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Articles 15221 through 15320 of 20587:
- Elderly Woes-Iio Ld People’S Competence Can Be Effectively Utilised (Statesman, ANUPRIYO MALLICK, Oct 01, 2005)
The elderly can be categorised into two groups, namely pensioners and non-pensioners
- Heartless Heartthrobs (Tribune, Shailaja Chandra, Oct 01, 2005)
IT was the September of 1966. The setting was Mussoorie. The foundation course for the new batch of civil service trainees was in progress at the National Academy of Administration.
- India In New Peace Moves Ahead Of Pakistan Talks (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
India said on Friday it would make it easier for Pakistanis to get visas and proposed that the two countries swap prisoners faster, days ahead of peace talks between their foreign ministers.
- Scientists Who Explored Antarctica (Tribune, Arun D. Ahluwalia, Oct 01, 2005)
India's quarter-century engagement with Antarctica has thrown up a number of heroes and heroines.
- The United Kingdom's Phantom Party (Hindu, Polly Toynbee , Oct 01, 2005)
This week's conference in Brighton has exposed Labour as a shell, deserted by members. It needs big ideas, not clever stratagems.
- Us Visas For Indian Students Made Easy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
Students aspiring for US visas would be given priority as per the new visa regulations formulated by the US Consulate General for Indian applicants.
- Zimbabwe Brings Steam Engines Back (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
Zimbabwe has announced it is moving back into the steam age by re-commissioning 10 coal-fired locomotives to cope with the economic crisis.
- Hu Jintao Advocates An Orderly Urbanisation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
Chinese President lays stress on land conservation and social harmony
- Cbi Raids 50 Officials (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
At least 40 anti-corruption cases were filed in the fourth of a series of anti-graft raids by the Central investigating agency.
- International Expo On Medical Equipment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
Unique Trade Fairs Pvt. Ltd. is organising India Medicare, . . .
- Increasing Cancer Deaths In Punjab (Tribune, Naresh Kochhar, Oct 01, 2005)
The Malwa region of Punjab is turning into toxic hotspot. The villages of Jajjal and Giana in the Talwandi Saboo block of Bathinda district, Punjab, have reported increased cases of cancer over the last five years.
- Now Us Should Do More (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 01, 2005)
Situation in North Waziristan Agency seems to be pretty precarious. On Thursday helicopter gunships fired rockets on suspected militants’ hide-outs near Miranshah following a gun-battle between Army troops and tribesmen. According to witnesses score ....
- Court Asks Escorts Heart To Maintain Status Quo On Sale (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
Anil Nanda seeks restoration of the Institute to its original status
Shares of the company already transferred to Fortis DDA had provided cheap land
- Research In Biotechnology Can Help Develop Low-Cost Medicines' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
It offers novel approaches to conquering diseases, easing world hunger and reducing environmental pollution
- Don’T Panic, There Is A Way Out (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 01, 2005)
There was no need to break down the main gate of a doctor as this would have done no good to the patient who needed a proper consultation already available in the institute twenty four hours.
- Talking Without The Worry (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 01, 2005)
Mobile phones have brought the social and commercial benefits of communication access to a billion users worldwide in just a decade since the current technologies were rolled out.
- Battle To Lose The Next U.K. Election (Hindu, Max Hastings, Sep 30, 2005)
The betting is still on David Davis to be the next leader of the once-mighty British Conservative party.
- India For Early Conclusion Of Unsc Expansion Process (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2005)
United Nations, Sept 30 (PTI) India has pledged to take initiative for an early successful conclusion the process of expansion of the 15-member UN Security Council in both permanent and non permanent categories by working with member states to achieve
- India Faces Leadership Crisis At All Levels: Official (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2005)
Technocrat Sam Pitroda on Wednesday said India as a country lacked people with strong leadership qualities at all levels,
- Un At 60 (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Sep 30, 2005)
The world summit in New York from September 14 to 16 took place at a time when the very relevance of the UN, the efficacy of the Security Council, the competence of Secretary- General Kofi Annan and the accountability of some of the UN’s officials . . .
