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Articles 5921 through 6020 of 9735:
- Halcyon Days At Kovalam (Hindu, INDIRA VARMA, Dec 25, 2005)
Kovalam is now a tourist paradise but what was it like before travellers' found it?
"Another source of excitement was the sight of ships passing by, often near enough for us to see the passengers thronging the decks."
- An Unusual Epic (Hindu, R. KRITHIKA, Dec 25, 2005)
As the daughter of a diplomat, Samhita Arni's schooldays involved constant moving. Since this made making friends tough, she took refuge in books. By the time she was eight, she had begun writing her version of the Mahabharata.
- A Divine Beach Along The Coast (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
What Sets Ganpatipule, a charming little town along the Konkan coast in Maharashtra, apart from the numerous other coastal towns in India’s seashores, are its unbelievably beautiful beaches.
- Naxal Activities Under Control: Dharam Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Karnataka Chief Minister N. Dharam Singh on Saturday said that the naxalite activities in the State were under control.
- Merry Christmas To Mary Christmas (Tribune, Swami Agnivesh, Dec 25, 2005)
This Christmas season it is Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ much more than the Holy Babe himself who fills my mind. This is not because I am a Catholic. I am not, but all my life I have endeavoured to be Catholic in my outlook, . . .
- Asi Renovating Big Temple Gopuram (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Alternative entry provided
The Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) has taken up renovation of the Kerlandhagan gopuram, first entrance to Big Temple at Thanjavur.
- The Old Man And His Battle (Deccan Herald, BITTU SAHGAL, Dec 25, 2005)
In recent days I have been missing Dr Salim Ali — the Old Man — more than usual. He had a way of injecting hope and strength into India’s wildlife conservation movement and he also had the ability to get diverse people to work together by motivating . . .
- Unravelling The ‘City Beloved’ (Deccan Herald, Rashmi Vasudeva, Dec 25, 2005)
This anthology brings together writings of people who have had a close relationship with Lahore, the cultural soul of Pakistan.
- Master Of The Game (Deccan Herald, C V Aravind, Dec 25, 2005)
The autobiography concentrates on the days Sidney Sheldon spent in Hollywood and dwells less on his success as best-selling novelist.
- Merry X’Mas. No, Sorry, Merry Winterval! (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Dec 25, 2005)
There are 196 families in the highrise building in which I live in central Mumbai, and none of them is Christian. Yet, when December arrived, the housing society put up a banner inviting families to participate in upcoming Christmas celebrations.
- In Company Of Spiritual Seeker (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
In the present times of violence and turmoil, Mumtaz Ali’s ideas acquire special significance. Proficient in Hindu scriptures and a spiritual guide to many, he tells Bala Chauhan that his aim is to spread the message of communal harmony.
- The Need For Vedic Words (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 25, 2005)
Before setting off for this journey, I wondered what you would have asked yourselves the moment we would have met.
- Rajnath Tipped To Be Next Bjp Chief (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2005)
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and party general secretary Rajnath Singh widely tipped to be the next BJP president though no formal announcement was made today apparently not to divert focus from its Mumbai Silver Jubilee Jamboree beginning Monday.
- Stop Wasting Money Over Earthquake Trips ! (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Dec 25, 2005)
It has been over two months since one of the worst ever earthquakes rocked the State of Jammu and Kashmir
- Focusing On The Urban Poor (Daily Excelsior, Allah Bukhsh, Dec 25, 2005)
An increasing share of our population now lives in urban India, notwithstanding the fact that India by and large still lives in villages. About 65 million persons were added to our urban population in the decade of the ‘90s alone.
- Peace, South Asia And The Kashmir Dispute (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 25, 2005)
No, is the instant answer. Some historic facts, some political complicacies, some national interests and more. Everything is to be given a fair share if we are really serious in putting an end to the agony the whole sub-continent is in, comments Justice S
- Unlearn To Learn (The Economic Times, V B N RAM, Dec 24, 2005)
Behavioural pattern and attitude of individuals are formed not necessarily on the considerations of morality, ethics or propriety, but on what an individual rightly or wrongly perceives as being in conformity with one’s interests.
- Nepal Courts Buddha (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Dec 24, 2005)
His comrades have thrown their weight behind the Opposition parties of Nepal. But West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is being wooed by Nepal’s royal government.
