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Articles 14921 through 15020 of 20587:
- Fuss About Obesity Does A Fat Lot Of Good (Hindu, Zoe Williams, Oct 14, 2005)
Nobody wants to be fat. Nobody wants anybody else to be fat. Politicians and medical professionals would like to see everybody un-fat. And still we get fatter.
- Quake Deepens Fissures In Kashmir Despite Army Help (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Oct 14, 2005)
After pulling his three daughters out of the rubble of his house and burying them, Mohammad Sadiq sat down in his village in Indian Kashmir and waited for help to come.
- Women To Gain Most (Deccan Herald, Devaki Jain , Oct 14, 2005)
Studies show that guaranteed wage work is more crucial for women labourers than men
- Where Is The Indian Public Intellectual? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Oct 14, 2005)
The writer William Dalrymple created a stir with his claim two months ago that “since 1997 there has been no new galaxy of (literary) stars emerging to match the stature of those of the 1980s and ‘90s”.
- A Burgeoning Health Problem (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 14, 2005)
At a time when the World Health Organisation has predicted that the diabetes burden in India is set to double and reach 70 million by 2025, it is a matter of additional concern that the number of overweight and obese children is increasing.
- Purses And Hearts (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 14, 2005)
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has a complaint which he has voiced several times in the media.
- Children Under The Rubble (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Oct 14, 2005)
Rubble best symbolises life after an earthquake. It transforms vibrant landscapes into monochromatic moonscapes and radically alters the familiar signposts of life.
- Bird Flu At Europe's Borders (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
The detection of H5N1 bird flu among poultry in Turkey means that the most-feared strain of avian influenza is now at Europe's borders after erupting in Asia and Siberia.
- 2 More Survivors Airlifted (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 14, 2005)
After great persuasion from the local authorities that the life of the elder Tandon could be at risk without immediate medical attention, the family agreed to be evacuated.
- India Inc Wakes Up, Rushing Relief To Quake-Hit Kashmir (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
India Inc has finally woken up to the tragedy in Kashmir. Offers of help for quake victims have come from Infosys, Bajaj Auto, Ashok Leyland, ITC and Coca Cola and there are reports of other business houses and multinational companies also chipping in.
- Don't Place All Your Bets On One Quarter Alone (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 14, 2005)
On October 12, Infosys posted a net profit of Rs 606 crore for Q2, short for the second quarter that ended on September 2005. The profit was 36 per cent more than what was achieved in last year's Q2, and beat street expectations, reported the media.
- Sc Reverses Hc Order On Power Dispute (Business Standard, M J Antony, Oct 13, 2005)
The Supreme Court last week set aside the judgment of the Allahabad High Court, which had held that the UP State Electricity Board and the co-operative units buying power from it were public sector undertakings and therefore they should settle . . .
- Say No To Nato Troops (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 13, 2005)
As the international community is offering all kinds of assistance to cope with the unprecedented catastrophe, NATO Secretary-General has called a special meeting of the 26-member organization to discuss the issue of providing quick aid to Pakistan.
- Fiscal Facts (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 13, 2005)
Half-way through the financial year, the news on the fiscal front is better than might have been expected, but not without some worry points.
- Fringe Benefit Tax Is Here To Stay, And For Long (Business Standard, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 13, 2005)
There can be no doubt that fringe benefit tax ( FBT) is here to stay, and for a long time. Circular No 8/2005 put to rest any lingering doubts industry may have had about second thoughts on this levy.
- Waiting For A Messiah. Will He Come! - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 13, 2005)
They need us, our help, our support and everything that we can offer, Tanvir Sadiq narrates his emotional encounter with lepers
- Democracy Is A Pathetic Belief In The Collective Wisdom Of Individual Ignorance (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 13, 2005)
TO BETTER understand why you need a PC, or personal computer, let's take a look at the pathetic mess you call your life, says Dave Barry.
- Relief & Rehabilitation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 13, 2005)
The agony of the living in Azad Kashmir, the NWFP and elsewhere in the north continues.
- Only One Choice (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 13, 2005)
Buta has lost moral right to stay
- ‘That’S Just Pakistan’ (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 13, 2005)
A UN situation report on the deluge that Saturday’s earthquake has left in its trail has focused the destruction of about 1000 hospitals, basic health units and other health care infrastructure in the devastated areas of Azad Kashmir and Hazara Division.
