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Articles 4421 through 4520 of 9735:
- A New Deal For Delhi Under New Master Plan (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Mar 25, 2006)
Far-reaching amendments proposed to bring "relief" to the Capital's citizens
- Dpf List Of Seats (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Announcement made by AIADMK general secretary
- King’S Obduracy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 25, 2006)
If Nepal is headed for a confrontation with the mainstream democratic parties and Maoists joining hands for a “decisive” agitation against absolute monarchy for the restoration of parliament, King Gyanendra can thank himself for it. His . . .
- Singh Calls For Peace With Pakistan (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called Friday for a new peace initiative with Pakistan, offering a "treaty of peace, security and friendship" to India's longtime rival.
- Government Gives Nod For Eight It, Bt Special Economic Zones (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Mega projects with Rs. 27,000 crores investment cleared Mega projects worth Rs. 27,000 crores cleared by the State Government
Six of the special economic zones will come up in Bangalore and two in Mysore
Wipro has been allotted 100 acres of land in My
- Pm To Flag Off Bus To Nankana Sahib Today (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Mar 24, 2006)
The unprecedented security umbrella on the eve of the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to his hometown here tomorrow has converted the holy city into a police . . .
- Underwater Archaeology Centre At Mandapam To Be Revived (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
To function as extension research centre of Tamil University
- Maharaja's Heirs Offer To Give Up Part Of Palace Land (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
`Government should allow us to build a memorial and a commercial complex'
Jayachamaraja Wadiyar had five daughters of whom Gayatri Devi, the eldest, is no more
His only son, Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, has been fighting the Government . . .
- Price Of Honour (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Mar 24, 2006)
The suffix MP has been on sale for the past fifty years
- From The Mean Streets (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Mar 24, 2006)
It is deemed ‘politically incorrect’ to address, criticize or confront many realities that plague us all in some measure, in an attempt to appease one set of people as against another and thereby create anarchic situations in various spaces of . . .
- Pm Set To Flag Off Sikh Route To Pak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Ever since the Partition, the Sikhs have been praying to the almighty, saying, “ Gurdhama de darshan didar, jina to panth nu vichoriya giya hai (grant easy access to shrines from which the Sikhs have been separated or denied obeisance).”
- All About The Gods Of Cosmology (Deccan Herald, Tim Radford, Mar 24, 2006)
Questions about why we and the universe exist are worth asking even if there are no answers
- Protest Lodged With Kabul Over Killing Of Pak Civilians (News International, Mariana Baabar, Mar 24, 2006)
14 buried near Chaman; Afghan commander blamed for murders
- Detached Commitment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
It is natural for an individual to take credit for his actions.
- Postal Department To Launch `Abhijal' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Unique project intends to market holy water of the Ganges
Modalities are being worked out for implementing the project
Department proposes to collect water in Rishikesh
- Ride The Celestial Chariot (Hindu, S Balakrishnan, Mar 24, 2006)
The temple was so close to the shore that it was a navigational point referred to as the "Black Pagoda".
- Cii’S Eminently Sensible Proposals (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 24, 2006)
The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has come up with some significant observations. It says that acts of terrorism cannot be dubbed as jihad; all camps training militants or terrorists should be shut down immediately; the government should . . .
- Centre For Sun (Hindu, ROHINI RAMAKRISHNAN, Mar 24, 2006)
Archaeologists announced recently that they have discovered an ancient sun temple containing large statues of the pharaoh Ramses II under an outdoor marketplace in Cairo, Egypt.
- Threatened Heritage (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 24, 2006)
Fate of Barua house should be wake-up call
- President Kalam Decorates 62 Armed Forces Personnel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Two CRPF officers figured on the military role of honours for the first time
- The Fable Of A Missed Moral (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Mar 24, 2006)
A farmer’s son by accident trod upon a serpent’s tail which turned and bit him and he died. So goes an ancient Aesop’s fable.
- Staying On In Iraq (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 24, 2006)
President George Bush’s declaration that American troops will stay in Iraq till 2008 coincides with the availability of some Iraqi audio tapes which quote former president Saddam Hussain as saying that his country had nothing to hide by way of . . .
