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Articles 15521 through 15620 of 21907:
- Mrs Chancellor (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 17, 2005)
A “grand coalition’’ in Germany
- Ira Bombs Killing Britishers In Iraq (Statesman, Greg Harkin, Francis Elliott & Raymond Whitaker, Oct 17, 2005)
Eight British soldiers killed during ambushes in Iraq were the victims of a highly sophisticated bomb first used by the Irish Republican Army (IRA).
- Arikamedu To Be Made A Heritage Spot (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2005)
Arikamedu - an archaeological site, which serves an index for South Indian History will soon be developed into a heritage tourist spot with the aid of HUDCO, said Dr T Sathyamurthy, Superintendent, Chennai Circle of the Archaeological Survey of India.....
- Why Every Community Needs Capital (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Oct 17, 2005)
Beyond the stage of economic infancy, every community needs capital (and capitalists) to grow higher. At that stage, a wise polity will cultivate capitalists;
- Karnataka Government Plans Pan South India Tour Packages (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2005)
Karnataka plans to introduce Pan South India tour packages in association with Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala in an effort to attract foreign and domestic tourists, said Jayakumar, Minister of Tourism, Government of Karnataka.
- Left Back (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 17, 2005)
Should the UPA be celebrating the return of the Left to the coordination committee? Or should it now give up any attempts at proposing economic reforms and prepare,
- Women’S Inheritance: Next Steps (Indian Express, BINA AGARWAL, Oct 17, 2005)
The livelihood and empowerment prospects of millions of women who depend on agriculture for survival are affected by their legal rights in land.
- The Lines Nations Draw (Indian Express, P Stobdan, Oct 17, 2005)
The details of the sixth round of Sino-Indian Special Representatives-level talks (September 26-28) have not been made public.
- Music (Deccan Herald, Mysore V Subramanya, Oct 17, 2005)
Shubha Mudgal, whose roots are in Hindustani music, went back to her tradition to present a rich tapestry of bhakti geets, sufi songs and songs of communal harmony at a concert called “Souharda Raaga” at the Ambedkar Bhavan in Bangalore on Sunday.
- Strong Sunni Turnout As Iraq Votes For Statute (Deccan Herald, Dexter Filkins and John F. Burns, Oct 17, 2005)
The voting results are unlikely to come in untill the middle of the week, election officials said.
- Girgan Valley (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2005)
The move to construct the Mughal road is leading to the projection of certain hitherto little known but captivating tourist spots all the way from Akhnoor to Poonch and beyond the Pir Panjal.
- Last Mile Problems With The Nagas (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Oct 17, 2005)
After eight years of cease-fire, the Naga peace process has finally started making some progress.
- Violence In Gilgit (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 17, 2005)
The latest bout of violence in Gilgit that has left at least 12 dead and many injured has exposed the hollowness of the government’s promise to tackle the law and order situation in the city.
- Students Plant 10,000 Saplings, Win Hearts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2005)
In a heartwarming example of civic initiative by the young, students of three colleges planted 10,000 honge saplings in the Ghati area.
- Arikamedu Archaeological Site To Get Facelift (Hindu, Rajesh Nair, Oct 17, 2005)
A 60-acre archaeological site at Arikamedu near here will soon get a major facelift.
- There Is Greater Scope For Joint Tourism Package: Jayakumar (Hindu, T.S. Shankar, Oct 17, 2005)
`Deccan tourism circuit package covering southern States mooted'
- …. And When The Sun Of Hope Disappeared (Greater Kashmir, JAVAID IQBAL BHAT LAMENTS, Oct 16, 2005)
There is a picture in the newspaper. A few broken stones with deep indifference writ bold on their faces are around what appears to be a hole.
- The Super Test (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Oct 16, 2005)
“Whoops!” I thought as Sehwag flicked Warne straight into Katich’s stomach at short-leg. Bad luck,
- Air Deccan To Sell 50,000 Tickets At Rs 500 To Rs 1,500 Range (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
In a major move, low cost carrier Air Deccan on Saturday announced its biggest ever ticket sale for 50,000 seats on sectors across India costing between Rs 500 and Rs 1,500 plus taxes.