- Army Comes To Rescue (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 13, 2005)
PRIME Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that two divisions of Pakistan Army, one each in Azad Kashmir and Mansehra, have been deployed to accelerate the pace of rescue and relief activities in the quake hit areas.
- Volunteers Coordinate (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2005)
As they say every cloud has a silver lining the massive earthquake that struck Kashmir last week has bound the people in strong bonds of love and fellow feeling.
- The New Economics Of Ecological Capital (Hindu, John Vidal, Oct 13, 2005)
Here Is a conundrum, courtesy of Merv Wilkinson, one of Canada's oldest and wisest foresters. In 1938, he bought a few hectares of forest on Vancouver Island which, he reckoned, contained about 100,000 board feet of timber. Once every 10 years, he would h
- Coping With Earthquakes (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 13, 2005)
Of all natural disasters, earthquakes are the most difficult to manage because they can be neither predicted nor prevented. As such, they do not give any opportunity for shifting people to safer areas.
- Good Is Too Good (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2005)
The phenomenon of good versus the bad is as old as probably human life on the earth.
- Seize The Moment In Jammu And Kashmir (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 13, 2005)
The Congress will soon have to decide whether it wants to claim the chief ministership. Its thinking should be based on a calculus of national interest in the present geo-strategic context.
- Storm Over The Man Booker Prize (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 13, 2005)
The history of the Booker Prize is full of bad choices.
- Mysore Caparisoned For Rendezvous With History (Deccan Herald, Shankar Bennur, Oct 13, 2005)
There is festive atmosphere all over the city, with lakhs of tourists rushing to the City of Palaces to witness the grand march beginning at 12:30 pm.
- Pakistan Will Not Forget (Hindu, Tariq Ali, Oct 13, 2005)
The Scale of the disaster has traumatised the entire country — or perhaps not quite.
- Children Under The Rubble (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Oct 13, 2005)
Rubble best symbolises life after an earthquake. It transforms vibrant landscapes into monochromatic moonscapes and radically alters the familiar signposts of life.
- Purses And Hearts (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2005)
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has a complaint which he has voiced several times in the media.
- A Deadly Combination (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Oct 13, 2005)
Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS are twin dangers. The focus of public health policies is on combined programmes to tackle them.
- Jharkhand: Tightening Grip (Frontline, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 12, 2005)
IN the second week of September, the Arjun Munda-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in Jharkhand launched a special security initiative called Operation Black Thunder (OBT) to counter the naxalite activities in the State.
- Ongc, Mittal Steel Launch Two Companies (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 12, 2005)
ONGC and Mittal Steel Company today signed two agreements formally launching the joint ventures — ONGC Mittal Energy Ltd (OMEL) and ONGC Mittal Energy Services Ltd (OMESL).
- Pak Nod To Iaf Relief Plane, Kasuri Thanks Natwar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 12, 2005)
Pakistan today gave clearance for landing of an Indian Air Force plane which is to carry 25 tonnes of earthquake relief material like tents, plastic sheets, blankets, mattresses, food items and medicines.
- The Importance Of Social Sciences (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 12, 2005)
Social science graduates need to be equipped to face the social transformation taking place across the country
- Un’S Peace-Building Task (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Oct 12, 2005)
One of the outstanding agreements among the UN member-states at last month’s World Summit in New York was on the formation of a Peace-building Commission. The consensus reminded us that 60 years after the founding of the UN the maintenance of peace and se
- Political Faultlines (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 12, 2005)
The challenge of rescue and relief operations is too big. This is no time for politics
- Coping With Earthquakes (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 12, 2005)
Of all natural disasters, earthquakes are the most difficult to manage because they can be neither predicted nor prevented.
- A Historic Festival (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Oct 12, 2005)
The spirit of Dasara grips Mysore with the promise of joy and prosperity for the people.
- Anti-Majoritarian, Pro-Globalisation (Frontline, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 12, 2005)
IN 2001, Madhu Purnima Kishwar, an activist and academic, published in Manushi, a periodical from New Delhi, two articles, one dealing with the working conditions of rickshaw-pullers in the capital and the other about street vendors whom she had made a fi
- Interview: Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (Frontline, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 12, 2005)
The naxalite problem in West Bengal, though not as serious as it is in Orissa and Jharkhand, is still a matter of concern for the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front government in the State.