- Hc Moved Against Bjp Yatras (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Apprehending communal hatred in the country, a voluntary agency today filed a petition in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to stop the ‘‘rath yatras’’ by BJP leaders L.K Advani and Rajnath Singh from Dwarka and Puri respectively, from April 6.
- The Peace Of God (Deccan Herald, Usha Muliyil, Mar 23, 2006)
Have you noticed that many saints and ascetics do not have families of their own? In Vedanta, this is known as a release from the desire for home, spouse and children.
- The Basha Dam Controversy (Daily Excelsior, Seema Shekhawat, Mar 23, 2006)
The proposed Basha dam to be built in the Northern Areas (which Pakistan calls Federally Administered Territories) has become a complicated problem.
- Our Globe-Trotting Rulers (Dawn, Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, Mar 23, 2006)
China, if not already there, is well on its way to becoming a superpower.
- Scroll Of History (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Thangka paintings reveal a whole different way of life, discovers mini anthikad-chhibber
- It's Naïve To Think Tainted Money Becomes Clean When Donated (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 23, 2006)
There are times when Mammon encounters sobering morals. One such occasion happened last week, when The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston disengaged itself from a $2.3-million contribution, and volunteered to give the amount to a . . .
- Questions Without Answers Are Worth Asking (Hindu, Tim Radford, Mar 23, 2006)
For the third year running, a physicist has won the Templeton prize. This is the one that is not just bigger than the Nobel — it is worth £795,000 — but also more imprecise: it is awarded for "progress toward research or discoveries about spiritual . . .
- Wages Of Arrogance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Many episodes in the Bhagavata Purana highlight the need to uphold the essential values of life and to practise the ordained code of conduct.
- Pakistan Day (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 23, 2006)
While the ruling PML holds a party convention today at Minar-e-Pakistan, where the history-making 1940 Resolution was passed 66 years ago, it is only right to undertake an exercise in soul-searching to determine what it has done to fulfil the . . .
- New Threats To Internal Security (Daily Excelsior, Vinod & Rao, Mar 22, 2006)
The serial bomb attack in Varanasi gives the impression that we have not learned very much from the attack on Parliament, on Akshardham as deep as Gujarat, Ayodhya, crowded markets in Delhi, ad nauseum. Given the truism that it is impossible . . .
- Who's Stone Age, U.K. Politicians Or Bushmen? (Hindu, George Monbiot, Mar 22, 2006)
Stone aged and primitive are what you call people when you want their land.
- A State Beyond Words (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Vedic literature comprises two sections — the Karmakanda on the work of sacrifices made up of the Rig, Sama, Yajur and Atharva Samhitas and their Brahmanas, and the Jnanakanda on Knowledge, made up of the Aranyakas and the Upanishads.
- Culture Saved, Don Wins Textbook War (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 22, 2006)
‘Many youths hide their identity because they think Hindu children will be looked at differently.’
- The Power Of Tantra (Deccan Herald, Amrit Sadhana, Mar 22, 2006)
Usually people complain of their miseries. They exaggerate and blow up their problems. There is a morbid satisfaction in imagining that there are big problems that cannot be resolved. First, such people create misery mentally, then they somatise . . .
- Ramanagaram To Be Made A Satellite Town (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
The aim of the development plan is to ease the growing pressure on Bangalore
Shikaripur and Jewargi also to be developed
Measures planned to ease traffic congestion in Bangalore
Rules framed for welfare of construction workers
- How To Turn The Clock Back (Dawn, Mansoor Alam, Mar 22, 2006)
According to a recent World Bank report, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh — quite contrary to the common perceptions — have higher prevalence of malnutrition than certain countries of Sub-Saharan Africa and are unlikely to achieve the millennium . . .
- His Mighty Tale (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
The VCD brought out by the media studies department of a city college packs in the 2,000-year history of Shravanabelagola
- India Is Up To Some Mischief (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 22, 2006)
Pakistan's Foreign Office has debunked Indian propaganda accusing Islamabad of breeding a new form of Jehadi terror aimed at fanning communal tensions within India. India’s National Security Adviser MK Narayanan had pointed out to the bomb attacks . . .
