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Articles 15021 through 15120 of 20587:
- Police As Mission (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 10, 2005)
It is not the first time that responsible people in authority have talked about the need for the police force to behave like a true friend of the citizens at large.
- Dekha Is Bemari-E-Dil Nay...- Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 09, 2005)
This tireless muscular pump which we call heart is an enigma of nature, Dr. Sajjad Reshi comments on heart and heart related diseases
Grill, steam or oven bake, rather than frying food all the time.
- Centre Offers Rs. 100-Crore Aid (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2005)
Cabinet decides to send team to State; Army, IAF mobilised for relief operations
- State To Get Rs.22,000-Crore Central Aid (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said his Government had taken several initiatives costing Rs.22,000 crores to improve the infrastructure in Kerala.
- Congress Governing The Country Under Extreme Pressure From The Communists - Prime Minsiter Manmohan Singh Confesses (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Oct 09, 2005)
Why rule then? Why not resign and call for a fresh mandate. Why compromise with the communists?
- Politics Overtakes Governance (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Oct 09, 2005)
As the local councils begin their second term amid a hail of accusations and contradictions,
- Doctors For Rural Health (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 09, 2005)
The Sindh health minister’s description of health facilities and the lack of doctors in the interior the other day comes as no surprise.
- A Happy Lot? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 09, 2005)
Finally we have something to cheer about. We are being told by a survey that we in this country are fourth in the list of "happiest population in the world".
- Complicating The Problem (Greater Kashmir, DR HAMID, Oct 09, 2005)
Inadequate obstetric care results in pituitary disease in huge number of young women in Kashmir valley,
- Earthquake Tragedy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 09, 2005)
With a death toll that could go into the thousands, yesterday’s massive earthquake which hit the northern half of the country as well as regions in Afghanistan and India has the makings of a tragedy of immense proportions.
- Condoleezza Logic (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Oct 09, 2005)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s request ( some may like to term it as a suggestion, demand or command) that India should withdraw troops from Jammu and Kashmir to please Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s mullah constituency at home ....
- Strike: We Must Discipline The Indisciplined Lot (Tribune, J. L. Gupta, Oct 09, 2005)
Workers strike work. Flights cancelled. Bank, bus and train services disrupted. Commerce and industry suffer. Passengers are stranded. Millions are affected. Billions are lost.
- Spread Word About Govt’S Good Work, Cadres Told (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday appealed to party workers to create awareness among the people about the achievements of the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre despite the limitations under which it has been functioning for the past . . .
- `Congress Must Be An Interface Between Government And People' (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Oct 09, 2005)
It should explain the Government's policies and alert it to its faults: Manmohan
It should educate the people about the limitations under which a Government functions
Government has implemented nearly three-fourths of the commitments made in the CMP
- Ain’T Over Till The Fat Lady Sings (Deccan Herald, Sonya Dutta Choudhury, Oct 09, 2005)
The Sunday Philosophy Club; Alexander McCall Smith, Abacus, 2005, pp 297, GBP 2.50.
- Deficit Is Very High, Rues Manmohan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2005)
The Prime Minister has warned of slippages in fiscal responsibility if there are no immediate measures to check the rising expenditure.
- Shaken And Shocked By The Mighty Earthquake (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2005)
The Capital along with many other cities and towns emerged shaken from the shock of the earthquake that hit North India on Saturday morning. A total of seven aftershocks were recorded during the day, all measuring above 5 on the Richter scale.
- Over 300 Killed In Jammu And Kashmir; Uri Town Flattened (Hindu, Luv Puri , Oct 09, 2005)
Over 300 people were killed and more than 700 injured in Jammu and Kashmir in Saturday's earthquake.
- Eurozone Caught In A Statistical Tizzy (Business Line, BATUK GATHANI, Oct 08, 2005)
The major European Union economies are passing through a phase of "statistical uncertainty" but the poor record of the main economies is a "side issue" for investors.
- Engagement, Dialogue, Key To Improving Indo-Iran Ties: Natwar Singh (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2005)
External Affairs Minister K.Natwar Singh on Friday said that constant and consistent engagement and dialogue were the key instruments for taking relations between India and Iran forward.