- When Disaster Struck (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Oct 12, 2005)
WHAT lessons did Saturday’s earthquake in the north of the country carry for us? In the initial shocking days there was not much to learn and much more to mourn.
- The Temblor's Footprint (Indian Express, Arun Bapat, Oct 12, 2005)
Every natural calamity has some new lesson to teach us. The last two - the tsunami of December 26, 2004, and the heavy flooding of Mumbai on 26th July this year brought their own insights.
- Done A Lot, Want To Do A Lot More (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 12, 2005)
The tourism sector in the state is once again abuzz with the activities of revival as the inflow of domestic and foreign tourists to the state has witnessed a surge over the years.
- Lifelines, Borderlines (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 12, 2005)
The trauma of the communities hit by the October 8 earthquake is immeasurable and unending. This tragedy that has hit Pakistan and India - nations united by geography and divided by history - reminds us of a common humanity and common sense of grief and l
- Turkey-Eu Deadlock-Ii (Greater Kashmir, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 11, 2005)
It has been mentioned that, Turkey needs to make huge efforts to meet the stringent requirements for EU membership, including absorbing the 80,000-page EU rulebook into its domestic law.
- Use The Whip (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 11, 2005)
Once again we have highlighted in an analysis in our news columns the damage being done to environment in the State by brick kilns and stone crushers
- Musharraf’S Appeal Evokes World Response (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 11, 2005)
PRESIDENT Gen Pervez Musharraf’s appeal for medicines, tents, cargo helicopters and funds to overcome the worst earthquake disaster of Pakistan’s
- Islamabadites’ Exemplary Conduct (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 11, 2005)
THE Margalla Towers tragedy in Islamabad would no doubt be a source of pain but it has also brought to the fore many positive aspects of the life in the Federal Capital.
- Daunting Challenge (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 11, 2005)
THE death toll from Saturday’s devastating earthquake still remains a guess, given the inaccessibility of the towns and villages in the mountainous areas rocked by the convulsion.
- Unsafe Blood Practices (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 11, 2005)
THE closure of 15 blood banks in Sindh by the provincial health authorities is yet another warning to errant units to discontinue the unlawful and dangerous practice of storing unscreened and expired blood, or else face the consequences.
- Spirit Of Camaraderie On Loc (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Financial Express, Oct 11, 2005)
Engaged in massive rescue efforts in quake-hit Jammu and Kashmir, the Army offered helicopters to Pakistan for relief operations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.The offer was made during the several contacts between senior commanders on both sides.
- A New World For The Mother Of An Asian Boy (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 11, 2005)
Five days after her boy was born the London bombs went off. Being the mother of an Asian boy had suddenly become a much more complex matter.
- Dream Commercials (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 11, 2005)
I am a retired man, and as such my wife and I have nothing much to do the whole day. Just to remain occupied, we are keeping young girl students as paying guests, as I have a big house. That gives my wife something to do for part of the day, and gives us
- Bangladesh's Proxy (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 11, 2005)
With just a few weeks left for the SAARC summit in Dhaka, Indo-Bangladesh ties touched a new low on September 29 when Director General of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), Major General Jahangir Alam Choudhury, alleged that the August 17 multiple explosions in his
- A Stack Of Memories (Deccan Herald, Mala Kumar, Oct 11, 2005)
The display of dolls that I put up every Dasara is more about upholding family traditions
- An Address Undelivered (Greater Kashmir, DR. SHEIKH MOHAMMAD IQBAL, Oct 11, 2005)
On the 3rd of October, 2005, S P College held a ‘gala event’ to which I was also invited. For reasons inexplicable I could not continue in the colourful Majlis, and left the place when Pran Kishore was relating the drama experience of his student days.
- Saving The Dying From Suffering (Deccan Herald, Jackie Ashley , Oct 11, 2005)
The Lords debate on assisted dying gives Britons a long-overdue opportunity to end unnecessary suffering
- Beasts In Khaki (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 11, 2005)
The Punjab Police’s record of human rights violations is second to none. Its gallant personnel have done everything from killing to maiming to tattooing “Jebkatri” on the forehead of women pickpockets.
- Growth With Equity (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 11, 2005)
THE COMPLEMENTARY NATURE of equity and development is the central theme of the World Development Report 2006.
- West Bengal Must Work To Catch Up (Business Line, S. Majumder , Oct 11, 2005)
TRADE union, though the voice of workers, is also an institution that nurtures understanding between the labour and the management for a smooth functioning of the organisation.