- Stalemate In Palestine (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 22, 2006)
It would be unfortunate for the Palestinian cause if Hamas and other parties fail to form a coalition government.
- Understanding The Model Code (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Mar 21, 2006)
It comprises a set of guidelines for political parties and candidates in the run-up to an election. The aim is to provide a level-playing field.
- Throne Out? (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
The problem with Nepal’s King Gyanendra has been that he not only refuses to bite the bullet, but prefers to shoot himself in the foot. This is clear from the latest goings-on in the Himalayan kingdom where the Maoists have reportedly signed a . . .
- Wto: China And Decision-Making (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Mar 21, 2006)
There is a top down approach while only lip service is paid to a bottom up . . .
- Biz Classes In Singapore: Sp Jain Gets There Before Iim-B (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
The SP Jain Centre of Management (SPJCM) is set to become the first Indian business management school to start classes here when it opens its doors next month.
- Hoysala Temples In Chola Style (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
The Nambi Narayanaswamy and the Venugopalaswamy temples at Thonnur near Melkote speak of the rich Vaishnavite tradition introduced to the region by a great saint, discovers M S Murali Krishna
- Mysore Striving Hard To Attract Young It Professionals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Will those who are just out of college shift to a laid-back city?
What experts say
`Brand Mysore' offers immense scope for indoor and outdoor group activities
The city should shift its focus to adventure sports
It has a lot to offer IT professiona
- Nepal Rebels Kill Eight Policemen In Attack (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels stormed a police post in the east of the Himalayan kingdom on Tuesday and killed at least eight policemen, officials said.
- Saving The Girl Child (Tribune, Manmohan Kaur, Mar 21, 2006)
I have retired from government service with a good pension. My three daughters are highly educated and are working. My son-in-laws are well placed. I own a house in the city. Because of my old age, my wife and I have decided to shift to the . . .
- Fo Asks India To Be Serious About Peace (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Rejects Narayanan’s allegations g Says US-India N-deal ‘no good’
- Milestones In Mathematics (Hindu, K. SRINIVASA RAO, Mar 21, 2006)
Distills the unwieldy mass of mathematical knowledge of the 20th century into a fascinating and authoritative overview of the subject
- History Of Saiva Siddhanta Tradition (Hindu, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, Mar 21, 2006)
Presents the philosophy of the southern school of Saivism from a historical standpoint
- Literature, Identity And Culture (Hindu, LAKSHMI SUBRAMANIAN, Mar 21, 2006)
Focusses on the history of social and cultural practices in Tamil Nadu in the context of colonial modernity
- Terrorist Attack On Varanasi (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Mar 21, 2006)
If you want to hear the Indian story, listen to the sound of silence once the roar of the explosion has ebbed away into time. India’s weakness is institutional.
- Narayan’S Solution (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 21, 2006)
Indian National Security Adviser M. K. Narayan’s solution of the Kashmir dispute is no solution at all
- Tackling Naxal Menace (Daily Excelsior, Ravindra Shukla, Mar 21, 2006)
With the Maoists threat-ening to set up a "Red Corridor" from "Pashupatinath temple in Nepal to Tirupati in south India", the Planning Commission has approved an additional Plan package of Rs 313 crore for Chhattisgarh to combat Naxalism . . .
- Muslim Board Leaders Criticise Varanasi Blasts (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Several Muslim organisations have strongly condemned terrorism and the recent bomb blasts in Varanasi as “un-Islamic”.
- Tropical Storm Lashes Northeastern Australia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
A powerful cyclone ripped roofs off buildings and uprooted trees across Australia's northeastern coast on Monday, packing winds so powerful that emergency workers were forced to stay inside despite pleas from terrified residents.
- An Action-Packed Monday Awaits Sc (Times of India, Dhananjay Mahapatra, Mar 20, 2006)
The first day of the week will be a blur of activity at the Supreme Court. It will deal with a host of writ petitions which will have a crucial bearing not only on politics but also lives of people.
- Loc Can Be Basis Of J&k Solution: Nsa (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
India's National Security Adviser MK Narayanan has indicated the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan could form the basis for a lasting solution to the Kashmir problem.
