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Articles 14421 through 14520 of 20587:
- The Lashkar-E-Taiba, In Theory And Practice (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Nov 03, 2005)
Last week's bombings in New Delhi necessitate a clear understanding of what the terrorist group wants — and what it will do to achieve its ends.
- Mumbai's Invisible People (Hindu, Meena Menon, Nov 03, 2005)
Surveys have established a significant incidence of malnutrition in some Mumbai slums. But the several families living there are not even a blip on the radar of policy-makers.
- Help Orphans (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2005)
Eid-ul-Fitr shall be celebrated after a couple of days with fervour. Notwithstanding the appeals of various social organizations not to resort to ostentation, the people, by and large, will spend lavishly.
- Can Garlic Heal Your Pain? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 02, 2005)
It’s not good news for users of echinacea, black cohosh, and freeze-dried tissue from the New Zealand green-lipped mussel.
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 02, 2005)
Whose Congress is it?
Understanding the state of the nation
Ambika Soni, who personified a particular Congress culture under Sanjay Gandhi thirty years ago,
- Good Bye Or Good Riddance? (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 02, 2005)
Why not? should be the question as we need to turn back and take a leaf from history. Kashmir deserves a relief from the agony it had been put through earlier. What they say a Good Bye can be a Good Riddance for others, Javed Iqbal Shah comments . . .
- Doctoring The Health Chart (Telegraph, Tapas Chakraborty, Nov 02, 2005)
The failure of its family planning programme exposes the Samajwadi Party’s lack of commitment to UP’s development, writes Tapas Chakraborty
- Introspection Needed (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 02, 2005)
The officers could have been allowed to defend themselves
- National Volunteers’ Movement (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 02, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf has announced launching of national volunteers’ movement to build a countrywide momentum in pursuing the gigantic reconstruction and rehabilitation phases successfully.
- A Volunteer Corps (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 02, 2005)
By pledging to prove “cynics and rejectionists” wrong, President Pervez Musharraf has taken up a challenge for himself and for his administration.
- Rosa’S Amazing Grace (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Nov 02, 2005)
In the summer of 1990, Nelson Mandela, finally a free man after nearly three decades of incarceration, arrived in the United States of America.
- Core Incompetence? (Business Line, K. Ramesh, Nov 01, 2005)
A country's competitiveness depends on its `core competencies', which are decided by such factors as high productivity, labour availability (both in quantity and quality), efficient infrastructure, low transaction cost, business friendly regulatory . . .
- Education And Gats — What India Has To Offer (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Nov 01, 2005)
India's offer to WTO members in the area of higher education refers to the position taken by it on the limitations on market access under four modes. The problem, however, is not with GATS, since it is India that decides what to offer or not in terms.....
- Building On A Secure Foundation (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 01, 2005)
Extracts from the government of India’s status report on Disaster Management in India, August 2004
- Welcome Opening (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 01, 2005)
India has not allowed the Delhi bomb blasts to affect its relationship with Pakistan
- Why America Loves Manmohan (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 01, 2005)
US Under-Secretary for Political Affairs R Nicholas Burns says that India and US both stand to gain by "knitting together our two nations in a dense web of healthy economic connections."
- Tear-Soaked Eid (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 01, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has taken a very pertinent decision in issuing directive to all concerned busy in relief and rehabilitation operation to remain on duty during Eid holidays.
- The Problem Of Pollution (Daily Excelsior, Dr T K Munshi, Nov 01, 2005)
With rapid urbanization and industrialization, the quality of environment in many Indian cities is deteriorating.
- Saving The Survivors (Dawn, Naeem Sarfraz, Nov 01, 2005)
An immense amount of goodwill has surfaced for the victims of the earthquake in northern Pakistan. An entire nation has rallied. But there is a fatal flaw in the ongoing relief operations.
