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Articles 13921 through 14020 of 20587:
- Nod Awaited For Hiv Screening In Armed Forces At Entry Level (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
First HIV positive case in the armed forces was detected in 1991
0.025 per cent test positive in armed forces
Move to make screening compulsory for enrolment
Medicare to be brought on a par with corporates
- China Keen On Tie-Up With India In Bio-Medical Research (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Scope seen in traditional medicine systems
Chinese experience in health insurance initiatives was also discussed
India planning an effective health insurance initiative
Concern over control of communicable diseases
- Micro-Finance: Overcoming The Mismatches (Business Line, Navin Bhatia, Nov 18, 2005)
A vibrant and developed micro-finance sector can significantly impact economic development and distribution of wealth. The demand for micro-finance being enormous,
- Population Can Be An Asset Too (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 18, 2005)
The President, Mr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, has repeatedly stressed the importance of population control for India to become a `developed' nation. While interacting with students in Shimla last December, he said that it is necessary to control the population
- "Poverty Is A Violation Of Human Rights" (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Nov 18, 2005)
Arjun K. Sengupta, the United Nations Independent Expert on Human Rights and Extreme Poverty, visited the United States to study the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the poor. In an interview in New Delhi, . . .
- No Minority Quotas In Iims, Iits (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 18, 2005)
The abiding faith of our political class in the magical power of quotas is quite touching. After five decades of quotas for the scheduled castes and tribes, it is quite evident that reservations have failed to transform their collective lot, although
- Warning On Global Warming (Tribune, Steve Connor, Nov 18, 2005)
Scientists have compiled one of the first comprehensive pictures of what the world might be like when climate change begins to dry up water supplies and trigger a dramatic increase in epidemics, disease and death.
- When More Is Less (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 18, 2005)
Happiness, we knew, is a state of the mind. Modern medical science now tells us that it’s also a state of the womb. Scientists at Cambridge University’s autism research centre have discovered that stressed-out pregnant women give birth to children who....
- Hiv Self-Test Kits May Be Approved In The Us (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Nov 18, 2005)
A 20-minute swab-based test, already being used in US clinics to test for HIV, could soon be available to people in India to test for the disease in their own homes. This is good news.
- U.S. Bird Flu Funds Stall As Virus Spreads In China (Reuters, Chris Buckley, Nov 18, 2005)
World health experts said they expected to see more human bird flu infections in China, even as the U.S. Congress stalled funding of President George W. Bush's plan to cope with a pandemic.
- Urban Rail: A Pipedream? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 18, 2005)
On Tuesday the Punjab chief minister reiterated his government’s resolve to build a modern light rail transit system in Lahore. The plan has been on the drawing board since 1997.
- `Oft It Hits Where Hope Is Coldest And Despair Most Fits' (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 18, 2005)
Who would have thought that the flu fears would come home to roost all around us? Look around: "WHO warns of bird flu outbreaks," says ABC News; "Chinese Ministry of Agriculture announced an emergency scheme in Beijing.
- Srinagar Blasts: Azad Says It’S An Act Of Sabotage (Indian Express, BASHAARAT MASOOD, Nov 18, 2005)
A day after a powerful car bomb blast rocked Srinagar’s busy street, killing four people and injuring over 50, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said it was an act of sabotage to hamper the ongoing peace process in the state.
- High Time We Rejuvenate The Republic (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Nov 18, 2005)
The shocking events of Jehanabad amply demonstrate the precariousness of the Indian state. Equally worrying, the abject failure of the state could undermine our quest for rapid economic growth.
- Relief Work Still Patchy: Unocha (News International, Naveed Ahmad, Nov 18, 2005)
The latest situation report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Thursday pointed to some important gaps in disaster relief activities owing to extreme weather, lack of funding and shortage of expertise . . .
- Sentinel Sam (Indian Express, Rajnish Wattas, Nov 18, 2005)
With the sprightly nonagenarian Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw’s recent brush with ill health, legendary tales of his valour, grit and fighting spirit come to mind.
- Let Us Not Make It Any Worse (Dawn, Iqbal Haider, Nov 18, 2005)
The aftermath of the apocalypse on October 8 continues to reveal statistics, staggering even to the most fertile imagination.
- An Indispensable Tool (Dawn, Sidrah Unis, Nov 18, 2005)
Muslims proudly assert that Islam is a system of life valid, and compatible with, for all times and climes.
- Blood Relations (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 18, 2005)
Politicians sometimes don’t mind making their followers shed blood to save their own skin. In such a dismal scenario,
- National Security Vs Natural Calamity (Dawn, Sidrah Unis, Nov 18, 2005)
Muslims proudly assert that Islam is a system of life valid, and compatible with, for all times and climes.
