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Articles 15921 through 16020 of 20587:
- Looking For A Winning Colour Combination (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Aug 30, 2005)
The uncertainty over how voters will behave on September 18 has convinced Germany's two main parties, the Christian Democrats and the Social Democrats, that they have to keep all their options open.
- Scheme To Benefit Rural Girl Students (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Several civil hospitals and community health centres to be upgraded as district hospitals
- Democracy Not The Preserve Of The West: Karzai (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 30, 2005)
Former King Zahir Shah lays the foundation stone
Project is part of New Delhi's quiet emphasis on infrastructure creation in Afghanistan
Two chambers — for the Wolesi Jirga and the Meshrano Jigra — to be constructed
- Cpi(m) Plans Protest On September 13 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Demand for Government to solve landless farmers' problems
- M’Rashtra Govt Submits List Of Flood Victims To Bombay Hc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
A PIL had requested for directions to furnish a list of people who died as a result of the floods and to put in place a mechanism to ensure that compensation is paid.
- New Approach Needed (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 30, 2005)
To end uncertainty a new oil formula should be worked out soon
- 'Afghan Oprah’ Set To Hit Airwaves (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 30, 2005)
Afghanistan is to get its own Oprah Winfrey-style chat show touching on taboo women’s issues, a TV station said today, in a move likely to anger hardliners in the conservative Islamic nation.
- 'Coop Sector Indispensable For Strong Economy’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Neglect of the cooperative sector would lead to the collapse of the country’s economy, cautioned K Padmanabh, retired Joint Registrar for Cooperative Societies.
- Stem Cell End Run? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 30, 2005)
The announcement by a group of researchers at Harvard University that they have managed to turn adult skin cells into cells that behave like embryonic stem cells offers the potential for an end run around the political feud over stem cell research.
- 700 Bds Students Could Lose Seats, Appeals Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
About 700 students, admitted to dental course (BDS) under government quota without required percentage of marks in the entrance test,
- Capital Has No Colour, Says Buddhadev (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya said here on Monday that the traditional concept of Marxism has been undergoing a “reform” and as such, he is thoroughly against adopting any norms for judging the “colour of capital” while welcoming . . .
- Sc Panel Indicts Zahira As ‘Self-Condemned Liar’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
The committee gave a clean chit to Teesta Setalvad and also examined video footage of how a BJP politician got admitted to a hospital when summoned for questioning.
- India To Ask Pakistan For Transit Facility (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today rounded up his first two-day bilateral visit to Afghanistan by targeting the common man or the “aam aadmi of Afghanistan, saying that with India’s help,
- Work Together To Bring Hope (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 30, 2005)
Extracts from the government of India’s status report on Disaster Management in India, published in August 2004
- Population Policy And Health Care (Hindu, S. ANANDHI, Aug 30, 2005)
A powerful critique of neo-Malthusianism and neo-liberalism which continue to influence India's population policies and programmes
- Here, Darkness Was A Blessing! (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
With grossly inadequate toilet facilities, Udipalya and Vadayarahalli villages used to greet visitors with an unbearable stench. Then, the Art of Living's volunteers stepped in with their 5H programme, ensuring toilets for every home and hygiene for . . .
- State Turns Investors' Favourite (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
We are running out of space on industrial estates, says Jayalalithaa We are running out of space on industrial estates: Jayalalithaa
- Remarkable Increase In Eye Donation (Hindu, S. Annamalai, Aug 30, 2005)
There has been a remarkable increase in eye donation in Madurai, thanks to a high level of awareness created by voluntary organisations. From depending on other eye banks, Madurai has emerged as a place from where donor eyes are being sent to many places.
- Mystery Of `Fantasy' Bomb Heroine (Hindu, Owen Bowcott and Bernard O Riordan, Aug 30, 2005)
The fantasy life and lonely death of Richmal Oates-Whitehead may be a parable of our times. Or the tragic story of a young woman afflicted by ill health
- Dengue Blight (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 30, 2005)
After nine deaths and 192 confirmed afflictions, Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s attempt to tackle dengue showcases a disgraceful failure.