- Stage Make-Up Down Ages (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
Gods and demons, hunters and animals, all don the grease paint in Yakshagana. G S Bhat on the tradition of make-up which is as rich and unique as that of the production itself.
- ‘Caste’Ing A Spell On The Economy (Deccan Herald, M J Vinod , Oct 16, 2005)
The book claims that caste is often ‘selectively reworked’ to mean different things at different positions in the economic and social systems.
- Air Deccan’S New Offerings (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
Air Deccan on Saturday introduced air ticket sale on various sectors across India in prices ranging from Rs 500 to Rs 1,500.
- Life A Bubble (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 16, 2005)
Has the October 8 earthquake not made for us in this State the present age one of melancholy? It is tinged with nostalgia as well. The bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad was having a smooth run ever since it was revived on April 7.
- Tn Mulling Common Tourism Circuits With Lanka (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
Tamil Nadu government, in collaboration with the governments of other southern states, was working on development of inter-state travel circuits in the region, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa said on Saturday.
- Kgb Damp Squib (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Oct 16, 2005)
For a party that has been dreaming ever since its humiliation at the hustings over a year ago of acquiring a politician’s . . .
- Agriculture And Intercultural Dialogue (Daily Excelsior, Prof. B. L. Kaul, Oct 16, 2005)
The food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945.
- Enlightened Citizens For Renaissance (Daily Excelsior, Lt Col R K Langar, Oct 16, 2005)
Enlightenment means to throw light or to give light so as to make people understand the positive aspects of life.
- The Uniting Bond Of A Shared Tragedy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 16, 2005)
In the aftermath of last Saturday’s earthquake in Azad Kashmir and parts of the NWFP, Pakistan and India have joined hands to combat the catastrophe that has befallen their people.
- 2 Killed,14 Injured In Mishaps (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 16, 2005)
Two persons were killed and 17 others injured in different mishaps since Friday evening in the Valley. Reports said Muhammad Shafi Bhat of Rajbagh was killed and 13 passengers were wounded when the bus JKD 6261 they were travelling in turned turtle . . .
- Living History (Deccan Herald, Cheryl D Couto, Oct 16, 2005)
The party started early. Streams of tiny children, dressed in stiff khadi with false moustaches and Nehru caps stood around expectantly in Crossword, waiting to take the stage.
- Unfinished Dream (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
An amazing lingam, about 18 feet in circumference, crafted out of a single polished rock stands in the centre of the sanctum sanctorum in Bhojpur writes Tanushree Podder.
- Kashmir Quake Toll Nears 40,000; Rain Hits Relief (Reuters, David Fox, Oct 16, 2005)
Pakistan raised the death toll from the Kashmir earthquake to 38,000 on Saturday and said it could go higher after one of the most devastating earthquakes to hit South Asia in recorded history
- A Voice Now For The Dancing Girl Of Mohenjodaro (Hindu, Mandira Nayar, Oct 16, 2005)
More than 50 masterpieces at the National Museum here in the Capital will get a voice this coming week.
- State Will Consider Cut In Luxury Tax: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
Master plan incorporating development features for Chennai being finalised
- A Helping Hand (Greater Kashmir, MIR FAHEEM ASLAM, Oct 16, 2005)
Feeling the pain and distress of the quake hit people; the students of Kashmir University are all out to lend a helping hand.
- Remembering Ambedkar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
Lakhs visit Dikshabhumi, site of conversion
Most pilgrims belong to dalit communities
Biannual conference of International Network of Engaged Buddhists taking place at Nagaloka
Themes of conference are `Dr. Ambedkar and the Buddhist World' and `Bud
- It, Prosperity And Equity (Deccan Herald, Rajesh Kochhar, Oct 15, 2005)
IT firms should catch people young and train them to their own requisites, rather than lose talent to one another
- Two More Indians Stranded In Pok Are Safe (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 15, 2005)
Two more Indians, a mother and daughter from Jammu and Kashmir who were stranded in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the aftermath of the earthquake last weekend managed to reach Rawalpindi from Muzaffarabad by road.