- Maoists, Nepal Opp In Delhi Durbar (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Nov 18, 2005)
The top leaders of Nepal’s major Opposition parties and the banned Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) are holding advanced peace negotiations in New Delhi, Opposition sources said. The two sides held initial talks in Nepal.
- Donors’ Conference (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 18, 2005)
While it would be an exaggeration to say that the fate of the earthquake survivors’ depends on what the donors come up with, there is no doubt that the conference opening in Islamabad tomorrow will determine to a large extent the speed and scope of the...
- Hopes Raised For Malaria Vaccine (Statesman, Jeremy Laurance, Nov 17, 2005)
Scientists yesterday hailed the “unprecedented” results of a trial of a malaria vaccine which halved the incidence of severe disease in children over a period of 18 months.
- Calculate The Real Value Of Aid (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 17, 2005)
Extracts from the Human Development Report 2005
- Good Intentions (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 17, 2005)
No one dies of ant bites in the eye, but that is not the point. When a patient is so neglected in the hospital that ants can bite her bandaged eye, it is impossible for her family to believe that her decline and death are not the outcome of the same . . .
- India Offers More Relief (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
India on Wednesday said it would send more aid material to Pakistan for millions of homeless survivors of last month’s earthquake that devastated the divided Himalayan region of Azad Kashmir.
- Chi Gung For Stress Management (The Economic Times, SANDEEP DESAI, Nov 17, 2005)
As in Yoga, breathing comprises the single most important element in Taoist health and longevity regimens. Chi Gung, which is the counterpart of yogic pranayama or breath control, stands for both ‘breathing exercise’ and ‘energy control’ and has been . .
- Fighting Terror With Terror (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 17, 2005)
A ruthless use of force by any state authority does not eliminate terror but fans the fires of violence. A balanced way is to be adopted so that criminals don’t go unpunished and human values are upheld too, writes Maryam Bacha
- Delayed Response & Mismanagement (Dawn, S Akbar Zaidi, Nov 17, 2005)
In the heady democratic days of the 1990s, Pakistan was considered to be a failed state.
- Karachi Car Blast Mastermind Nabbed (News International, AH Khanzada, Nov 17, 2005)
The Karachi police have picked up more suspects, including a policeman, on Wednesday after establishing links of the PIDC House blast to a militant group of Balochistan and claimed to have traced the culprits involved in the car bombing.
- Pm For Using Loc Crossing Points For Trade (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Nov 17, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has suggested that the crossing points on the Line of Control (LoC) across Kashmir should be used for trade besides the movement of the divided families of Kashmiris.
- 4 Killed, J&k Ex-Minister Hurt In Srinagar Blast (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Four persons were killed and 63 injured in an IED explosion outside the Corporate Headquarters of Jammu and Kashmir Bank near the Tourist Reception Centre (TRC) here this morning. Those injured, included a former Minister of state, Usman Majeed, . . .
- Court Notices To I&b Secy, Maharashtra In Salem Case (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
A special court today issued notice to Union information and broadcasting ministry secretary and the state of Maharashtra,
- Four Killed In Srinagar Blast (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Militants carried out a massive car bomb blast outside the corporate headquarters of Jammu and Kashmir Bank in the heart of the city,
- Bihar Cops Clueless On Jehanabad (Statesman, Manoj Chaurasia, Nov 17, 2005)
Who is the true head of Jehanabad, the new “experimental” site of the Maoist’s ongoing “armed struggle” in key towns?
- Pursuit Of Happiness (Statesman, ISHWAR PATI, Nov 17, 2005)
There’s this little story of a place somewhere at the end of the earth which was finally “discovered” by the nosey Americans.
- Maoist Skeleton In Nepal King's Cabinet (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
In its latest edition issued today, a popular Nepalese weekly published a report potentially embarrassing for King Gyanendra,
- Five ‘Bla Men’ Held For Karachi Blast (Dawn, Arman Sabir, Nov 17, 2005)
Police and government officials were tight-lipped on Wednesday about identity of five people detained for their alleged involvement in Tuesday’s bomb blast outside the PIDC House, in which three people were killed and 21 injured.
- Checking Aids In Andhra (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
ANDHRA Pradesh has high HIV/AIDS prevalence and is currently one of the six hard-hit states. Besides Chittoor district, where Tirupati is located, five other districts including Guntur, East Godavari, Warangal, Visakhapatnam and Kurnool have been . . .
- Initiative Taken To Promote Organic Farming, Horticulture (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
To propagate the cultivation of medicinal plants and organic farming among farmers, Sri AVVM Pushpam College at Poondi near Thanjavur has developed an experimental garden. S. Balu, principal of the college, said the Medicinal Plants Board of the . . .