- Gassed Out (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 08, 2005)
Yet another crisis in the petroleum sector and yet again a short-term solution and the bottomline — no lessons learnt from the entire episode.
- India’S ‘Apartheid’ Under Us Gaze (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Oct 08, 2005)
An unprecedented Congressional hearing on the caste system in India gets wide publicity on the Christian news networks.
- Truth Is Just Another Story (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Oct 08, 2005)
It’s a good thing the moral police, in Chennai, Benaras or wherever, do not seem too hot on chat shows.
- Maoist Tentacles (Statesman, JR MUKHERJEE, Oct 08, 2005)
The Maoist movement is very strong in Telengana in Andhra Pradesh; Bastar and other districts of Chattisgarh; the Gadchiroli and Chandrapur districts of Maharashtra;
- Looking Beyond Self (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2005)
The importance of following a righteous way of life is the underlying message of the epic Mahabharata, where the Kurukshetra war symbolises the eternal conflict between the forces of good and evil.
- Is Law Tunnel-Visioned (Business Line, R. Anand, Oct 08, 2005)
R. Anand on a case that threw light on the definition of blindness
- A Happy Lot (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Oct 08, 2005)
We have reasons to rejoice. An international survey has found that Indians are the fourth happiest population in the world. Our happiness quotient is far higher than that of First World countries like England and Canada. Only Australia, the US and Egypt a
- Breaking The Logjam In Nepal (Tribune, Suhas Chakma, Oct 08, 2005)
Although King Gyanendra’s cancellation of the visit to the UN General Assembly came as a morale booster to the democratic forces and the human rights defenders, the political stalemate is far from resolved.
- Indian, Pak Women Deserve Equality (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 08, 2005)
In recent days at least two cases of rape of Muslim women — one in Pakistan and the other in India — rocked the subcontinent.
- The True Role Of Religion (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 08, 2005)
Founders of every major religion of the world addressed themselves to the problems facing human societies of their time. They were clear in their priorities. Hebraic religions like Judaism, Christianity and Islam made one God the centre-piece of their....
- Dekha Is Bemari-E-Dil Nay Aakhir Kam Tamam Kiya-I (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 08, 2005)
This tireless muscular pump which we call heart is an enigma of nature, Dr. Sajjad Reshi comments on heart and heart related diseases
- What Does The Amu Verdict Imply? (Hindu, Valson Thampu , Oct 08, 2005)
If the minorities have the right only to establish institutions, but not the right to administer them, then these institutions will cease to be institutions of their choice.
- Health Officials Directed To Check Spread Of Dengue Fever (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2005)
A request has been made to the Government to provide more spraying machines
Two machines to undertake spraying in Harpanahalli taluk
District Health Officer asked to ensure availability of IV fluids at general hospitals, primary health centres
- Centre To Spend More On Supplementary Nutrition For Children Under Icds Grant (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2005)
Food cost per child increased to Rs. 2
- Party And After (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 08, 2005)
Politics of the day often obscures more fundamental issues. Politicians in India may not look beyond the next election, but the Supreme Court’s judgment on the dissolution of the Bihar assembly has a much wider context than the coming polls in the state.
- `Make India A Cancer-Free Country' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2005)
Winner of Ramon Magsaysay Award V. Shantha felicitated by cancer society
- Israeli Supreme Court Bans Human Shields (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2005)
Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday banned the military's practice of using Palestinian civilians as ``human shields'' in arrest raids, saying it violates international law.
- Why We Should Universalise Iodised Salt, And How (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Oct 07, 2005)
Iodisation of salt at the salt heads is cost-effective and will reduce public health problems due to iodine deficiency.
- Will More Money Make You Happy? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Oct 07, 2005)
The finding by a leading research agency this week that Indians are the fourth most happy people on the planet, happier than Englishmen or Canadians, is proof, if any further proof were required, that money alone does not bring happiness.
- Troubling Issues For The Nwfp (Dawn, Khalid Mahmud Arif, Oct 07, 2005)
Three separate issues of national importance — all concerning the NWFP — have engaged public attention, two in the recent past and the third on occasions but for a long while. Brief comments on each based on historic realities are in order.
