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Articles 8921 through 9020 of 21907:
- Need To Promote Alternative Tourist Spots Stressed (Hindu, D. Radhakrishnan, Apr 22, 2006)
Nehru Park at Kotagiri beckons visitors
- Need To Promote Alternative Tourist Spots Stressed (Hindu, D. Radhakrishnan, Apr 22, 2006)
Nehru Park at Kotagiri beckons visitors
- Battle Of Nerves On Home Turf (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 22, 2006)
As formal electioneering is about to end for four Assembly by-elections in the State one can look back and forward to take an overview. There have been contrasting styles of campaign.
- Can Merit And Social Justice Be Compatible? (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Apr 21, 2006)
The nation needs preferential policies and good school education; rational solutions . . .
- Islam In The Eyes Of Dalai Lama (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Apr 21, 2006)
What can be more astonishing between a saint confusing people and a rogue speaking the truth? Two such unexpected observations became media bytes recently.
- Gunning For Reservations (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 21, 2006)
What is happening on the issue of job reservations in the private sector is the equivalent of being made to negotiate at gun-point. First, state a principle which you declare is non-negotiable, of a caste-diversity in workforces everywhere which matches,
- Ashes To Ashes (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Apr 21, 2006)
Javed’s death should not go waste and should be a reminder to society
- Manmohan Points To Unilateral Moratorium (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Says India needs the strategic programme as China, Pakistan had nuke weapons
Feels accord holds tremendous potential for both countries
Asserts that ties with U.S. not at the cost of ties with China
On Iran, he says India does not want another nuke
- Tiger Tantrums (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 21, 2006)
It should surprise no one that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam called off its participation in the second round of the Geneva talks with the Sri Lankan Government.
- Countering Devil's Advocate (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 21, 2006)
Lifting the ban on dance bars is tantamount to endangering the future of the country in the name of democracy, says . . .
- Cpm Lights Bush-Fire For Muslim Votes In Kerala (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Apr 21, 2006)
In Muslim-dominated areas across Kerala, especially those where the Indian Union Muslim League till now has been the undisputed political force and its shimmering green festoons the only political colour, young and old voters stare in amazement . . .
- Eight Killed In Lanka Violence As Ltte Pulls Out Of Geneva Talks (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka on Thursday indefinitely postponed truce talks with the Government as eight people were killed in continuing bloodshed in the island nation, four of them in a blast on a bridge.
- New Red Superpower (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 21, 2006)
China is working quietly and meticulously towards stealing a march, militarily as well as economically, over America, Says Frederick . . .
- Curfew Clamped, At Least 3 Killed In Kathmandu (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Once a placid, hospitable city, Kathmandu turned into Asia’s curfew capital today as the government reportedly extended the 18-hour curfew by seven hours till Friday morning.
- The Truth About Fraud (Hindu, Martin Mears, Apr 21, 2006)
A play written a century ago airs the issues in the Enron scandal like nothing else.
- New Black Disenfranchisement (Hindu, Gary Younge, Apr 21, 2006)
Black and poor residents are being excluded from the mayoral ballot -- and from plans to rejuvenate New Orleans.
- History For Children (Telegraph, RAVI VYAS, Apr 21, 2006)
History books for schoolchildren have always been criticized by parent-teacher associations from two viewpoints.
- King Sends Karan Packing (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Apr 21, 2006)
“Failure” seems to be the only likely word to describe the Prime Minister’s special envoy Karan Singh’s foray to the Nepalese capital. He beat a hasty retreat to Delhi this afternoon, leaving a day earlier than scheduled.
- Town Within A Temple (Hindu, A. SRIVATHSANA, Apr 21, 2006)
An island formed by the Cauvery and its tributary, Srirangam, is unique in many aspects.
- Shame Of Kandhar And Advani (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Apr 21, 2006)
NO one can blame Mr. Atal Bihari Vajpayee for reacting sharply to his long-time comrade-in-arms L. K. Advani’s far from honourable attempt to convey to the country that, as Deputy Prime Minister, he had opposed the Kandhar tradeoff between . . .