- Yatra Challenge (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 20, 2006)
The socio-political context of the blasts and the BJP Yatras in their wake pose major challenges to the UPA .
- Economics Of Naxalite Resurgence (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Mar 20, 2006)
Home Minister Shivraj Patil has called a meeting of Chief Ministers of 13 states affected by Naxalite attacks.
- Selling India: A Look At The Complete Picture (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Mar 20, 2006)
Export-related direct tax concessions for software parks and export-oriented zones can are demonstrably good value for money. If sympathetically implemented, they will make a big difference to our level of export earnings.
- People's War (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, Mar 20, 2006)
Even as people are killed by naxalites, a popular movement against them is gaining momentum in parts of Chhattisgarh.
- Hindu Outfits Skeptical About Advani's Yatra (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Notwithstanding the indirect support of the RSS, the Hindu outfits appear to be skeptical and critical of senior BJP leader L K Advani's plans to embark on yet another Yatra in the wake of the Varanasi bomb blasts.
- Angkor Vat And Much More (Statesman, Nivedita Ganguly, Mar 20, 2006)
“Temple fatigue’’ gripped my husband and me on the third day of our tour of Angkor Vat.
- Man Of Self-Realisation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Liberation from bondage being the goal of human birth, scriptures emphasise that it should be attained in this birth and must not be postponed because there is no guarantee that one would be reborn as a human being.
- If Bill Has His Way, H-1b Gates Will Open (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 20, 2006)
Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates is among those lobbying for a substantial increase in the number of H-1B visas that would benefit Indian techies and others hoping to work in the US. Another linked proposal up for ...
- Spectre Of A Waterless World (Deccan Herald, Darryl D Monte, Mar 20, 2006)
Global conflicts over water is likely to build over a long period of time
- Old And New (Deccan Herald, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Mar 20, 2006)
The general understanding of evolution presents human development as linear. The thinking goes that man evolved from an uncivilised, barbaric being and over a long period of time...
- Nepal Seven, Maoists Join Hands To End King’S Rule (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Mar 20, 2006)
Setting the stage for a direct confrontation with King Gyanendra, Nepal’s alliance of seven pro-democracy parties, fresh from their talks with Maoists in New Delhi and Kathmandu, today announced a “decisive” agitation next month aimed at ending . . .
- A Riot Of Laughter (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 19, 2006)
Chakyarkoothu, a form of comic theatre of Kerala, though as entertaining remains a poor cousin of Kathakali, says Naveen Namboodiri
- Land Of Mystic Splendour (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 19, 2006)
The Khang chen dzonga seems to reach the heavens, in the first rays of sunlight it is golden white, standing majestically. The other mountains appear dead in comparison, says B V Prathyusha after her trip to Sikkim.
- More Art Than Craft, This (Deccan Herald, N Pankaja, Mar 19, 2006)
The translators of the book have gone beyond the orthodox tradition of translation to create poetry in their own right.
- For Now, Rahul Should Stay In The Gurukul (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 18, 2006)
As a hack who likes to believe I have my ear to the ground, I have spent the past few weeks wondering if we are finally witnessing the long-awaited launch of Rahul Gandhi. There have been many false alarms so we need to be careful when predicting . . .
- Bjp Yatras: Now, Krishna Is The Moving Force (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
When the BJP undertakes a major mission, it is just natural that the party invokes Gods. Therefore, it is only appropriate that leader of the opposition L K Advani and BJP president Rajnath Singh embark on their twin national integration yatras . . .
- Yatra Challenge (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 18, 2006)
The socio-political context of the blasts and the BJP Yatras in their wake pose major challenges to the UPA.
- Police Say Kill Four Militants In Gujarat (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Police shot dead four suspected Islamist militants in Gujarat on Friday and said the men were planning to attack religious sites in the communally sensitive region.
- Trial By Media Is Rough But Useful (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 18, 2006)
THE HEAT is off the United Kingdom's Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell, following her separation from her husband in the wake of revelations about her family's financial . . .
- God's Accessibility (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Spiritual retreats are intended to distance oneself from all worldly engagements and re-orient oneself to the purpose of human existence in the world — liberation from rebirths.
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