war coupled....
- It Will Help Grow The Size Of The Traded Debt Market (The Financial Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 28, 2005)
The proposed amendment to the Securities and Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956, to include instruments issued by securitisation vehicles in the definition of ‘‘securities’’ is a positive development for the debt market. It would allow the Pass Through Cert
- Changing Climate Change (Daily Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Nov 28, 2005)
Fossil fuels are plentiful, but harmful; renewable sources like wind are good for the climate but not plentiful. Solar power is plentiful but not cheap.
- Earthquake Melts Boundaries In Kashmir (Tribune, Mannika Chopra, Nov 28, 2005)
Two adjacent villages separated by history, and a river, are now sadly united by a sense of grief and loss.
- Ladders And Snakes (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Nov 28, 2005)
It took some 10,000 burnt cars to drive home one point to the French government:
- Preparing For The Flu (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 28, 2005)
With the influx of migratory birds picking up with the onset of winter, the risk of the dreaded avian influenza (bird flu) hitting India is rising by the day.
- The Bull-Bear Derivative Dance (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Nov 28, 2005)
The Sensex closed at an all-time high on Thanksgiving weekend, after an amazing tug-of-war between the bulls and bears in the run-up to the expiry of November futures contracts on Thursday.
- Who Killed Manjunath? (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Nov 28, 2005)
Parts of the oil economy are criminalised because fuel prices are not market-determined. The profits make murder an acceptable risk for entreprenurial thugs
- Militants Threaten Bangladesh Judges (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 28, 2005)
Jab Hamara Naya Ghar Ban Jayega...Kya Aap Hamare Ghar Aayenge? (Will you come to our house when we reconstruct it?)," asked 5-year-old quake survivor, Simran, to President A P J Abdul Kalam during his visit to Uri today.
- China Example, We Need More Fdi: Fm (Indian Express, Kandula Subramaniam, Nov 28, 2005)
Outlining a host of reform measures needed to sustain and even go beyond the 8 per cent growth rate, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today called for opening the banking and education sectors..
- Montek Math: Coalition Politics = 8% Growth (Indian Express, ENS ECONOMIC BUREAU, Nov 28, 2005)
Given the constraints of running a coalition government, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today admitted that it would be “hugely difficult” to achieve a 10 per cent economic growth.
- Scale Up Response To Hiv (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 28, 2005)
The AIDS epidemic update for 2005, published by UNAIDS and the World Health Organisation, will bring guarded optimism to policy-makers.
- Health Of Women Seriously Affected By The Physical And Sexual Violence By Husbands And Partners: World Health Organization (India Daily, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 28, 2005)
Medical researchers have found one of the main reasons for deteriorating woman’s health all around the world.
- India Becomes A Global Hub For Clinical Drug Trials (Times of India, A SRINIVAS, Nov 28, 2005)
It is alarming that the government has decided to promote India as a hub for clinical trials.
- The Virtue Of Vat (Business Standard, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 28, 2005)
VAT is potentially the solution to the economy’s inability to significantly increase its tax-GDP ratio
- Fast Mutating Hiv Virus Poses New Challenge (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Nov 28, 2005)
Even before the treatment of HIV positive persons takes off on a large scale in India, the virus is mutating too rapidly and is likely to make the first line treatment ineffective for a significant number of patients, a first India-specific HIV sub-type C
- Paintings On Aids Awareness (Hindu, Staff Reporter , Nov 28, 2005)
Two painting competitions were organised in Pondicherry on Sunday.
- Biggest Underground Aquarium Coming Up In Jammu (The Financial Express, Ed Vulliamy, Nov 28, 2005)
The country’s first and biggest underground aquarium is coming up at a cost of Rs 8.50 crore at Bage-Bahu in Jammu.
- The Inadequate Life-Saving Effort (News International, Nasim Zehra, Nov 28, 2005)
The donor pledges this month were a positive development for Pakistan but shortcomings on the physical relief front remain a troubling reality.