- Our Past For Our Future (Indian Express, Jagmohan , Apr 21, 2006)
Fellow citizens, do not touch even one stone...the old buildings, articles, documents; all this is your history, your pride...These words are not those of a sentimental conservationist but of one of the . . .
- World Growth Surge Should Be Used To End Protectionism (Tribune, Philip Thornton, Apr 21, 2006)
The prospect of a surge in global economic growth this year has given world leaders a final chance to tackle the massive imbalances that threaten the world economy, according to the International Monetary Fund.
- Different Tar (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 21, 2006)
People campaigning for a particular cause are prone to blindness. Their obsession with the cause often leads to a warping of perspective. The most classic example of this is the recent statement of Ms Medha Patkar, in which she equated . . .
- Defying Fear (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 21, 2006)
The people of Manipur are no strangers to terror, but they also know how to defy it.
- Envoys Embarrass (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 21, 2006)
MEA needs some cleansing
It is just as well that India’s image abroad is only partially fashioned by its diplomatic missions else we could be cutting an even more sorry figure in the wake of recent disgraceful developments.
- Waste Not, Want Not (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 21, 2006)
Technical issues coupled with heavy usage have made unannounced loadshedding an unwelcome fact of life for most residents of the otherwise booming city of Karachi. But the past week has been particularly trying, what with summer cranking it up . . .
- Nba Activists Attacked In Gujarat: Patkar (Times of India, Suchandana Gupta, Apr 21, 2006)
A day after being discharged from a Delhi hospital, after breaking her fast in the wake of the Supreme Court judgment on the Sardar Sarovar Project, Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar on Wednesday alleged NBA activists returning to . . .
- Reliance Petro Ipo Creates Record (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
History was made on the bourses late on Thursday evening. Even as bids continued to pour in at 73 collection centres across the . . .
- Winning Over Defeat (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
The Match Romesh Gunesekera, Bloomsbury,
- Where Winning Is Not Enough (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Apr 21, 2006)
In Rae Bareli, the Congress' fight is about ensuring a bigger win for Sonia Gandhi. For Uma Bharti and the BJP, what matters is who emerges second.
- Byword For Disruption (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Apr 21, 2006)
This is the strangest assembly election ever experienced in West Bengal.The Election Commission guidelines have drained this festival of democracy of colour and the usual carnival atmosphere.
- Formalise Affirmative Action (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 21, 2006)
The role of affirmative action in enabling society and economy to become more inclusive cannot be overstated.
- Saffron Demography (Times of India, Mohan Rao, Apr 21, 2006)
At a public meeting attended by thousands, the leader of the Madhya Pradesh unit of RSS claimed recently that the Muslim population was increasing at a rapid pace, and that this combined with infiltration of Muslims from Bangladesh portended . . .
- Russia And Turkey Engage The Muslim World (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Apr 21, 2006)
The two powers, archrivals for centuries in the vast region stretching from the Balkans to the Caucasus, are responding with agility to the complex Anglo-American manoeuvring in their backyard.
- Khurana Quits Bjp With A Threat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
"Will unveil sensational sex scandals involving party leaders and reveal behind-the-scenes details of the 1999 hijacking episode"
- Changed Times? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 21, 2006)
A scholar of law wanting to test Jesus asks him a couple of questions. One seeks to know who his neighbour is.
- Restructuring Intelligence Apparatus (Daily Excelsior, Surendra Sharma, Apr 21, 2006)
The government of Indiais in the process of setting up a high-powered coordination committee to monitor functioning of intelligence agencies. We have half-a-dozen intelligence agencies to keep the government informed about the external and . . .
- Clean It Up (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 21, 2006)
In a rapidly urbanising country like India, vehicular pollution is a silent killer — a leading cause of respiratory diseases and premature deaths.
- Terror Infrastructure Across Border Intact, Says Army Chief (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Even though upbeat at reduced violence levels in Jammu & Kashmir, Army Chief General JJ Singh today expressed deep concern at continuance of infrastructure for training of militants across the border in the northern State.