- Need For Welfare State (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Nov 01, 2005)
The marketisation of social sectors like health is disastrous. We need a welfare state and a vibrant community
- Of Unfulfilled Love (Hindu, K. Kunhikrishnan, Nov 01, 2005)
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- Coping With The Quake Calamity (Dawn, Dr Parvez Hasan, Nov 01, 2005)
The devastating earthquake that has caused horrendous loss of life, great human suffering,
- A Silent Revolution In Kerala (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 01, 2005)
Kudumbashree, a micro-credit scheme in Kerala, has helped women mop up billions of rupees to set up small business ventures, bringing about a silent revolution and becoming a model for women’s empowerment.
- Meeting At The Loc (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 01, 2005)
Every cloud has a silver lining, so goes the proverb. The tragedy of the earthquake in Kashmir has provided an opportunity for India and Pakistan to join hands to provide relief to the Kashmiris and in the process strengthen peace and stability in South
- "India Is Free From Bird Flu" (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Nov 01, 2005)
Random samples of poultry and migratory birds tested
Migratory birds in high-risk category
Farmers will be compensated in case of breakout
No need to import H5N1 vaccine
- The Mullahs Want Iran To Be A Mental Hospital — So Let's Invite Them Over (Times Online (UK), DAVID AARONOVITCH, Nov 01, 2005)
Liberal democrat peers: you never know whether you’re going to find them bravely castigating Western governments for human rights failures, or seeking to have us understand why much worse abuses committed by exotic foreigners are somehow less . . . . .
- A Chance To Further The Peace Process (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 31, 2005)
THE LANDMARK pact between India and Pakistan on opening up the Line of Control (LoC) to enable people on both sides to take part in the relief work in the earthquake-affected areas, is perhaps the best news in the region since October 8 when disaster....
- Growing Cancer Of Corruption (Daily Excelsior, Jagjit Singh, Oct 31, 2005)
*People in India paid a huge amount of Rs 21068 crores as bribe in a single year to 'get their work done'.
- Cheaper Diagnosis (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, Oct 31, 2005)
Since at least the time of Hippocrates, physicians have recognised that the smell of their patients’ breath can provide clues to what is ailing them. The rotting apple odour of acetone can signal diabetes.
- Dastardly Act (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 31, 2005)
The government needs to watch out for any outbreak of communal violence
- Shamrao Khatale Breaks His Appointment (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Oct 31, 2005)
The National Commission on Farmers team, the public at large, and even sections of the media have signalled the crisis, its causes and its appalling human toll. Failure to intervene in Vidharbha now has no excuses at all.
- Bird Flu Threat? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 31, 2005)
Friday's decision by the Parliamentarian Doctors Forum (PDF) to set up three mobile delivery centres to attend to expectant mothers in the earthquake-hit areas is welcome.
- Hassles At The Airport (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Oct 31, 2005)
In the prehistoric days of P-forms and foreign exchange restrictions, getting out of the country wasn’t loaded with so much political innuendo.
- Tragedy In The Mountains (Dawn, Eric S. Margolis, Oct 31, 2005)
Watching the disaster in Pakistan, it is heartrending to see so many ordinary people, whose suffer distress and poverty in their everyday lives now crushed into a state of unimaginable misery by the cruel power of nature.
- Our Winter Of Discontent (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Oct 31, 2005)
The cataclysmic earthquake of October 8 continues to bring images of unbearable human suffering even three weeks after it devastated a large swathe of Pakistan’s northern districts and Kashmir.
- Why Bangalore Is Not Silicon Valley (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Oct 31, 2005)
While the government apparatus is to blame for the poor condition of many a city, in the case of Bangalore, to some extent, the IT industry is also responsible.
- British Politicians Dodge Their Own Ban On Smoking (Statesman, Marie Woolf, Oct 31, 2005)
Politicians were accused of hypocrisy last night after it emerged that the British government’s new law banning smoking will not cover the House of Commons or the House of Lords.
- A British Gandhi (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 31, 2005)
Non-violent defiance against Iraq war
- Now And Again: A Smoker’S Nightmare (Statesman, ARKAPRABHA DEB, Oct 31, 2005)
MGP of the Indian Civil Service once asked me in my salad days what I was fond of. My reply was, “Mathematics, cigars and music in that order”.