- Unequal World (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, Aug 30, 2005)
The future of medicine belongs to pharmacoge-nomics - the marriage of drugs with genetics. "But though the promise of molecular genetics is boundless in therapy and diagnostics, it’s also rife with ethical dilemmas,"
- Revising The Ipo Norms (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
The Decision of the Securities and Exchange Board of India to eliminate discretionary allotments to qualified institutional buyers (QIBs)
- Persecuting Victims (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
The police’s reputation as a corrupt and inefficient institution has become so deeply entrenched in society that no instance of their excesses or irregularities appears to shock any more.
- State Turns Investors' Favourite (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
We are running out of space on industrial estates, says Jayalalithaa We are running out of space on industrial estates: Jayalalithaa
New industrial estates needed to meet torrent of demand
Work on desalination plant to start shortly
- Bridge Over Troubled Lands (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Aug 30, 2005)
Afghanistan could play a crucial role in improving India-Pakistan ties and breaking the stalemate over Kashmir, writes Jyoti Malhotra
- Too Much Of It (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 29, 2005)
G.N. Faroqi responds to an article about SKIMS and the functioning of the institute
- Paradise Calling (Greater Kashmir, NAILA NEELOFAR, Aug 29, 2005)
What are the roots that clutch out of this ‘Firdous’, writes
- Wherein Moses(as), Jesus(as) And Muhammad(saw) Meet-I (Greater Kashmir, DR. SHEIKH MOHAMMAD IQBAL, Aug 29, 2005)
“For the United States, it would be a complete folly to see the latest protest on the desecration issue as a storm that will eventually blow over. Instead, it is one storm which is set to continue in cycles, sometimes becoming visible while on other. . ..
- Help Whom? (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 29, 2005)
How should the government help the weaker sections of the society?
- Manmohan, Karzai Pledge To Work Together (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced a 50-million dollars additional assistance to Afghanistan and pledged to work together with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to ensure that his country never again becomes a haven for terrorism and extremism
- The Strong Emotions That Stock Markets Evoke (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, Aug 29, 2005)
The key question is about the sustainability of the present firm trends
Stock market investors as much as those in charge of public policies should have the confidence to meet the daunting challenges.
- English As She Is Spoke (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 29, 2005)
English is a delightful language with us Indians. It is as colourful as our native tongues. And it is used with gay abandon, with nary a thought for grammar, syntax or pronunciation.
- Pm Stresses India-Afghan Ties (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Declaring that a stable and prosperous Afghanistan was essential for peace and stability in the region, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India intended to continue its support for economic reconstruction of the war-ravaged country.
- Raise Savings Rate To 30 Percent: Pm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday called for raising the country's savings rate to 30 percent to boost growth.
- Employment Guarantee Shield (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Aug 29, 2005)
The National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) Bill has been passed but the debate it engendered will possibly never achieve closure given the polarised positions on it.
- $50-Million Aid Offered To Afghanistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
"Emergence of a moderate, democratic Afghanistan essential for peace and stability in the region"
- Aiadmk Calls For New Enumeration Of Poor Families (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
The Pondicherry unit of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has through a resolution adopted at its workers meeting in Lawspet . . .
- American Security For Manmohan (Tribune, Smita Prakash, Aug 29, 2005)
Very heavy American security was placed around Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh soon after he arrived in Kabul on a two-day official visit, the first by an Indian head of Government to the Afghan capital in 29 years. Indira Gandhi was the last Indian ...
- Drug Menace (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
TO say that the drug menace in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh has reached alarming levels is to state the obvious.