- Security Stepped Up At Embassies In Bangladesh (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
Dozens of people suffering from hypothermia and respiratory illnesses were taken to hospitals Monday as rain and snow lashed Pakistan's quake-stricken part of Kashmir, blocking roads and grounding helicopters used to ferry aid to remote areas.
- Fdi In More Sectors, Says Chidambaram (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 28, 2005)
"Key to sustaining higher GDP growth is larger investment in infrastructure "
- Of Intertwined Strands Of Strength... (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Nov 28, 2005)
Several successful initiatives in Indian reform make for the strength of the economy today
- Breaking The City-Planning Myths (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Nov 28, 2005)
Lack of urban space, high population densities, rising land costs, and poor facilities outside cities... These are arguments that will not wash. What Indian cities lack is proper urban planning and, to address this, both the city administration and the bu
- Wto Draft Raises Concerns (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Nov 28, 2005)
Key developing countries on Sunday expressed their reservations over a draft Hong Kong ministerial text unveiled by the World Trade Organisation General Council chair and director general, saying it lacked balance in addressing their core developmental co
- Govt Keen To Widen Fdi Net To Post 8% Growth: Pcnov 28 (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
Finance minister P Chidambaram on Sunday said that the government was keen to open the doors for more foreign direct investment (FDI) to achieve a GDP growth of 8%. He promised to keep the government out of interfering in the fast-growing services sector,
- 'Sikkim Ideal For Foreign Investment' (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
Australian High Commissioner to India John Mccarthy on Friday said Sikkim's political stability combined with its healthy law and order scenario could be an ideal destination for foreign investors.
- New Bihar Regime Wields Stick (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
‘Slack’ government officers in Bihar got a bitter taste of the new regime on Sunday with authorities stopping salaries of four doctors and ordering to lodge FIRs against them for remaining absent from duty in Vaishali district.
- Laboured Worries (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 28, 2005)
THE CONCERNS raised by the International Labour Organisation about workspace health conditions in the IT services and business process outsourcing sector come as a surprise.
- Fast Mutating Hiv Virus Poses New Challenge (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Nov 28, 2005)
Second line drugs could be deployed soon--- Even before the treatment of HIV positive persons takes off on a large scale in India, the virus is mutating too rapidly and is likely to make the first line treatment ineffective for a significant number . . .
- Changing Climate Change (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Nov 28, 2005)
The 10 warmest years on record have all occurred since 1990, and 2005 is likely to be the warmest ever.
- Cong Rejuvenates In Chandigarh (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 28, 2005)
Manmohan Singh has marched on with his pro-US tilt as if the comrades don't matter or exist, says Kalyani Shankar
- 'East Coast Of India Will Be Oil-Rich Zone' (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Can do what Gulf of Mexico did for the US: Mukesh Ambani.
- Fighting Aids (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Prafulla Dash is waiting without any hope. For AIDS has started draining life out of his body.
- Making Life-Saving Discoveries (Tribune, Charu Singh, Nov 27, 2005)
In the murky world that lies hidden beneath a telescope and antiseptic laboratories, Dr Rajesh Gokhale, a young scientist and winner of the prestigious Howard Hughes Medical Institute award for path-breaking research in biotechnology, . . .
- Linking Of Rivers: Challenges And Opportunities (Tribune, Raj Kumar Siwach, Nov 27, 2005)
Water has played a vital role in the growth and decay of civilisations. It is the commonest substance on the earth but only one per cent of it is available for human consumption. Thus, it needs to be managed economically and wisely.
- Kalam Assures All Help To Quake-Hit In Kashmir (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
The President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, today assured the quake-affected people in Tangdhar near the Line of Control (LoC) of all help and assistance and expressed concern for the sufferers. He expressed sympathies with the residents of the area who had . . .