- Measures Needed To Check Cruelty Towards Animals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Is Kerala becoming routinely cruel to animals? Recently a camel, brought from afar, died in captivity, while a crocodile in a pond faced a shoot-to-kill order. Elephants are regular fixtures when it comes to the ill-treatment tab.
- Maoists Agree To Allow Aid Agencies To Work In Nepal (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Maoist rebels in Nepal have agreed to allow international aid agencies to continue their development and humanitarian work in the kingdom.
- Handloom Industry — Weaving Out The Myths (Business Line, M. Sivakkannan, Dec 24, 2005)
The handloom sector plays an important role in the country's economy. It is one of the largest economic activities providing direct employment to over 65 lakh persons engaged in weaving and allied activities.
- The Chinese Fireworks (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Dec 24, 2005)
Western observers are of the opinion that as far as the pace of economic development is concerned, the Chinese dragon is moving faster than the Indian elephant.
- A Visit That Bridges A Gulf (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Dec 24, 2005)
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah as the chief guest on India’s Republic Day, introduces a new dynamic in the regional picture.
- On Israel, Still In Denial (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Dec 24, 2005)
The OIC has to come to terms with the Jewish state, says Sudheendra Kulkarni
Eloquent silence over democracy and secularism
- I Have My Heroes, Therefore I’M Bengali (Indian Express, VICTOR BANERJEE, Dec 24, 2005)
Bullshit is unavoidable whenever circumstances require someone to talk without knowing what he is talking about.
- Christmas A New Beginning (Deccan Herald, Rev Valson Thampu, Dec 24, 2005)
Why is it easier for camels to go through the eye of a needle than for the rich to enter the Kingdom of God?
- Presidential Blinkers And Real India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
No Indian city is as removed from the realities of India than New Delhi and last week I was reminded of this in the most surreal way.
- Archaeological Survey Of India Reproduces Chola Paintings (Hindu, G. Srinivasan , Dec 24, 2005)
Reproducing old paintings, that too the over 1,000-year old Chola paintings, is an onerous task, something the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has achieved.
- The Lesson From Lula For South America (Hindu, Sue Branford, Dec 23, 2005)
The region's new generation of left-wing leaders would do well to heed Brazil's experience.
- A Subversive Story Of Self-Sacrifice (Hindu, Karen Armstrong, Dec 23, 2005)
To celebrate the nativity story with a consumerist orgy is to misunderstand a muth that venerates the dispossessed.
- Amid War Fears, Sri Lanka's North Longs For Autonomy (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Dec 23, 2005)
Watching a fish auction in Sri Lanka's tsunami-battered north, closely watched by troops, ex-London disc jockey Mahendrakumar Visvanathapillai is sick of what he sees as the military occupation of his homeland.
- Politics Of Name Change In Karnataka (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Dec 23, 2005)
Here's what a blog on “Bangalore or Bengaluru” by K. Kumar has to say. “You guys want to know the reason for the renaming? An incompetent state government wants to show the renaming as its ‘achievement’.
- Ensure Cultural University Status For Kalamandalam, Says Governor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Year-long Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the institution on
- States Get Nod To Fund Polls (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
The Union Cabinet on Thursday night gave in-principle approval to state funding of elections, sources here said. The clearance was given at a meeting of the Cabinet presided over by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, they said.
- Path Of Self-Enquiry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism) has often been misunderstood because of a surfeit of rituals and practices. Without dismissing them outright it is necessary to understand their significance to appreciate why they have been prescribed.
- We, The Law-Abiding Losers (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Dec 23, 2005)
For the past 18 months, I’ve been trying to buy a house in Delhi. In vain. I, therefore, have many stories to tell. On how we’ve had to reject a beautiful, well-located, parking-friendly DDA flat that had been turned into an encroached palace . . .
- Polity On Trial (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 23, 2005)
Never before have politicians especially the Members of Parliament cutting across party lines been exposed to such public ridicule as these days. Close on the heels of the televised participation of 11 of them in the cash-for-question scandal . . .
- 'Tis The Season To Be Jolly (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Christmas is here! Bring out your stockings, keep out a glass of milk and a plate of cookies for Santa, and cuddle up in a warm blanket as Bala Chauhan tells you all about the Christmas spirit.
- No Cause For Celebration (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Dec 23, 2005)
Commerce Minister Kamal Nath is satisfied with the outcome of the Hong Kong Ministerial of the WTO.
- Water Of Contention (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 23, 2005)
The poet is delighted water water everywhere, but craves not a drop to drink.