- Public Interest Groups For Limiting Scope Of Patents (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Aug 29, 2005)
Seek appropriate tests before granting of patents over micro-organisms The Affordable Medicines Treatment Campaign told the Committee that limiting patents to "new chemical entities" was compatible with TRIPS and necessary to address the country's . . .
- Making Food Safe (Business Line, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 29, 2005)
A combination of robust economic growth leading to rising incomes, population growth and access to imported foods following a liberal foreign trade policy is set to push the market for processed foods onto a high growth path.
- With A Little Help From All (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 29, 2005)
Extracts from the government of India's status report on Disaster Management in India, published in August, 2004
- There Is A Definite Change In Kashmir: Mufti Sayeed (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, Aug 29, 2005)
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed took over as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister on November 2, 2002, as the head of a multi-party coalition government.
- Lung Cells Made In Test Tube May Help Transplants (Tribune, Steve Connor, Aug 29, 2005)
The prospect of growing a set of human lungs in the laboratory for transplant surgery has come a step closer with the successful growth of mature lung cells from embryonic tissue.
- Not A Good Start (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 29, 2005)
The finance minister had announced in his budget the introduction of a new process of monitoring government performance. Besides the traditional scrutiny of money already spent,
- What After Gaza Evacuation? (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Aug 29, 2005)
What a remarkable transformation within one lifetime. The Israeli general (Ariel Sharon) known for his swagger and bluster,
- Lethal Delay (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 29, 2005)
Every year, the seasonal outbreak of malaria in West Bengal, and its aftermath, has a wearying routine.
- A Welcome Change (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Latest IPO norms will usher in transparency and curb speculation in new share issues, analyses Dilip Maitra.
- India's Progress And A Grim Story (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Aug 29, 2005)
The PM will have to indicate which way India is moving in realising the Millenium Development Goals
- Pm Offers Helping Hand To Kabul A Bridge To Entire Region (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
In the first joint statement at the highest level ever since the ouster of the Taliban, India on Sunday formally endorsed Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s vision to restore Afghanistan’s ‘‘historic role’’ as a ‘‘land bridge’’ between Central Asia . .
- Disowning Responsibility (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 29, 2005)
Everyone involved in the horrid incident at the Cambridge School in Bangalore is to be blamed for it.
- It Is Time We Make A Decision On Stem Cell Use (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Aug 29, 2005)
The ICMR draft guidelines on treatment with stem cells must be put in place sooner rather than later.
- The Alice I Knew — And Her Indian Commitment (Hindu, Barbara Harriss, Aug 28, 2005)
She was a living example of what we now call `development'
- India, Afghanistan Sign Three Accords (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
Cementing their ties, India and Afghanistan today signed three accords covering areas of education, healthcare and agricultural research.
- Indian Pm To Renew Old Bonds On Rare Afghan Trip (Boston Globe, Y.P. Rajesh, Aug 28, 2005)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh begins a rare visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, the first by an Indian premier in nearly 30 years, as New Delhi steps up efforts to deepen historic links hit by years of conflict
- Indian Pm To Renew Old Bonds On Rare Afghan Trip (Boston Globe, Y.P. Rajesh, Aug 28, 2005)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh begins a rare visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, the first by an Indian premier in nearly 30 years, as New Delhi steps up efforts to deepen historic links hit by years of conflict
- Breast Cancer Spreading Tentacles In Urban Areas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
Breast cancer has become the most common cancer affecting women in urban India. This startling fact came to light at the press meet prior to the three -day ‘Breast Cancer Summit ‘05’, organised by pharmaceutical major AstraZeneca in Bangalore which ....
- India: A World Power? (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Aug 28, 2005)
Many of India’s spokesmen assert that it is, or that it is on the way to becoming, a major world power.
- Consult Ngos Before Fmcc Bill Is Enacted (Tribune, Pooran Chandra Pandey, Aug 28, 2005)
The voluntary sector is seriously concerned over the Centre’s proposal to enact a new Foreign Contribution Management and Control (FCMC) Act by replacing the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 1976.