- We Have Met With Foes That Strike Beside Us' (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 30, 2005)
Strike means many things, apart from closed banks and cancelled flights, halted assembly lines and a frustrated common man. In today's context,
- Hi-Tech Healthcare For All In Five Years: Devi Shetty (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2005)
In five years, every man and woman in the country will be in a position to access hi-tech healthcare with dignity, said Narayana Hrudayalaya Chairman and Managing Director Devi Prasad Shetty, accepting the Life Time Achievement-Management Excellence . . .
- Trade Unions Hit Out At Upa's `Anti-Worker' Policies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2005)
Employees organise meetings, rallies in Kurnool, Chittoor and other districts
Insurance, telecom, postal, medical and sales representatives participate in the strike
UPA Government accused of adopting anti-worker policies
- Unity, The Spiritual Law Of Our Age (Deccan Herald, A K MERCHANT, Sep 30, 2005)
We live in an age when wealth on a scale undreamed of by the Pharaohs, the Caesars,
- Market Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, MEHRAJU DIN BHAT, Sep 30, 2005)
Service sectors are growing fast in this post-industrial economy and world economy is becoming more dependent upon it as 90% of USA economy and 49%of Indian economy is based on this sector.
- Elderly Woes-I (Greater Kashmir, Anupriyo Mullick, Sep 30, 2005)
Every year 1 October is celebrated all over the world as the United Nations International Day of Older Persons,
- E Coli In Water (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 30, 2005)
Thursday's revelation that E coli bacteria was found in 102 out of 144 water samples tested by the city government’s health department in Karachi is a serious cause for concern.
- Aids Is Nature’S Curse Of The New Millennium (Greater Kashmir, Tanvir Sadiq, Sep 30, 2005)
Let our Public Men set a precedent by coming forward voluntarily and demanding an HIV Test Tanvir Sadiq suggests
- Food Pyramid For Children (Tribune, Sally Squires, Sep 30, 2005)
THE federal government on Wednesday unveiled the first ``food pyramid’’ specifically aimed at 6- to 11-year-old children,
- Escorts Hospital Sells 90 P.C. Stake To Fortis (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2005)
Deal valued at Rs. 585 cr.; to become healthcare hub for Fortis
- Living With Short-Term Amnesia (Tribune, Genevieve Roberts, Sep 29, 2005)
When Karina Chandler read the book A Child Called It, she couldn’t stop crying. It’s a moving book,
- Setting An Agenda For The Oic Summit (Dawn, Ahsan Iqbal, Sep 29, 2005)
The conference of the scholars and intellectuals representing different countries of the ummah called by Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques,
- Escorts Heart Institute Sold To Fortis For Rs 585 Crore (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2005)
Troubled Escorts Group's Heart Institute and Research Centre has finally changed hands. In a Rs 585 crore all-cash deal, Fortis Healthcare picked up 90 per cent of the Institute on Wednesday.
- Labour Needs A New Leader (Hindu, Neal Lawson, Sep 29, 2005)
The politics of safety first, on ground defined by the Right, means that inequality continues to grow.
- In Cyberspace We Must Trust (Indian Express, Nitya Jacob, Sep 29, 2005)
They are sprouting like mushrooms in the Indian monsoon. Information Communication Technology projects dot the country’s landscape like so many promises of better things to come,
- Reducing Population (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Sep 29, 2005)
If the high population growth rate of Pakistan has been adversely affecting its economic growth rate so far, will the current high economic growth rate cut down the population growth?
- Drl Floats New Company For Drug Discovery (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2005)
Early priorities will be to advance the clinical development
New company to be styled as Perlecan Pharma Venture capitalists to invest $45m Commercialisation to start in 5-7 years
- The Ignored Media Issues (Tribune, N. Bhaskara Rao, Sep 29, 2005)
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has been active, off late, to catch up with the long-pending issues related to FM radio, DTH, FDI, etc. The minister should be complimented on taking the initiative of holding a series of consultations with ....