- Giving A Voice To Women (Daily Excelsior, Meenakshi Sundaram, Oct 07, 2005)
It was not just an off-the-cuff remark when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described the just-concluded monsoon session of Parliament as "historic"
- Hospital Delays (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 07, 2005)
It was rather distressing to learn that 26 surgeries could not be performed a few days ago at the Karachi Civil Hospital for want of water supply to the operation theatres.
- Heavy Price (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 07, 2005)
A strategy is needed to deal with lifestyle diseases
- What's The Value Of Friendship? (Hindu, Lucy Rock, Oct 07, 2005)
Philosphers and poets have long pondered the importance of friendship: Euripides thought "a loyal friend worth 10,000 relatives," while Ringo got by with a little help from his.
- Diabetes Can Cut Life Expectancy (Tribune, Jeremy Laurance, Oct 07, 2005)
Doctors describe it as a catastrophe waiting to happen. The accelerating rise in the number of people with diabetes could lead to the first reduction in life expectancy for more than 200 years.
- The Handicap (Tribune, Iqbal Singh Ahuja, Oct 07, 2005)
A phone call to a five-star or seven-star hotel is always a pleasure, because a sweet voice always says: “May I help you.” But the next response is disappointing:
- Cbi Raids And All That Jazz (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Oct 07, 2005)
AS was only to be expected, the sensation caused by the countrywide CBI raids on a hundred premises in 54 cities — leading to the institution of 70 cases against officials who had allegedly accumulated wealth out of all proportion to their ostensible. . .
- No Politics, Please (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 07, 2005)
Need to restore status quo ante at AMU
- In The Interest Of Filling Corporate Coffers (Business Line, M. Y. Khan, Oct 07, 2005)
Market interest rates determine the extent to which existing investment opportunity will be utilised.
- Younger Brides (Business Line, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 07, 2005)
The legal definition of ‘consent’ is not the same as its semantic significance. That is assumed the moment an ‘age of consent’ is fixed.
- Union: A Most Potent Social Insurance (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 07, 2005)
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is the largest and fastest growing union in North America, with 1.8 million members, according to www.seiu.org.
- Ias Forever? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 07, 2005)
Every section of opinion in the country has looked askance at the Indian Administrative Service, the successor to the "heaven-born" Indian Civil Service (which Jawaharlal Nehru once castigated as being neither Indian, nor civil nor service!),
- A Brief History Of Development Economics (Business Line, Alok Ray, Oct 07, 2005)
An economist's answer to the question `how to promote growth' has substantially changed over time.
- A Base For Rural Connectivity (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 06, 2005)
The vastly neglected rural telephony market in India is at last getting the attention it deserves from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
- The Value Of Share Buybacks (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Oct 06, 2005)
In most cases, buybacks create value because they help improve tax efficiency and prevent managers from investing in the wrong assets or pursuing unwise acquisitions.
- Tb: A Silent Killer (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 06, 2005)
At long last, the Government seems to have woken up to the challenge posed by the tuberculosis. Manager of National Tuberculosis Programme Dr Karam Shah told a media workshop on Tuesday that a billion-rupee programme is in the offing to control the deadly
- Hope Influence Of Indo-Pak Tensions On Saarc Are Over: Natwar (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Oct 06, 2005)
Foreign ministers of nuclear-armed Pakistan and India said on Tuesday they would try to reach agreement on a disputed Himalayan glacier before January but announced no progress on their core difference over Kashmir.
- India, Pakistan Vow Sincere Effort On Kashmir (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Oct 06, 2005)
Foreign ministers of nuclear-armed Pakistan and India said on Tuesday they would try to reach agreement on a disputed Himalayan glacier before January but announced no progress on their core difference over Kashmir.
- India Will Maintain A 7% Growth Rate In 2006 In Spite Problems With Deficit And High Oil Price : S&p (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
International rating agency Standard and Poor's (S&P) on Tuesday said India would maintain a seven per cent GDP growth rate. . .