- 4 Civilians Killed In Car Blast At Jk Bank Hqs (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Four civilians got killed and 72 others—including a former Minister Usman Majeed—sustained injuries in a powerful car bomb explosion near the main entrance of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank Corporate Headquarters here today.
- China Confirms Its First Human Cases Of Bird Flu (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
China today reported its first three confirmed human cases of bird flu, including two in the country's central Hunan Province.
The Health Ministry announced that the third case was in Anhui province in East China, but did not give any details.
- Abolish Subsidised Fuels (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 17, 2005)
The government should move fast to end the sale of subsidised kerosene and cooking gas (LPG). Consumers, the government and the economy in general, would benefit, apart from the oil companies, according to a study by The Energy and Resources Institute.
- China Confirms Human Cases Of Bird Flu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
China's Ministry of Health on Wednesday confirmed two human cases and one suspected case of H5N1bird flu.
- Liberalising Migration — Powerful Force For Poverty Reduction (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 17, 2005)
In its annual Global Economic Prospects (GEP) for 2006, the World Bank contends that migration could deliver welfare gains for migrants, and for their origin and host countries.
- Warning Signals From Jehanabad (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Nov 17, 2005)
The Jehanabad type of raid is significant because the Maoists laid siege to the town with the help of people who are not hardcore cadres.
- A Specialist's Job (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 17, 2005)
The Food and Consumer Affairs Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar's stand at the recent Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting against the proposed merger of the stock market and commodity futures market regulators
- Outbreak Of Rare Child Disease In Malappuram (Hindu, Abdul Latheef Naha, Nov 17, 2005)
Doctor detects 100 cases in three months
Virus spreads through food and water
Symptoms include oral ulcer, mild fever and running nose
Disease can be cured in a week or two, says doctor
- From Dhaka With Hope (Indian Express, Junaid Ahmed, Nov 17, 2005)
Bangladesh is fast shedding its tag as a basket case and, argues Junaid Ahmed, it is weaving together a model development story
- Quake-Hit Pak To Get More Aid From India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
India will send another consignment of relief, including snow tents and snow sleeping bags, on Thursday to Pakistan for quake victims of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
- China Backed His Feb 1 Takeover, So King Rooted For Beijing In Dhaka (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Nov 17, 2005)
King Gyanendra’s crucial role in securing observer status for China in the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) may have been inspired by Nepal’s northern neighbour’s unflagging support to the royal takeover of February 1.
- India And China Are Considering Cooperation In Various Areas Of Health... (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
India and China are considering cooperation in various areas of health such as indigenous systems of medicines, family planning strategies and Japanese Encephalitis vaccine.
- Tourism To Be No. 1 For India (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
India plans to double its foreign exchange earnings from tourism in the next three years and make it the number one foreign exchange earner, Tourism Minister Renuka Chowdhury has said.
- Just A Friend (Indian Express, S.J. HAJEEBHOY, Nov 17, 2005)
As I crossed the age of 75 last year, I thanked God for keeping me in reasonably good health.
- Top Naxalite Injured In Jehanabad Jail Break Dies (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
The toll in the attack on the Jehanabad sub jail by CPI(Maoist) rose to 14 with an arrested outlaw succumbing to his injuries at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) today.
- Order On Presence Of Salem’S Counsel Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
A designated TADA court on Wednesday reserved its order till Thursday on a plea moved by extradited Mumbai serial blasts accused Abu Salem, seeking permission to allow his advocate to be present...
- India To Send 600 Tonnes Of Relief Goods Today (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Nov 17, 2005)
India will send another consignment of relief goods for earthquake victims in NWFP and Azad Jammu and Kashmir today (Thursday), said External Affairs Ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna on Wednesday.
- Water Table Up, Thanks To Rain (Hindu, Kannal Achuthan, Nov 17, 2005)
Clayey areas and hard rock regions record healthy groundwater recharge
Poondi-2.1 m
Tamaraipakkam-6.3 m
Kannigaiper-0.5 m
Panchetty-0.6 m
Minjur-2.85 m
- Study Investigates Mystery Link Between Pregnancy And Breast Cancer (Indian Express, DELTHIA RICKS, Nov 17, 2005)
Women who give birth to babies whose placentas are heavy have an increased risk of breast cancer, according to an unusual analysis by a Swedish team.
- Iraq To Probe Baghdad Detainee Abuse (Indian Express, MARIAM KAROUNY, Nov 17, 2005)
Iraq is investigating allegations of abuse after more than 170 prisoners were found locked in an Interior Ministry bunker in Baghdad, many of them beaten and malnourished and some apparently tortured
- Major Reforms In State's Health Sector Mooted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Rosaiah presides over meeting of leaders of all parties
Three separate directorates to be set up
Ban lifted on private practice for PHC doctors
Move to enhance PG seats in Government medical colleges
- Iraq To Probe Torture Of Detainees (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
The Iraqi government on Tuesday said it has ordered an urgent investigation of allegations that many of the 173 detainees, who were discovered by American troops in the basement of an Interior Ministry building in Baghdad, had been tortured by their . . .