- Regional Rivalries Over Afghanistan (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Oct 31, 2005)
As war-ravaged Afghanistan appears headed for economic recovery, there are signs of renewed interest, both by global and regional powers, in building ties with it.
- Reflections On The Credit Policy — Prioritise Lending To Small Enterprises (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 31, 2005)
The markets have absorbed the benign signals that the RBI Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy's Credit Policy sent out on October 25, 2005. There has been neither euphoria nor shock.
- That Little Bug Which Changed The Course Of Modern Medicine (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 31, 2005)
A breakthrough medical scientists were looking for has come at last. A great discovery beneficial for the whole world in general and Kashmir in particular.
- The Capital Story (Hindustan Times, Suhel Seth, Oct 30, 2005)
If Calcutta had remained the capital, what would Delhi be all about today?
- Pakistan, India Agree To Open Quake-Hit Border (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Oct 30, 2005)
Rivals India and Pakistan agreed on Sunday to open the border dividing earthquake-hit Kashmir to allow survivors and relief supplies to cross.
- Mauritius Invites Indian Investment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
Plenty of scope in both manufacturing and services, says Deputy Prime Minister
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 30, 2005)
Politburo adds to fears in IT industry
- Talks Between India, Pakistan On Opening Up Loc Continue (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 30, 2005)
Talks between India and Pakistan here on Saturday, to firm up the agreement for "opening" of the Line of Control (LoC) to enable Kashmiris on both sides of the divide to cross over to help the earthquake victims, continued late in the night.
- Give Us Power, What Would Separatists Say (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 30, 2005)
How naïve and self deceiving is to draw an imaginary link between the aspirations of people and the demands of politicians, Hilal Ahmad reacts to an article by Sadiq Ali published in Greater Kashmir
- Lone, All Alone (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 30, 2005)
‘Life is a story narrated by a fool and heard by a mad-man’ both defunct in reason. Just on Sunday morning October the 16-10-2005.
- 'Indian Economy More Balanced Than China's' (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
"The Indian economy is very different as private consumption is driving growth"
- Make The Job Guarantee Act Sustainable (Tribune, Janak Raj Gupta, Oct 30, 2005)
The National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) Act, 2005 enacted on September 7, 2005 is a historic legislation for the simple reason that it has put the onus of providing employment on the government.
- Ncr Holds Key To Delhi’S Survival (Tribune, Gopal Bhargava, Oct 30, 2005)
IN recent times, Delhi has witnessed an exponential increase in population. It is now more than one crore.
- Spice Of Life : Pjo Taylor: Left-Handed (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 30, 2005)
AS knowledge increases so tolerance grows. Well, sometimes. Certainly in the matter of left-handedness we have ceased the universal disparagement, not to say contempt, with which it was once viewed.
- Wrong Signal (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 30, 2005)
Few bad habits arouse intense passions so publicly as smoking. The gentle kick,
- Unmasking Minds (Deccan Herald, VEENA PRADEEP, Oct 30, 2005)
A tale of passion and intrigue that manifests itself through the medium of kathakali.
- Ncc To Launch Un-Sponsored Aids Campaign (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
Each of the 13 lakh NCC cadets will try to educate at least 20 people on AIDS.
- When The Festive Mood Was Shattered... (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , Oct 30, 2005)
The marketplace was packed with Diwali shoppers
- Report Says More Than 100 Indian Firms Paid Kickbacks For Iraq Contracts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
38 companies paid more than $100,000, the rest less than that amount
All funds were routed through a U.N.-controlled escrow account
Despite this precaution, Iraqi authorities devised mechanisms for earning "illicit income."
- Rs.3.26 Cr. For Drinking Water Scheme In Panchayat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
November 11 to be observed as Anti-Filariasis Day
- Quake Relief: India, Pak Hold Talks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
India and Pakistan on Saturday held talks here to finalise modalities for providing relief and medical assistance to the earthquake victims on both sides of Kashmir through the LoC.