- Rumsfeld Says Early Afghan Pullout Risky (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Warns quick withdrawal would allow terrorists to attack US interests at home and abroad
- Un Questions Effectiveness Of Massacre Inquiry (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
A United Nations human rights official on Thursday welcomed an inquiry into the massacre of 11 civilians by a Nepalese army soldier last week, but questioned how effective it would be.
- Cash-For-Questions Scam — Implications For Democracy And Society (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 22, 2005)
The time has come for both the classes and masses of the country to face up to, and do something about, a progressively deteriorating polity.
- Criminal Conduct Could Be Concealed In A Thicket Of Detail' (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 22, 2005)
In theaccounting terrain, it is just one more routine day. Because there are enough stories of accounting going astray in recent news, as if to match the crime reports in the city pages. For instance, "Visco, false accounting will be `yet another scandal'
- Hard Road Ahead For Rss (The Week, Sachidananda Murthy, Dec 22, 2005)
Tactical voting’ is often used to denote the mood swings of the Muslim electorate in the country. But there are new converts to this hit and score practice.
- Jj Tries To Pick Up Nepal Threads (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
The chief of the Indian Army has invited the chief of the Royal Nepal Army to visit India, a move that conveys Delhi’s willingness to Kathmandu to pick up the threads of a military relationship despite the diplomatic frostiness after King Gyanendra’s ....
- Time For Stories, Salt Tea In Kashmir (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 22, 2005)
Traditional recipes — with chicken and turnips — and folk tales weave a blanket of warmth over Kashmir during the cold winter days.
- Last Word (The Week, Sachidananda Murthy, Dec 22, 2005)
Post-Independence culture can be divided into the pre-Ramayana and post-Ramayana days, with the first mega television serial on the popular Indian epic as the dividing moment. Ramanand Sagar became the electronic Valmiki, as his serial in the mid-80s tran
- Towards A United Asia (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Dec 22, 2005)
A second focal point of global power is not in US interest. Europe is about as much as Bush can stomach.
- No Indian Arms For Nepal, Says Patil (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil here on Wednesday refuted allegations that India continued to help Nepal with arms even after the royal take-over.
- Asi To Remove Encroachments Near 50 Heritage Sites (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Illegal structures around two Villupuram temples removed recently "Urban development pressures should be taken into account by agencies and officials"
- Step Into Future (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
The re-election of Mr Omar Abdullah as president of the National Conference was never in doubt. It was expected to be a mere formality which it has turned out to be.
- Gandhi & Ambedkar-I (Statesman, SUBRATA MUKHERJEE, Dec 22, 2005)
With the establishment of the Indian National Congress in 1885, the social discourse which began with Raja Rammohan Roy in the 1820s slowly moved towards the political.
- Party Time In Mumbai And Hyderabad (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 21, 2005)
The recent sting operations only confirm the rot in the political arena, which can be traced directly to the crisis in the party system. The onus is on the BJP and the Congress to show the way for a re-vitalisation.
- What's The Racemate In `Formula 1' Of The Pharma Race? (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 21, 2005)
Almost every court verdict creates winners and losers in equal measure. For instance, the December 16 verdict of the US District Court of Delaware has www.pfizer.com announcing as the latest news headline, . . .
- Democracy Gets Royal Sanction (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 21, 2005)
King Jigme Singye Wangchuk’s announcement that he would abdicate as soon as Bhutan holds its first democratic elections in 2008 gives a big boost to the democratic experiment already underway in the Himalayan kingdom.
- Heritage In Shambles (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 21, 2005)
Thanks to the indifference of the government some of the very important sites and structures are in shambles.
- Flawed System (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 21, 2005)
In Kuala Lumpur last week Prime Minister Manmohan Singh indicated that India would soon open its retail sector to foreign investment.
- Britishness" Test For Imams Dropped (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 21, 2005)
The British Government has abandoned plans that would have forced foreign "imams" to take a "Britishness" test before being allowed to come to the United Kingdom and preach in mosques here.
- India Opposed To Elections, Feels Nepal (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Dec 21, 2005)
Nepal’s most senior minister, Dr Tulsi Giri, today said, without naming India, that external powers would like to see anarchy in the Himalayan Kingdom when he was speaking about the civic elections called by King Gyanendra on 8 February.
