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Articles 15421 through 15520 of 20587:
- Get In First To Save Lives (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
Extracts from the government of India’s status report on Disaster Management in India, August 2004
- His Name Was Sukses (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Sep 20, 2005)
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee was in Jakarta on 25 August; there he signed an agreement with Benny Santoso of the Salim group
- Daily Stands By Report On Musharraf (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Sep 20, 2005)
When confronted by angry Pakistani women in New York, Gen Musharraf denies his rape comments but reporters play back his embarrassing words
- Waste Water A Valuable Resource (Deccan Herald, Rosalind Ezhil K , Sep 20, 2005)
The new sewage treatment plant in Cubbon park recycles 1.5 million litres of water a day. This will offset the water requirements of 10,000 people.
- A Speciality Centre For Adolescent Health Care (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
Bhagwan Mahaveer Jain Hospital inaugurated its Multispeciality and Referral Centre for Growth and Adolescent Health Care on Monday. Claimed to be the first of its kind in South India, the centre will focus on the health of the youth.
- Water Problems Of Karachi (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 19, 2005)
A child reportedly died and around 65 others including men, women and children were admitted in different hospitals of Karachi on Friday after consuming contaminated water in Landhi area.
- Recognizing Israel (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Sep 19, 2005)
By now the thinking man in the land of the pure has probably fully recovered from the headlines which etched the friendly overtures made to the Jewish state by a country that has for 57 years carried on as if the Hebrew republic just did not exist.
- Abc Hits Poised To Sweep Emmy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
At the Emmy presentation, a solemn reference is likely to be made to Katrina’s victims by a Louisiana-born host who will emcee the event
- Innocents Have Nothing To Fear About Narcoanalysis’ (Deccan Herald, Dipti Nair, Sep 19, 2005)
“It is the most humane approach to upholding the criminal justice system.” Dr S Malini Forensic expert
- Merkel Tipped To Win In Germany (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
Germany goes on polls which is being closely followed and fought. These election are expected to be decisive in determining reforms in the ailing economy.
- Lessons From Mumbai (Statesman, ARUN PROSAD MUKHERJEE, Sep 19, 2005)
After the recent calamity in Mumbai and the rest of Maharashtra, it may be the turn of Kolkata and West Bengal, one of the perennially flood-prone states.
- Grassroot Democracy (Deccan Herald, SHARADA PRAHLADRAO, Sep 19, 2005)
In a committee at any level and for any purpose, it’s a constant game of passing the buck
- Rain Water Harvesting Mooted In Tripura (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
In view of the growing water scarcity in Agartala, the state water resource and public health engineering division has recommended making rain water harvesting system mandatory for all households in Agartala.
- Govt Can Raise 31,000 Cr By Divesting 10% In 14 Psus (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
The reforms process will get a big push if the government succeeds in reviving the disinvestment policy, experts feel. For instance, the oil major ONGC stands out as the top PSU which can garner the largest amount of funds, says Aditya Raj Das
- The Economic Fault Lines (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Sep 19, 2005)
Unlike geographical fault lines, the economic ones spread disaster everywhere — on the prudent and the successful as much as on the imprudent and unsuccessful. P. V. Indiresan offers a solution to give the poor what they value and is goo d for them too.
- Icar To Release New Varieties Of Pulses (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
For different climatic conditions
- Heavy Rains Lash Northern India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
Normal life affected for the third consecutive day in most parts
- Dengue Virus Still Prevails In Tirupur (Hindu, M. Gunasekaran, Sep 19, 2005)
17 tested positive; kit tests are not confirmatory ones: Health Department
Cases of dengue routine nowadays, says doctor
All known breeding sources eliminated
"False positive rates'' were high in the kit test
- Un Human Development Report 2005: Shocking Disparities Across Regions (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Sep 19, 2005)
The UNDP's latest Human Development Report has done a creditable job of stressing the importance of attaining the Millennium Development Goals.