- Spilling The Beans... (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
Revelations in the book of corruption during the Indira Gandhi era has claimed the attention of national media.
- Charity The Best Route (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Oct 29, 2005)
The best way of overcoming a sworn enemy is to be the first to donate blood to him when he is stricken.
- India, Pakistan Set To Hold Talks On Opening Borders (Hindustan Times, Zarar Khan, Oct 29, 2005)
India and Pakistan will discuss an unprecedented opening of borders to help the relief effort for victims of the massive earthquake believed to have killed about 80,000 people, officials said on Saturday.
- A Son Comes Home (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 29, 2005)
With his return to Jammu and Kashmir as the Chief Minister (he will be sworn in on November 2) Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad covers yet another milestone in his varied political career.
- India, Pakistan To Meet On Kashmir Amid Un Concern (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Oct 29, 2005)
Indian officials were due in Pakistan on Friday to discuss opening the Kashmir border to earthquake survivors, as the United Nations said an aid shortfall could ground a lifesaving helicopter fleet.
- The Unleasing Of Sadism (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 29, 2005)
That we Indians are a peace-loving people is a much cherished myth. As a matter of fact we are a frustrated lot harbouring resentment against people who are better off than us or subscribe to different faiths.
- Tata Tetley Scouts For Allies In South Africa (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
Looking to expand its global distribution network
- Funds For Rebuilding (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 29, 2005)
After the poor response at the Geneva conference for the rebuilding of the earthquake ravaged areas, the government has said that it will have to raise Rs 300 billion from its own resources.
- A Workout For Every Age (Tribune, Jeannine Stein , Oct 29, 2005)
Drew Woodmansee prides himself on being in shape. The San Diego lawyer played baseball in college and stays fit by running and cycling. He faithfully keeps his appointments with his trainer.
- Fighting For The Centre Ground (Hindu, Polly Toynbee , Oct 29, 2005)
Though horrified by the market let loose on public services, the U.K.'s ruling Labour MPs know dissent is the route to opposition.
- Infrastructure A Drag On Aviation Sector (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Oct 29, 2005)
The number of private airlines is rising every month, but the question is whether Indian airports and their supporting infrastructure are ready for this expansion.
- Quake And Musharraf Diplomacy (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Oct 29, 2005)
Tragedies of the kind that flattened parts of our Kashmir, most of Pakistan occupied Kashmir, the neighbouring province of North West Frontier and some other places in Pakistan are the ones that bring you face to face with the dormant forces of nature.
- Need For Immediate Aid (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 29, 2005)
While it is a relief to know that donor countries meeting in Geneva have pledged $580 million in fresh aid for the victims of the Oct 8 earthquake in northern Pakistan,
- Snip And Heal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
What is the difference between you and me? A lot, you would say. Our sense of uniqueness, however, took a beating once the human genome was mapped. It revealed that every one of us — from any part of the world or from any community — shared 99.9% . . . .
- Importance Of Being A Consumer (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 29, 2005)
Geer Muhammad Ishaq comments on the empowerment of the consumer with reference to drug usage
- Party Should Be Second (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 29, 2005)
In the Indian polity, there is a tenuous relationship between the party and the government.
- Fight It Out – Together - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Samuel Baid, Oct 29, 2005)
SAARC nations will have to do it in a cohesive manner so that the process of disaster management is institutionalised, suggests
SAMUEL BAID
- Fear Takes Wing (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 29, 2005)
Panic cannot address the bird flu threat. Preparedness can
- Chennai Battered, Army Alerted (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 29, 2005)
It was a day when the skies opened up over Chennai, pounding it with 21 cm of rain in just five hours between 3.30 am and 8.30 am, . . .
- U.N. Appeals For More Quake Aid (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 29, 2005)
The United Nations on Friday made an urgent appeal for immediate international financial assistance to help provide make-shift shelter and medicines for an estimated 3.3 million survivors of the October 8 earthquake in Pak occupied Kashmir (PoK) . . . .
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