- Jayalalithaa Blames Centre For Delaying Law On Admissions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2005)
Education Minister criticises AICTE for not consulting State before taking decisions
- Manmohan To Review Health Ministry Functioning (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2005)
He is not happy with the Ministry's handling of Japanese encephalitis
Leptospirosis outbreak in Mumbai and dengue cases in Delhi have also drawn flak
Congress sore at Ramadoss skipping Sonia's constituency of Rae Bareli
- Religion Has Not Done Justice To Women’ (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Sep 29, 2005)
Taslima Nasreen, the controversial Bangladeshi writer, received a boost after the Calcutta High Court lifted the ban on her book Dwikhandito (Split into two),
- Sex Ratio Alarm In Uttaranchal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2005)
Alarm bells have been sounded in Uttaranchal over the dipping sex ratio in the state, with clear indications that it might be going the Punjab way if remedial measures are not taken soon.
- Taj Corridor Case And Unhealthy Polity (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Sep 29, 2005)
The Chief Vigilance Commissioner's report to the Supreme Court regarding prosecution of Ms Mayawati in Taj Corridor case has once again brought to sharp focus the issue of corruption in our public life.
- Rehnuma Is No Prose In Praise As You Mean (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 29, 2005)
The book has a depth which you have not been able to fathom, Prof. Syed Habib, the author of Rehnuma, a biography of Prof. Agha Ashraf, reacts to the book review published in Greater Kashmir
In the name of the merciful Lord of mercy.
- Tryst With The Dentist (Deccan Herald, Meera Seshadri, Sep 28, 2005)
As soon as the woes of a root canal subside, the heart longs for what caused it in the first place
- Infrastructure Drives Investment (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Sep 28, 2005)
The pressure is on State Governments to provide the infrastructure to attract industrial investment.
- Privatising Water Supply — A Risky Business (Hindu, D. Narasimha Rao, Sep 28, 2005)
The public must get involved. The poor stand to lose too much if the reforms fail.
- New Environment Norms For Industrial Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
The Union Environment and Forests Ministry has drafted new guidelines to regulate the process of getting environmental clearance for major projects.
- Economic Issues Come Under Manmohan's Scanner (Hindu, Ashok Dasgupta , Sep 28, 2005)
Major decisions in the offing to accelerate pace of development
Manmohan chairs full meeting of the Planning Commission
Low-performing agriculture sector has impeded higher GDP growth
Discussions about the economy with Chidambaram, Ahluwalia
- Rs. 50 Cr. Capital For Health Insurance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority has recommended Rs. 50 crore capital requirement for standalone health insurance companies,
- Dengue Outbreak Could Be Linked To Global Warming, Climate Change: Kolkata Mayor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
"Attributing the outbreak only to commonly cited factors such as lack of cleanliness is incorrect"
High incidence of dengue in Singapore cited
Civic body fighting disease on a war-footing
Scheme to protect city's environment
- Where The State May Not Enter (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Sep 28, 2005)
Recently, a slew of measures to improve women’s conditions have been announced or promulgated — a bill against domestic violence, reform of property rights for Hindu women and, ....
- Sonia Visits Flood-Hit Areas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2005)
Interacts with affected people during four-hour tour
- Privatization Of Health (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 27, 2005)
Suppose you had fallen asleep on the morning of May 1 1997, and not woken up until this week.
- Cycle Of Reason (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Sep 27, 2005)
Any hike in petrol prices leads to a lot of discussion about the modes of personal transport, etc.
- Breast Cancer Risk Double For Left-Handed Women (Tribune, Maxine Frith, Sep 27, 2005)
Women who are left-handed are at increased risk of developing breast cancer at an early age, research has suggested.
- A New Way Of Doing The World’S Business (Deccan Herald, MARY ROBINSON, Sep 27, 2005)
Businessmen now want to fill up gaps left by the governments, forge new tie-ups and move things forward radically
- Accountability Of Judges (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 27, 2005)
The formation of a two-man committee to prepare rules and procedures for the accountability of judges must be welcomed without reservations.
- India And Japan — Needed, Greater Economic Engagement (Business Line, Rohit Pandit, Sep 27, 2005)
A comprehensive economic engagement between India and Japan is vital.