- The Post-Earthquake Challenges (Dawn, Fateh M. Chaudhri, Nov 27, 2005)
The devastating earthquake of October 8 was sudden and colossal. Several thousand homes were flattened and a generation of school children was instantly buried under the debris of schools.
- New Orleans’ Transition (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 27, 2005)
Nearly three months have passed since Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans.
- Gaza Border Opens (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
The Rafah border terminal between the Gaza Strip and Egypt opened to a flood of excited Palestinians on Saturday, giving them a gate to the outside world for the first time in almost three months.
- Highway To Hell (Telegraph, Ruchir Joshi, Nov 27, 2005)
Using his column in a Delhi broadsheet, Sitaram Yechury, CPI(M) Rajya Sabha member from Bengal, recently made some cogent points about the ominous spreading of American cultural hegemony across the world.
- Left Denounces Centre's Policies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Congress should remember that it cannot run government without Left support: Bardhan
- Entire Nation Is With You: Kalam Tells Quake Survivors (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
"When god is with you.... Who can be against," President A P J Abdul Kalam told the quake survivors of Tangdhar area and assured them that the entire nation is with them in this hour of crisis.
- Bihar: Before And After Laloo (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 27, 2005)
This was an election in Bihar in which its voter’s voice could be heard, loud and clear.
- `Recycle Wastes To Protect Environment' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Intensive use of chemical fertilizers had undesirable effects on the environment and to counter this farm wastes should be recycled, speakers stressed during a day-long training programme conducted at Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK), Vamban, near here recently
- Kalam Lauds Quake-Hit Kashmiris, Assures Support (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Hailing the bravery and courage of the people of Kashmir during the recent earthquake, president A P J Abdul Kalam on Saturday assured full support to the affected people from the government.
- The Road To Hell (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Increasing vehicle population and poor traffic-engineering have made Indian roads more dangerous than any conflict zone. Despite alarming number of deaths, road disaster management and safety issues are not being addressed by policy makers, . . .
- Don't Be Cowed Down, Kalam Tells Quake-Hit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
``I laud the courage of the people of Tangdhar in defeating their problems. I suggest you master the problem''
- Good Riddance, But Road All Uphill Ahead (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Nov 27, 2005)
Last week provided us with a rare moment of hope in politics — the defeat of Mr and Mrs Laloo Yadav. No defeat was more deserved, more reassuring for those of us who remain recklessly optimistic about the future of Bharat Mata despite the abysmal . . .
- Nitish Kumar Tries To Salvage Bihar From Mafia Torn Carnage Left Over By The Shadow Of Congress And Rjd (India Daily, Preeti Singhani, Nov 27, 2005)
It will not be an easy task. The law and order is in shambles. The financial system is in ruins.
- A Grand New World War Against Aids (Hindu, Mandira Nayar, Nov 27, 2005)
For once cricket played on your mobile phone screen will be for a cause. However, in this game the stakes are much higher than in any India-Pakistan cricket match. For the batsman will get only 60 balls and 300 seconds to collect all the right symbols --
- A Mouthful Of Old-World Riches (Deccan Herald, Bala Chauhan, Nov 27, 2005)
Home and the World is the first attempt at the full translation of Tagore’s novel, Ghaire Baire.
- 16 Child Scientists Selected For National Science Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Selected from among 130 students from across the State
- Rain Abates, Relief Work In Full Swing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
84 bodies of bus passengers recovered; search operations continue
- Earthquake Claims 14 Lives In East China (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Fourteen persons have so far been killed and 20 others seriously injured in an earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale on Saturday in a region between Jiujiang and Ruichang in east China's Jiangxi Province.
- 2nd Phase Of Reproductive Health Programme Soon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
After being snubbed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on India’s poor infant and maternal mortality record, the Health Ministry is planning to revamp its reproductive and child health programme from the next year at a cost of Rs 10,000 crore.