- Nengti’S Wedding (Telegraph, AVEEK SEN , Apr 20, 2006)
The journey from Nengti’s village, Gobindopur-Johoratola, into Malda town is incredibly short. It takes about half an hour on a motorcycle.
- Towards A Watery Grave (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Apr 20, 2006)
If Narendra Modi and all the supporters of the Narmada dam lived in China, the likes of Medha Patkar would have been no impediment to their plans.
- Dam Politics Is Pointless (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Apr 20, 2006)
The Prime Minister has done well not to go along with Water Resources minister Saifuddin Soz and his collaborators who sought to stall the Narmada development project on the ground that rehabilitation of the oustees was not keeping pace with the . . .
- Now Pakistan, China Under Yoga’S Spell (Deccan Herald, Shishir Prashant , Apr 20, 2006)
The magic of Yoga has had the western nations spellbound all these years. It is now the turn of Islamic Pakistan and Communist China to come under the spell of Yoga, thanks to Baba Ramdev.
- No Cold Comfort (Times of India, MUKUL SHARMA, Apr 20, 2006)
Once majorly popular for varying periods of time, the answering machine/pager, fax, Polaroid film, eight-track stereo and VHS tape are either gone or swiftly going into oblivion as footnotes of 20th century technological history.
- Saffron Demography (Times of India, Mohan Rao, Apr 20, 2006)
At a public meeting attended by thousands, the leader of the Madhya Pradesh unit of RSS claimed recently that the Muslim population was increasing at a rapid pace, and that this combined with infiltration of Muslims from Bangladesh portended doom . . .
- Former Dissident First Woman Pm Of S Korea (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
The National Assembly today endorsed the appointment of Ms Han Myeong-sook as Korea’s first female prime minister in a move hailed as a major step forward for women in the traditionally male-dominated society.
- Ex-Dissident Is South Korea's First Female Pm (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
A former dissident once jailed for her political activism on Wednesday became South Korea's first female Prime Minister.
- 84 Percent Of Indian Soldiers In Kashmir Are Stressed (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 20, 2006)
An official study of Indian Army personnel engaged in Jammu and Kashmir for internal security set off alarm bells here as around 34 percent were diagnosed as severely stressed and 50 percent moderately stressed.
- Missing Acting President? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 20, 2006)
Despite coming under criticism for taking large entourages when the president and prime minister travel abroad, it has failed to make an impact as apparent from the National Assembly discussions on Monday when the matter was brought up by a . . .
- Flowing With The Left (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Apr 20, 2006)
My opening position was never in doubt.
- I Can’T Give You Anything But Love, She Said. And Did. (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 20, 2006)
Early in her reign, Queen Elizabeth II made Britons an offer they could scarcely refuse.
- Vanvasis’ & Conversions (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 20, 2006)
In keeping with the RSS’s long-standing campaign against the so-called “forcible conversions” of tribals to Christianity, the latest issue of Organiser devotes its entire front page to a report on a “mammoth Vanvasi rally” in interior Orissa . . .
- Katiyar's Entry May Spice Up Contest (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Sonia's winning margin will be "historic"
- Govt. To Open Banquet Halls In Tourist Complexes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
To help people in organising public functions at economical rates
- Crucial Debate (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 20, 2006)
Two important documents have brought to the fore problems, fears and hopes of the Muslim community in the country.
- For Sustainable Development (Daily Excelsior, Diksha Rajput, Apr 20, 2006)
Environmental protection and tourism are closely linked with each other , as vacations and outdoor recreation require a healthy environment.
- Attack On Naik (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 20, 2006)
Everyone who has come into contact with octogenarian National Conference leader Ali Mohammad Naik will wish for his speedy recovery.
- Going Down Memory Lane (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Apr 20, 2006)
An April afternoon in Chennai. The sea breeze has not set in, the humidity is unbearably high and the sun is merciless. CIT Colony in Chennai wears an empty look.
- On Time (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 20, 2006)
Text books should be constantly upgraded
- Socio-Economic Development Key Issue In Perambalur (Hindu, M. Balaganessin, Apr 20, 2006)
All four sitting AIADMK MLAs denied ticket
The DMK won the Perambalur, Ariyalur and Jayamkondam seats five times, Varahur seat four times and Andimadam thrice
The AIADMK won Varahur five times, Perambalur, Ariyalur and Andimadam thrice and . . .