- Road Laying Works In Tsunami-Hit Areas Inspected (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
The Collector, J. Radhakrishnan, on Friday, inspected the work on laying of 43 new roads of the State Highways for a total stretch of 135 km in the tsunami-hit areas in the district being carried out at a cost of Rs.18.15 crores.
- Waste Water Treatment Plant In Mysore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
It is resource-efficient, non-dependent on energy and requires minimum maintenance
The plant is first of its kind to be set up in Mysore
- 281 Villages In Kadapa To Be Developed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
Special efforts will be made to ensure social and economic development of people in 281 remote and interior villages in 17 mandals of Kadapa district, Collector G. Asok Kumar said on Saturday.
- ``Find Ways To Make Economy Dynamic'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
There was a need to bridge the critical gaps in education, health and infrastructure
- Pak Won’T Change Stand On Kashmir: Aziz (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
Ahead of the meeting between President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Pakistan has assured PoK leaders that it would not change its stance on the Kashmir issue.
- Pakistan Won't Change Stance On Kashmir: Aziz (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
Ahead of the meeting between President Pervez Musharraf and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Pakistan has assured PoK leaders that it would not change its stance on the Kashmir issue.
- Breakthrough In Anti-Sars Vaccine (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
Chinese scientists have claimed a breakthrough in the treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) which killed nearly 800 persons worldwide in 2002.
- Who Plea To Laos (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
The World Health Organisation said today it has urged Laos to prepare for an outbreak of a strain of bird flu that has killed nearly 60 people in three of its neighbouring countries. Laos reported some cases of bird flu in poultry in 2003 but has not
- Tsunami Relief Work Reviewed In Nagai Dt. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
The officials inspected the construction of building for the Annai Sathya Government Orphanage at Samanthanpettai.
- Revolutionary Initiative (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 28, 2005)
A Delhi-based NGO's unique progamme may be the first step in finding a solution to a major health hazard.
- In Praise Of Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
So what, if it is — and this includes its modern face — as the intelligentsia claim, a parvenu city?
- A Guarantee To Work? (Hindu, NITIN JUGRAN BAHUGUNA , Aug 28, 2005)
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill has been passed by Parliament.
- Intimations Of Mortality (Deccan Herald, Marianne de Nazareth, Aug 28, 2005)
The book records the richness of experience of a couple who ultimately has to contend with the reality of death
- Manmohan Singh To Renew Old Bonds On Rare Afghan Trip (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Aug 28, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh begins a rare visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, the first by an Indian premier in nearly 30 years, as New Delhi steps up efforts to deepen historic links hit by years of conflict.
- India, Afghanistan Sign Three Agreements (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
Cementing their ties, India and Afghanistan on Sunday signed three accords covering areas of education, healthcare and agricultural research.
- Sheer Tedium Of Sarkari Hospitality (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Aug 27, 2005)
There was a time when I looked forward to receiving invitations from the Rashtrapatis, Prime Ministers, Cabinet Ministers and Governors. They made me feel important. And why not?
- A Good Beginning (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 27, 2005)
The Outcome Budget is a small but well-intended move
- Anesthesia Use To Detoxify Addicts Questioned (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 27, 2005)
Using general anesthesia to help detoxify heroin addicts is no more effective than other treatments and potentially much more dangerous, according to a study published last Wednesday by Columbia University researchers.
- Need Water! (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 27, 2005)
There is acute shortage of drinking water in various areas of Srinagar City
- Deficit Of Social Capital (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 27, 2005)
A social scientist has suggested in a talk at the HRCP’s Centre for Democratic Development in Islamabad that Pakistan should develop its social capital to eradicate poverty. This is a new concept in Pakistan.
- For Children’S Sake (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2005)
THE Punjab Government’s stand that it is unable to implement the mid-day meal scheme in the primary schools of the state because of paucity of funds cannot be accepted at its face value.
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