- India's Water Economy — World Bank Prescription Does Not Hold Water (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Oct 11, 2005)
Even while conceding that the World Bank's report is correct in stating that investments in large water infrastructure in India reflect a Build-Neglect-Rebuild philosophy, it may be prudent to bear in mind that the document has been prepared by an entity
- `Farmer Households Spend 55 Pc On Food' (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2005)
THE average Indian farmer household spends the highest share (Rs 101.27 or 20.14 per cent) of its monthly per capita expenditure of Rs 502.83 on cereals and cereal substitutes, followed by 9.68 per cent on milk and milk products.
- Unhealthy Diet, No Exercise Fuel Diabetes (Tribune, Jeremy Laurance, Oct 11, 2005)
The epidemics of obesity and Type II, or late-onset diabetes, are rising in parallel, driven by modern lifestyles. A diet of fast foods, high in fats and calories, eaten by people who take the car rather than walk is to blame.
- Change: Difficult Though, Possible Nevertheless (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 11, 2005)
The book under review is a departure from the run of the mill academic endeavors that have reduced the real message of religion to story telling and platitudes.
- Indian Marxists Toss Off Chains With Hotel Sale: Andy Mukherjee (Bloomberg.com, editorial Bloomberg.com, Oct 11, 2005)
The last guests have checked out of the Great Eastern hotel in Kolkata.
- Natural Absent-Mindedness By Vandana Kumari Jena (Statesman, Vandana Kumari Jena, Oct 10, 2005)
The loss of immediate memory, scream newspapers, is a sign of early Alzheimer’s.
- Sustaining The Momentum (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 10, 2005)
Going by recent data, the economic growth story not only appears positive, but is actually flattering.
- Market Upheaval (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 10, 2005)
Market regulator, Securities Exchange Board of India, has come a long way since the scam of nineties and none can deny the fact that it is in a better position to handle the upheavals in the market. Unfortunately market manipulators seem to be a step ahea
- Prudent Response To Quake Tragedy (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 10, 2005)
NATION has responded with a sense of prudence to Saturday’s earthquake that is feared to have killed thousands of people across the country.
- Enriching The Lives Of Senior Citizens (Hindu, Susan Muthalaly, Oct 10, 2005)
Years ago, raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens got them going. But now, senior citizens have cheerfully trilled an adaptation of the Sound of Music hit, "My Favourite Things", that speaks about cataract and hearing aids and false teeth in glasses.
- Disaster Management (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 10, 2005)
The Valley has been left to mourn the death of more than three hundred people who died in a massive earthquake, which struck the state Saturday morning.
- ‘We’Re Doing Away With Red Tape And Rolling Out The Red Carpet For Investors’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 10, 2005)
On October 7, 2005 Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi completed four years in office—an achievement in itself in a state where the average tenure of a CM has been two-and-a-half years.
- How Katrina Revealed Racism (Dawn, S.G. Jilanee, Oct 10, 2005)
HURRICANE Katrina was a disaster of colossal proportions in more ways than one. It was primarily a disaster for the people of New Orleans causing massive devastation of life and property as it blew away roofs of houses and demolished the levees that prote
- Gas By Diwali (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 10, 2005)
The petroleum minister has promised that the LPG shortage will be sorted out in time for the festival season.
- From The Rubble: `Save Me, Call My Mother, Call My Father' (Indian Express, Reuters, Oct 10, 2005)
Mohammad Ramazan walked out of the graveyard haunted by the image of his dead eight-year-old daughter's cut and damaged face. In Balakot, there are hundreds of fathers like him, but most of them have still to bury or even find their children after Saturda
- World Development Report 2006 — Refreshing Emphasis On Equity For Growth (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 10, 2005)
The emphasis that the World Development Report 2006 places on equality between and within countries shows that concern with equality has become an important part of the agenda of economic development.
- Worst Hit: 300 Already Dead, Many Still Missing In Tangdhar (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2005)
In Kashmir, Tangdhar has the most horrible story to tell. Around 300 people have been killed here while hundreds remain untraced in several inaccessible villages along the Line of Control in Kupwara district.
- Srinagar: A City Of Dumps And Bumps (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 10, 2005)
All of us contribute towards making a once beautiful city a big dumping ground of all dust, dirt and garbage. Srinagar will regain its glory the day reality dawns on us, laments Dr Bashir Ahmad
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