- Reforms Key Issue In Germany (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Sep 19, 2005)
Sixty-two million Germans on Sunday decided whether they want to stay with Social Democrat Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Agenda 2010 of soft pro-market reforms or if they wanted harsher medicine in the form of Conservative leader Angela Merkel's ...
- Waste Of Time And Money (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Sep 19, 2005)
THE three-day UN "summit" attended by heads of states and governments was described as the largest such gathering ever, but going by the forgettable outcome, it was a big yawn.
- Need For Reproductive Health Education For Adolescents Stressed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
Study reveals delay in giving medical attention by healthcare provider
- A Glass At Least Half Full (Hindu, Kofi A. Annan, Sep 19, 2005)
I deliberately set the bar high, since in international negotiations you never get everything you ask. I also presented the reforms as a package since advances were more likely to be achieved together than piecemeal. That is precisely what happened.
- From Physicians To Pharmacists–I (Greater Kashmir, GEER MUHAMMAD ISHAQ, Sep 19, 2005)
With the advent of complex and sedentary life styles, fast changing dietary habits, rapid increase in population and emergence of contemporary disorders,
- If The Heart Beats Too Fast (Tribune, John Briley, Sep 19, 2005)
Several readers have asked recently if their hearts were beating too fast during strenuous cardio exercise. Should they worry if their heart rates exceed 90 percent of maximum?
- To Be Better Prepared Next Time (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
Extracts from the government of India’s status report on Disaster Management in India, August 2004
- Raising The Curtain On Disney's Top Managers (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Sep 19, 2005)
The court has proclaimed its judgment. Michael Eisner, Chief Executive Officer of Walt Disney Co.,
- Another City (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
Daydreaming is usually a harmless activity. But there is something rather alarmingly absurd about the chief minister’s all-embracing plan to convert Calcutta into a veritable Garden of Earthly Delights,
- Can Constitutionality Of Fbt Be Challenged? (Hindu, S. Rajaratnam , Sep 19, 2005)
It has been widely canvassed that Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) is violative of the Constitution and is bound to be struck down. Is there any such prospect?
- The Audacity Of The General (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Sep 19, 2005)
The prime minister’s visit to New York should prove to be an important moment in the learning curve for him and the establishment.
- 61.6 Per Cent Of State's Farmer Households Are In Debt (Hindu, Nagesh Prabhu , Sep 18, 2005)
Dependence on moneylenders has made farming unprofitable, says survey
- Our Embattled Cities (Hindu, RANJIT GUPTA, Sep 18, 2005)
As urban centres expand to embrace a wide range of entrants, whether in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata or Bangalore, dissensions arise over what the city means. A reflection on the crisis that afflicts them
- Faith In His Medium (Hindu, Gowri Ramnarayan, Sep 18, 2005)
His films may take years to gestate, germinate and grow, before shooting begins. Profiling this year's Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner, Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
- 63 P.C. Of Injections Unsafe, Says Study (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Sep 18, 2005)
Unsafe shots surpass global proportion; many are unnecessary
- Italian Delegation Mulls 10 Mn Euro Investments In India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
An estimated investment of about 10 million Euros is expected to flow into Joint Venture projects between Italian and Indian companies for the manufacture of biomedical devices in the country.
- Love, Through An Emperor’S Eyes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
Of all the views of the Taj Mahal, the one that provided comfort to deposed Emperor Shah Jahan in the last years of his life is, perhaps, the most poignant, says Dhananjaya Bhat.
- Relief Scheme For Rape Victims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
"Amend IPC to make it more gender sensitive and punishment more stringent"
The victim's legal heirs will get an assistance of Rs. 20,000 to seek legal aid
Female investigating officers should be entrusted with investigations of rape cases
- Life In The Fast Lane (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
A hard-hitting book that does not baulk from telling the bitter truth about life on the fringes of society, written in a simple style.