- The Dispiriting Parallelism (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 27, 2005)
If Indian cricket is in poor health onfield, it is in worse shape off it. In Harare, differences between Sourav Ganguly and Greg Chappell, which were leaked to the media,
- Human Development Index — Conundrum Of Rising Income, Growing Poverty (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Sep 27, 2005)
Successive governments have stressed reforms with a human face but the country's report card on human development indicates that the policies have failed to improve the living conditions of the poor.
- Belkhed: The Riots & Wrongs Of Caste (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Sep 27, 2005)
The Bhagwan Dattamandirin Belkhed, Akola, was built by Dalits when they were still Hindus. It was ostensibly the focus of the fiery violence there earlier this month. The real reasons? Caste, the decline of organised Dalit politics, the crisis in ...
- Controlling Tb (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 27, 2005)
The formation of a two-man committee to prepare rules and procedures for the accountability of judges must be welcomed without reservations.
- Why Equality Is The Best Policy (Hindu, Heather Stewart, Sep 26, 2005)
The authors of a new World Bank report hope to change attitudes with claims that inequality is the biggest obstacle to economic success.
- Musharraf’S Arrogance (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Sep 26, 2005)
The utter disdain with which Musharraf talks about gang-rapes is symptomatic of the social realities in Pakistan
- Vote In Vienna (Tribune, K. Subramanyam, Sep 26, 2005)
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) resolution adopted on September 24 on the implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in Iran earned 22 votes in favour, one vote against (from Venezuela) and 12 abstentions.
- Despair Is Still Not An Option In Iraq (Hindu, Peter Beaumont, Sep 26, 2005)
To withdraw troops now would be a betrayal of the Iraqis.
- A Question Of Lifestyles (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Sep 26, 2005)
There is an apparent reversal of lifestyles. Women seem to be succumbing to causes traditionally behind early deaths of men.
- Social Security For Unorganised Workers (Hindu, S. Mahendra Dev , Sep 26, 2005)
Workers in the unorganised sector have low earnings and poor working conditions. In a liberalised economy, the state has to ensure them minimum social security.
- Subjunctive Mood To Add To Surreal Stuff (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 26, 2005)
Just as `dog bites man' is no news, so too, there is no surprise value when you hear about action against auditors for negligence.
- Puzzle That Is Us (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 26, 2005)
In many respects, the US is a puzzle even to those among non-natives who have seen it from the inside and are familiar with its lores and mores.
- Germany's New Government — Grand Coalition Or Marriage Of Convenience? (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Sep 26, 2005)
The Bavarain Bavarian atmosphere at the Schottenhammel tent, the oldest private tent at Oktoberfest, in Munich,
- Hemlines And Baselines (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Sep 26, 2005)
Imagine for a moment Leander Paes — at a time when he was getting increasingly involved in his tennis and grabbing national and international attention
- Address Inequality (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 26, 2005)
The poor should get a fair share in the economic growth
- Foresee The Danger-I (Greater Kashmir, DR. K K PANDEY, Sep 26, 2005)
If the lower portion of your leg has black spots or discoloration, or if the colours of the skin of your ankle and leg is darker than the rest of your body skin,
- Can We See A Real ‘Change’? (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 26, 2005)
Can Canada in general and Pakistanis in Canada in particular play a leading role in changing Pakistan’s destiny? Minhaj Qidwai comments
- Defacing Heritage Of Karachi (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Sep 26, 2005)
Every now and then one hears charming accounts embellished by personal asides of Indian visitors from Delhi crossing the great divide and praising the beauty and cleanliness of Lahore and saying how wonderful it is to be back in the land of their birth.
- Being A Diabetic, Should You Fast? (Greater Kashmir, DR. ABID HUSSAIN, Sep 26, 2005)
Fasting for diabetic varies from case to case, decisions are individual and doctors will have to do everything possible to educate patients about the element of risk involved, suggest
- Prove That You Are The Best (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Sep 25, 2005)
This fortnight I have two experiences to share. Both occupy a unique position in the social fabric of our society.
- The Salim Debate-Ii (Statesman, BIBEKANANDA RAY, Sep 25, 2005)
Curiously, the Communist Party of India was formed outside the country, at Tashkent in the then USSR, on 17 October 1920 by M N Roy.
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