- Nagercoil Students Devise Safety Device (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Three Nagercoil students of Raja's Engineering College at Vadakkankulam have designed a safety device that can send alerts whenever cables are cut in windmills.
- Intach Awards Presented (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Six landmark buildings from the city selected for the honour These structures that have survived the onslaught of nature's fury are our greatest possessions reminding us of our glorious past, says the Governor
- Where National Parties Hold Sway (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
In Tamil Nadu's deep south, the influence of Dravidian parties is far from complete
- Left May Review Support To Upa After Polls: Brinda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
The Left will most definitely make a fresh assessment of its support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre after the elections to the five State Assemblies, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat has said.
- Caste Politics And The Vanniyar Belt (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Apr 20, 2006)
The new found friendship between the PMK and the DPI is a reflection of the changed realities in Tamil Nadu
- On Slippery Rock (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Apr 20, 2006)
Despite their near-takeover by the illiberal Left, American universities are more robust than those in other Western countries, says Daniel Pipes
- Are We Killing The Self-Employed? (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Apr 20, 2006)
The explosive growth of outsourcing and the so-called unorganised sector has seen a phenomenal expansion of the self-employed group. But faulty policies may end up leaving a huge mass of this section unemployable.
- Snapshots (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) has approved parallel banking arrangement with ICICI Bank Ltd. Till now State Bank of India (SBI) has been the sole banker of ONGC.
- Narmada: Listen To The Real Stakeholders’ Voices (The Financial Express, CM VASUDEV, Apr 19, 2006)
We have a long way to go to utilise our water resources better; let’s not waste time in futile . . .
- Saffron Poison Or Panacea? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 19, 2006)
While Hinduism is increasingly seen as the spiritual elixir in the West, our self-claimed secularists deride it, says S Gurumurthy
- Reconciliation, The Only Way (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Apr 19, 2006)
Nepal's Lali Guras (rhododendron) Revolution has entered its 14th day, well beyond the original four days.
- Everything Can Be Simulated (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
It’s now possible to ski in Dubai, moonwalk on Planet Earth, climb a mountain on the plains, be a beachcomber in a concrete jungle, surf in the heart of a city and miles away from the sea, enjoy a tropical forest ambience at the height of a German winter
- Is Mixed Land Use A Disaster? (The Economic Times, A G K Menon, Apr 19, 2006)
The debate on mixed land use, although long overdue and very welcome, is still being conducted on grounds of legal authority and political expedience, rather than on its merits as a planning strategy. As a planning strategy, its ubiquity speaks . . .
- Tdp Leader Hacked To Death (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Former MLA Suryapratap Reddy attacked at Tadipatri rly station
- Maldivians Want Genuine Democracy: Ibrahim Hussain Zaki (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Apr 19, 2006)
India should play a more active role in ensuring that true democracy is ushered in Maldives, said Ibrahim Hussain Zaki, vice president, Maldivian Democratic Party. Rather than strengthening the hands of a `dictator', India had a duty to promote democracy,
- Education Dragged Backwards (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Apr 19, 2006)
Seat reservation could reverse brain gain into the country and resume brain drain
- Cpm Infighting May Cost Isaac Dear (Times of India, Amrith Lal, Apr 19, 2006)
Thomas Isaac is not your regular politician. In spite of working his way up in the party by heading SFI in Kerala in the 1970s, he is more known as an academic from the Centre for Development Studies in Thiruvananthapuram.
- Power Corrupts (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 19, 2006)
It is strange that certain things don't seem to change.
- India Favours Diplomatic Solution To Iran N-Issue (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
India has favoured a diplomatic solution to the Iran nuclear imbroglio and wants confrontation to be avoided at all costs.
- Pak Army Over-Stretched, Says Expert (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Observing that Pakistan was witnessing "vicious" insurgencies which had the potential to lead to its breakup, a strategic expert has said army has got over-stretched due to its internal security duties and the "anti-India catalyst" that . . .
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