- Un Summit Settles For Modest Plans (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Sep 18, 2005)
After much negotiation and delay, the UN summit adopted a watered-down declaration on poverty, terrorism, genocide and human rights violation
- Contaminated Water Deaths (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 18, 2005)
To understand the magnitude of the problem caused by consumption of contaminated water that has resulted in severe illnesses and deaths in Karachi these past few weeks,
- How India Has Forged Ahead (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Sep 18, 2005)
India has negotiated to buy nuclear equipment from America Pakistan is negotiating to buy fighter aircraft because its prime minister believes that the “geopolitical realities”
- Holy Of Holies (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 18, 2005)
Scientific entry to the portals of technology
- Indian Finance Ministry Too Confident Of No-Scam In Indian Stock Market And No-Inflation From Oil Prices – Dreaming In Day Light? (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Sep 18, 2005)
Is India dreaming in day light with self-fulfilled self denials. Indian Finance Minster says there is no scam in Indian stock market and there is no inflation from escalated oil prices.
- Rbi Report : Nothing Here For The Common Man (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2005)
A glimpse of the anti-people policies being followed by Dr Man Mohan Singh is obtained from the Annual Report of the Reserve Bank of India for 2004-05 that was released recently.
- Water Problems Of Karachi (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 18, 2005)
A child reportedly died and around 65 others including men, women and children were admitted in different hospitals of Karachi on Friday after consuming contaminated water in Landhi area. The contamination is said to be the result of seepage of sewage....
- Afghanistan Set For Landmark Elections Though Beset With Perils (Hindu, Declan Walsh, Sep 18, 2005)
Poll fires the imagination of youth who want to wrench power from men of violence
- Changing With Time (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Sep 18, 2005)
We have the Bihar crisis and the LJP Chief along with the CPI fight back the threat from the Congress/RJD and I think the Congress High Command with little influence in Bihar may well consider a 'retreat' from the deadlines given to Ram Vilas Paswan.
- Sri Ramachandra Medical College To Soon Launch Rs. 102-Crore Cancer Care Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2005)
Overseas tie-ups, medical camps to form part of 10-day anniversary celebrations
Home care services to be launched soon
Patients to get 20 per cent concession for a month for treatment at hospital
Multi-speciality medical camp at Rasipuram
- Are We A Nation Of Liars? (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Sep 17, 2005)
In a Lahore High Court judgement delivered in 1924 two English judges expressed the opinion that all Punjabis were liars.
- Debt Burden Of The Provinces (Dawn, Shahid Kardar, Sep 17, 2005)
On grounds of equity, greater efficiency and administrative convenience in the federal system,
- Sectarian Violence In Quetta (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 17, 2005)
Over 20 people have so far been detained in Quetta in raids conducted by the police after a spate of killings brought tension to a city all too familiar with the menace of sectarianism.
- Cutting Through The World Of Work (Deccan Herald, Andrew RatnerLos, Sep 17, 2005)
In one newspaper job I had, my co-workers and I began each day by debating issues and current events.
- Israel Pulls Out But Gaza Is Still Not Free (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2005)
During his address to the UN General Assembly this week, Israeli Premier Ariel Sharon claimed Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip ended Israel’s legal “responsibility” for its Palestinian citizens.
- Advani May Step Down By December (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Sep 17, 2005)
Some leaders were told about this before they left for Chennai
Advani himself does not favour keeping two posts
No party can afford to destabilise itself before a crucial election
RSS chief in Chennai for medical appointment — "a coincidence"
- Growth Of Technology (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 17, 2005)
Plato might not have had technology in mind when he wrote “Necessity is the mother of invention”,
- What A Day! (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2005)
Last week there was a particular day which ought to not have been there at all. Not many of us may be aware that September 10 is observed every year as the World Suicide Prevention Day which is better known as the macabre World Suicide Day not merely. . .
- Pourakarmikas’ Kids To Get Free Education (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2005)
The State government has decided to ask all the local bodies to bear the educational fees of children of pourakarmikas in their jurisdiction from the next academic year.