- Well-Strategized Rehabilitation Plan Chalked Out (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
President General Pervez Musharraf Wednesday said Pakistan has a well-strategized plan for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of quake-ravaged areas and hoped that the world would come out with “expected level of support” at November 19 donors’ . . .
- Special Processing Zones For Medicinal Herbs (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Nov 16, 2005)
With an eye on the global market, the Centre is planning four specialised processing zones for medicinal plants in the country. But before that, Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss wants to take a cue from China.
- Hurriyat To Establish Relief Camps At Loc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Suspecting that opening of relieve points at Line of Control was 'futile' unless divided families were allowed to meet 'hassle-free', ....
- A Politician With Wit And Integrity (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Nov 16, 2005)
Dressed in loose khadi-kurta and pants and wearing spectacles with an old-fashioned frame, he was a familiar sight on Parliament Street till ill-health confined him to the hospital bed.
- Blast Outside Karachi Kfc (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
A car bomb exploded outside a KFC fast-food restaurant in Karachi today, killing three people and wounding 15 in an attack thought to have been carried out by Islamist militants,
- Strengthening Pris (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 16, 2005)
IT IS a happy augury that the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) of Tamil Nadu is creating awareness among its members of the important issues bearing on healthy politics, good governance, economic growth, rural development and sustainable agriculture by organis
- Farmer Can Look To Greener Pastures (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Nov 16, 2005)
A number of eminent people have talked about a second agricultural revolution that is set to happen in India. Some have called it a second Green Revolution; others the Rainbow Revolution that will include white, blue and yellow too.
- Khargaon’S Trees Tell A Story (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Nov 16, 2005)
India's rural world is changing. Not everywhere and perhaps not as fast as we want it too, but it is changing—and for the better.
- Cipla Keen To Make Cheaper Antiviral Drug For Bird Flu (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Nov 16, 2005)
Pharma company Cipla is keen to produce a lesser known antiviral for bird flu known as Zanamivir (Relenza), manufactured by Glaxo Smithkline. The drug has not been in the limelight like Tamiflu has, but it is a cheaper and in some cases a better . . .
- Top Ranveer Sena Leaders Were Naxal Targets In Jehanabad (Indian Express, VARGHESE K GEORGE & J P YADAV, Nov 16, 2005)
The CPI(Maoist), in press statement today, claimed they had killed Bade Sharma and Bisweswar Rai, but had let off the other Sena members they had abducted after storming Jehanabad jail on Monday. Among the top leaders of the Ranveer Sena, . . .
- We Cannot Accept Globalisation At The Cost Of Our Self-Reliance: Buddhadeb (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Nov 16, 2005)
Last weekBuddhadeb Bhattacharjeestepped into his sixth year as Chief Minister of West Bengal. He has successfully met two Assembly elections and will face another election next year. In an interview, the veteran leader of the Communist Party of India ....
- Calamity Mitigation On The Back Burner (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 16, 2005)
For the Pakistani military establishment, the earthquake means little in terms of advancing its agenda. This should explain its laidback response and tardy approach to the ground realities in the aftermath of the calamity.
- Putin Reshuffles Top Officials (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Nov 16, 2005)
The Power reshuffle President Vladimir Putin announced on Monday may signal the start of Kremlin manoeuvres to ensure a smooth presidential succession in 2008 when Mr. Putin is to step down under the Russian Constitution.
- Injured Pakistani Quake Survivors Finally Get Help (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Nov 16, 2005)
Nearly six weeks after Pakistan's killer earthquake, people with untreated injuries are still being brought down from remote mountain settlements.
- New Aeration Technology May Help Improve Aquaculture (Hindu, Prakash Kamat, Nov 16, 2005)
Project taken up with an investment of Rs. 1.3 crore
Field trials conducted at experimental ponds in Kumta in coastal Karnataka
The technology improves conditions in the pond
Project pursued under the aegis of Indo-Norwegian institutions
- States Not Paying Due Attention To Raising Literacy: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
"There is a correlation between literacy and development that we cannot ignore" "We also need to understand that the biggest constraint to realising a better future is poor infrastructure. This we are committed to reversing"
- Lives That Depend On Studies In Labs (Hindu, Divya Ramamurthi, Nov 16, 2005)
Zakia Pathak (77), a retired English teacher, has been in-and-out of hospital for the past three years as a volunteer for a clinical trial for a new cancer drug. For the moment, she says she has no regrets.
- Sms Messengers Of God (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Nov 16, 2005)
On a much-awaited Sunday morning when I received an SMS message that said: “Don’t delete it.
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