- Protest Today Is Criminalised (Deccan Herald, George Monbiot, Oct 06, 2005)
The police use terror laws to penalise dissent while we insist that civil liberties are West’s gift to the world
- Centre For Integrated Progress In 13 Naxal- Affected Areas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
Home Minister Shivraj Patil said urgent economic development of the affected areas is needed to wipe off the menace of Naxalites.
- Wrath Of The Pushtoons (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Oct 06, 2005)
In desolate semiautonomous tribal areas in the north, Pakistanis are paying the price for the American peace.
- Bjp Leader Ravi Shankar Shot At (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
Former Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was on Thursday shot at and injured at an election rally in a village near Sasaram by a lone assailant who was immediately overpowered and nearly lynched to death by angry BJP supporters on the dais.
- Spheris Buys Healthscribe (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
US-based leading medical transcription major — Spheris, on Wednesday, announced that it has acquired HealthScribe India Private Ltd, India’s leading medical transcription company.
- Govt Outlines Twin Pronged Approach To End Naxal Menace (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Wednesday unveiled a two-pronged approach of economic development and firm policing, in order to wipe out the Naxalite menace.
- You And I (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 06, 2005)
Shakeel Ahmed has retreated from the spotlight. Back home, he will consult with friends and family about the proposed surgery by a famous American doctor to separate his daughters,
- Economic Growth And The Millennium Goals (Hindu, John M. Alexander , Oct 06, 2005)
With continued vigilance and determination, we should be able to banish hunger-poverty from India by 2015. But the attainment of other poverty-related millennium goals calls for conscientious and effective delivery of services in basic education and prima
- Making Sense Of The Sensex (Business Line, Saumitra Bhaduri, Oct 06, 2005)
A nation-wide industrial strike leading to a substantial loss of production, lacklustre performance by most emerging markets, the oil price above $66 per barrel,
- Respect Minority Character Of Amu, Says Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
BJP welcomes court verdict, cautions against faith-based reservation
The cultural and educational advancement of Muslims crucially hinges on giving them access to institutions of high quality, says BJP
Students already admitted should not be disturbed
- Biotechnology: It's Advantage India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
Exports have grown by 42 per cent, says Madhan Mohan There are 300 biotechnology-based industries in India, with an investment growth of 50 per cent per annum
- Chalk Out A Strategic Plan For Rural Development' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
Chalking out a strategic plan for development of rural sector and evolving a systematic plan to tap resources of rural markets is need of the hour.
- Gilgit On A Powder Keg (Daily Excelsior, Dr Golam Yazdani, Oct 06, 2005)
The situation in Pakistan's Northern Areas is becoming volatile with regular reports of gross human rights violations and the growing divide between various communities which, often, cause violent reprisals.
- In Scary Zone (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 06, 2005)
THE gravity-defying BSE Sensex, which closed on a new high of 8,800 on Tuesday, has foxed investors and disproved predictions of many an analyst. What worries most is the lack of a serious correction,
- Ulfa At The Door (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 06, 2005)
AFTER months of intense talks about talks, the Centre and the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) will finally be taking the first step on October 25 and 26. New Delhi will sit down with the People’s Consultative Group (PCG), ...
- In News Again (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
The part of the State christened by Pakistan as the Northern areas with Gilgit as headquarters is in news again.
- Long Hours On Bicycle May Make Men Impotent (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 06, 2005)
Many hours spent riding a bicycle each week could put men at risk of turning impotent, says a new study.
- Civic Elections In Andhra (Tribune, C. Narendra Reddy, Oct 06, 2005)
The elections to the 11 corporations and 96 municipalities in Andhra Pradesh are a watershed in many ways.
- India On Threshold Of A Pestilential Decade (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Oct 06, 2005)
India is likely to experience 60 million deaths during the next ten years because of chronic diseases such as cardiovascular problems, cancer, chronic respiratory illness, diabetes and so on, according to a study released by the World Health Organisation
- African Migrants Storm Razor-Wire Spain Border (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
Spain does not have repatriation agreements with most African countries. Once over the fence, many get transferred to mainland Spain.
- French, American Scientists Win Nobel Prize For Chemistry (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
The trio won the prize for work in metathesis, where molecules “dance round and change partners” to create new molecules.
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