- Fast Vanishing Wealth - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Prof. (Dr.) R. D. Gupta, Dec 21, 2005)
We have a capital in the form of animal and plant kingdom in our state. It needs to be guarded from extinction, cautions Prof. (Dr.) R. D. Gupta
- Winds Of Change (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 21, 2005)
Bhutan’s moves towards democracy
NEW winds have been blowing in the Land of the Thunder Dragon, named after the storms that blow through the mountains and valleys of this Himalayan kingdom, for quite a few years now.
- A Mother’S Question On Her Murdered Son, Kalam’S Answer And Their Meeting (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Dec 21, 2005)
She stood up to ask the President of India a question. She needed neither confidence nor pluck, she had a mother’s grief and loss. “He was young and he was murdered,” she said, “we had so many dreams.
- India-Bharat Connectivity And Logging In To Hope (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Dec 21, 2005)
A mother fights back tears and asks the highest Constitutional authority in the land: Do you have a plan to ensure that no honest young Indian ever faces the hapless fate of my murdered son?
- Discharge Duties (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
The Bhagavad Gita is as much a scripture explaining the highest metaphysical truth as it is a manual propounding a philosophy of action for engaging purposefully in the world.
- Weather Pattern Will The Biggest Challenge For India And China In 2006 (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 21, 2005)
According to international think tanks, India and China will faced unimaginable bad weather patterns in coming years specially in 2006.
- Afghanistan Becomes Democracy After 30 Years (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Former warlords, ex-communists, Taliban defectors and women activists were sworn in on Monday as members of the first Afghan parliament in more than 30 years amid hopes of national reconciliation after decades of bloodshed.
- History, Democracy And Iraq (Dawn, Niall Ferguson, Dec 20, 2005)
I saw two of my former students last week; one I taught at Cambridge, the other at Oxford. One of them has spent the better part of the last three years on her majesty’s service in southern Iraq.
- India Cautious On Bhutan (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Dec 20, 2005)
India today came out with a cautious response on Bhutan King Jigme Singye Wangchuk’s December 17 announcement that his son Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk will be enthroned as the next King before 2008 and wished the prospective King “all success” . . .
- Making An Ass Of The Law (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 20, 2005)
Anarchy in India means a free for all — the ruled and those who administer the rule.
- Fast Vanishing Wealth - I (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 20, 2005)
We have a capital in the form of animal and plant kingdom in our state. It needs to be guarded from extinction, cautions Prof. (Dr.) R. D. Gupta
- Cheney Hails Afghan Parliament (International Herald Tribune, Richard W. Stevenson, Dec 20, 2005)
Vice President Dick Cheney arrived here Monday with words of praise and encouragement for Afghanistan as it convened a new Parliament.
- Grant District Status To Kishtwar (Daily Excelsior, J R Aryan, Dec 20, 2005)
Today voice of Kishtwar for its District status still echoes from all its nooks and corners. Be it Wadwan, Marwah or Dachhan, Padder or Chhatroo, Sarthal or Banjwa, Nagseni, Thakrai or the Kishtwar HQ itself all have only one choice through one voice ....
- The Eye Of A Child (Indian Express, MOHAN K. TIKKU, Dec 20, 2005)
I ate my meal between two massacres...When Bertolt Brecht wrote those lines, he was referring to the two World Wars. But what does an artist say in a place where life plods on between many massacres?
- Melting Pot Of Cultures (Hindu, M. L. Nigam, Dec 20, 2005)
Academic homage to the splendid treasures of Gandhara art, many of which are no more to be seen
- The Path Of Action (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
The Vedas, which are the scriptural authority of Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism), comprises two sections — the Karma kanda and the Jnana kanda.
- Weather Pattern Will The Biggest Challenge For India And China In 2006 (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 20, 2005)
According to international think tanks, India and China will faced unimaginable bad weather patterns in coming years specially in 2006.
- Bjp Raises The Stakes In Uttar Pradesh (Hindu, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Dec 20, 2005)
Is the party's Nyay Yatra against criminalisation of politics in the State a clever manoeuvre to advance its Hindutva agenda without alienating its NDA partners?
- Jihad In Global Perspective (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Dec 20, 2005)
Analyses the jihad in the context of the globalised world in which U.S. hegemonism is the major factor
- Making Csr Work (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Dec 19, 2005)
The subject of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is moving to the mainstream of managerial discussion. A recent CII summit exclusively devoted to the theme was evidence of this.
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