- Malappuram To Receive Rs. 22-Crore Mgp Aid (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Focus on health, education and social welfare sectors
- Challenge And Response: Disaster Management Plan — Ii (Dawn, Naeem Sadiq, Nov 26, 2005)
In identifying and assessing hazards, an important step is to carry out a vulnerability analysis. Vulnerability is the ability of a system (or element) to withstand, avoid, neutralize or absorb the impacts of hazardous natural events.
- Kalam To Visit Last Loc Village In Kashmir (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Adding yet another firsts to his cap, President A P J Abdul Kalam would be visiting Urusa, the last village on the Line of Control, in North Kashmir during his two-day visit to the state beginning on Saturday to assess the relief measures . . .
- Pmts Of Yore (Tribune, G S Battu, Nov 26, 2005)
Being born to teacher parents can be sound academically, but can really put the carefree and playful childhood at a great disadvantage. I was born to such a pair of parents, which at that time seemed to be long-term shortcoming because dear mother was....
- Tragedy Of Lalu Yadav (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Nov 26, 2005)
The recent rejection by the electors of Bihar of the Rastriya Janata Dal (RJD), as Mr Lalu Yadav’s fiefdom is called, is the culmination of a political tragedy that began in 1996.
- The Real Icu (Times of India, SIDNEY M GONSALVES, Nov 26, 2005)
The list of medical ailments is endless. And so is the gloom. Is this the ICU? Not really. Everything there is controlled and clinical.
- Iran At The Iaea: The Good The Bad And The Ugly (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 26, 2005)
In a development that can only be hailed, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has postponed referring Iran to the UN Security Council.
- Benefit From The Fringes (Indian Express, SATYA PRAKASH, Nov 26, 2005)
There have been reports of the government agreeing to take a second look at Fringe Benefit Tax norms in the budget exercise. FBT was contentious from the day it was introduced, so it is welcome news that the government is willing to consider . . .
- Manoeuvering Right (Deccan Herald, Leela Ramaswamy, Nov 26, 2005)
Working your way around to get on top of a situation can be quite an exercise.
- Blood Is Thicker Than Water (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Nov 26, 2005)
The best way of overcoming a sworn enemy is to be the first to donate one’s blood to him when he is stricken.
- Fight But Make It A Just War (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Nov 26, 2005)
I have been a supporter of US intervention in Iraq and I have had good things to say about the leadership of Bush and Blair. I don’t intend to un-say any of my earlier statements, but paradoxically I must point out that I am happy about the emergence. . .
- Triumph Of Democracy (Pioneer, Mohd Asim, Nov 26, 2005)
The Lalu raj in Bihar has finally come to an end. Though a bit late, after pushing Bihar at the bottom of all development indices, but India is celebrating.
- Hair-Splitting Over Hospitality (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Nov 26, 2005)
It would have been better had the employer been called upon to pay FBT on the entire food and beverage expenses, says S. Murlidharan
- Buzzing Labs In A Back-Office Land (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 26, 2005)
Globalisation and increasing speed to market are causing many manufacturing-based industries to review all aspects of their business processes including R&D and regulatory testing, writes G. Sudesh Kumar in Outsourcing Laboratory-based Services.
- Working On A Post-Retirement Hobby (Tribune, Dana Klosner, Nov 26, 2005)
Protirement, a term coined during the early 1990s,in part describes the secondary careers taken on by many workers who find their savings and Social Security won’t be enough to sustain their lifestyles after they reach the traditional retirement age of 65
- Salem’S Lawyers Claim He Was Tortured In Lock-Up (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Abu Salem’s lawyers moved the special TADA court today claiming that he was tortured while in the custody of the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) at the Bhoiwada lock-up yesterday night. The ATS got Salem’s custody the day before in connection with the murder..
- We're Committed To Improving Infrastructure: Dharam Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
The government’s desire to ‘raise an army of scientists’ to match China and South Korea in developing cutting-edge technologies is obviously welcome. The first step suggested is to push for enhanced remuneration for scientists, one that can have some . .
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