- Class X Examinations: Need For A Well-Thoughtout Decision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2005)
The Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) is reported to be considering, as part of reforms in the system, a proposal to make the Class X examination an optional one, leaving the decision to individual States. What do parents, teachers, students and
- Supreme Court Allows Plea By Environmentalists' Body (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2005)
Plea to expunge High Court remarks in smuggling case
- Musharraf Tries Hard But Fails To Convince Kofi Annan On Kashmir (India Daily, Preetam Sohani, Sep 17, 2005)
It was a desperate attempt by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf but he failed.
- Of Chit Funds And Loan Lotteries (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Sep 17, 2005)
Many farmers deep in debt are trying to find a way out through playingbhishi(chit funds). Denied bank loans and desperate for credit to run their farms and for other needs, they take huge risks inbhishi. The results are usually tragic.
- Matter Of Changing Faith (Tribune, Chaman Ahuja, Sep 17, 2005)
As civilisation advances, poetry declines. That’s what Shelley declared long ago. Likewise, as rationalism grows up, faith goes down. Indeed, there is no place for faith in our scientific age.
- When Women Want To Have It All (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 17, 2005)
Women who try to have it all may lose the one thing that matters most — the opportunity to have a family, they say.
- Need For Global Social Action (Tribune, E. Alcantara, Sep 17, 2005)
Bill Clinton, former President of the United States, was recently interviewed for Global Viewpoint by Euripedes Alcantara, Editor of Veja, at his home in Chappaqua, N.Y. On September 15, . . .
- The Govt Is A Dead Elephant (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Sep 17, 2005)
The Indian bureaucrat does not want India to become a rich country, he does not want free markets and he does not want a truly free society because when these things happen, his powers diminish immediately
- Civic Fathers Fell 4,000 Trees (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
The felling of thousands of trees dotting city roads has left citizens and environmentalists in a tizzy.
- Wrong Stress (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 16, 2005)
Student stress seems to be the government’s latest worry. A number of reforms in syllabi,....
- Straddling Three Nations (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
The American social scientist, Alice Thorner, died in Paris last month. She was eighty-eight and in failing health for some months.
- Wrong Thing To Say (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 16, 2005)
The president talked totally out of turn on the issue of women during his interview with an American newspaper published here on Wednesday.
- Divided They Stand (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 16, 2005)
The United Nations was founded 60 years ago to reflect the noblest ideals of the democracies that came together to defeat fascism and build a juster world. It has often been said since by cynics that a more accurate name for the organisation would be....
- Deep End Of The Abyss (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 16, 2005)
How wrong our priorities are! Departments of government are in a state of perpetual distraction with either pandering to the needs of that strange breed called VIPs or ‘exposing’ their misdemeanours.
- Yoga, Farming Basics To Be Taught In Schools (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
Education Ministers of various States in favour of the move
Students to be made aware of basic agricultural concepts and issues such as AIDS
Subjects to be introduced in a phased manner after consultations
- Dalit Movement Goes Global (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
In the era of globalisation it is imperative to fight certain causes globally: Udit Raj
Chairman of the All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations to address Dalilt Freedom Network meet I Washington D.C.
Vows to "expose" Sangh Parivar
- Religious Fervour Marks This River's Birthday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
People worship river Vitasta, another form of goddess Parvati
- International Coastal Clean-Up To Begin On Friday (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
‘‘Indian Coast Guard will observe International Coastal Cleanup-2005(ICC) on Saturday in the beaches of coastal Karnataka spanning up to 300 km covering beaches of Someshwar,
- Managing Defence Personnel (Tribune, R.B. Suri (retd), Sep 16, 2005)
AT the heart of effectiveness of the armed forces lies its system of personnel management.
- M.P. Women's Congress To Move High Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
Seek compensation for rape victim
- Springer To Outsource More Jobs To India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2005)
Springer, leading international scientific and special literature publishing company, said it would outsource more to India, where it plans to locate 50 percent of its workforce in the next few years.
- Small Family Norm (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 16, 2005)
Union Panchayati Raj Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar’s about-turn on the two-child norm for panchayat members comes as a great surprise,
- Foreigners Held In U.K. Crackdown (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Sep 16, 2005)
Move a signal to extremist clerics; civic groups upset
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