- Centre Sanctions Eco-Tourism Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
Kovalam is among 16 beaches identified by the Union Tourism Ministry under a new
- A Moment For A Statesman (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 15, 2005)
There were teasing kneejerk offers of Indian help as soon as the unspeakable human tragedy unfolded in Muzaffarabad and its environs.
- What Goes Up Must Come Down (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 15, 2005)
Eric J. Weiner's What Goes Up is intriguingly sub-titled `The uncensored history of modern Wall Street as told by the bankers, brokers, CEOs and scoundrels who made it happen'. A racy read for the weekend, says D. Murali,
- Politics Of Food Set To Heat Up (Tribune, John Hepburn, Oct 15, 2005)
World Food Day (October 15) is a time of the year to reflect on where our food comes from,
- American “war On Terrorism” (Tribune, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 15, 2005)
History recreated mythology on October 1 as explosions rocked the deceptive idyll of Bali only three days before Balinese Hindus were due to celebrate an earlier clash of dharma and adharma.
- Inequality In India (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Oct 15, 2005)
It will take India another hundred years to become part of the developed world.
- The Sky Over The Sea (Hindu, PRASHANTH G.N., Oct 15, 2005)
It is a visual treat to watch the sun go down in the Arabian Sea from the Apsara Konda hillock
- Terror On Prowl (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 15, 2005)
Some times it would appear as if the United States, which is admittedly the world's sole superpower at this moment, gets panicky and haughty at the slightest provocation.
- Southern Railway Registers 12.5 P.C. Increase In Earnings (Hindu, S. Vydhianathan, Oct 15, 2005)
Freight revenue rose by 18 per cent to Rs. 634 crores
- Dubai Tries To Lure Indian Companies Into Its 5,000,000 Sq. Ft, Dubai Outsourcing Zone (Doz) But What About Security? (India Daily, Harish Baliga, Oct 15, 2005)
Indian IT professionals are reluctant to travel to Middle East and work there for security reasons.
- Condoleezza Rice’S ‘Mission’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 15, 2005)
Central Asia is now the focus of America’s drive to “spread democracy” the world over.
- Tales Of Horror From The Belly Of The Beast (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
Anti-Veerappan operations were not merely of bravery of uniformed personnel and the exploits of the bandit. The seamier side was laid bare by poor villagers.
- ‘Dancing’ Meters (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 15, 2005)
So all-encompassing has been the as-yet-incomplete electronics revolution that the gap between imagination and production has virtually vanished,
- Where Are They At This Hour Of Need? (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Oct 15, 2005)
Not too long ago we used to see money boxes placed at shops and on street corners for collection of funds to facilitate ‘jihad’ against the ‘infidels’ who were oppressing Muslims in Palestine, Chechnya, occupied Kashmir and in the Taliban’s Afghanistan.
- Gestures Galore (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 15, 2005)
A report that the Indian soldiers have helped their Pakistani counterparts in rescue operations at the Kaman Bridge must have pleasantly surprised many. Indeed,
- `India Mindful Of Its Ties With Iran' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
Union Minister for State for External Affairs E. Ahamed said on Friday that India would always be mindful of the historical, cultural and trade links with Iran, reiterating that the country had averted the issue of Iran's nuclear programme being referred
- Blood Is Thicker Than Water (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 15, 2005)
Sufferings efface identities. I thought something like that would happen when the earthquake struck Islamabad and both sides of Kashmir, more Pakistan’s than India’s.
- Jet Airways To Offer Web Check-In Facility (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
Jet Airways has become the first domestic airline in the country to offer a distinctive online facility of web check-in to all its valued passengers.
- Bid To Solve Pyramid Riddle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 14, 2005)
Egypt is preparing to use the latest technology to solve a 4,500-year-old riddle.
- Who Is Winning The War On Terror? (Dawn, Mustafa Malik, Oct 14, 2005)
WAEL Abdul Latif, a Shia member of the Iraq constitutional committee, fears that he may have participated in the disintegration of his country.
- Propagate Gandhi's Views On Hinduism (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Oct 14, 2005)
On Gandhi's birthday (Oct 2), instead of going round the 'Samadhis' and attending prayer meetings ritualistically, . . .
- Rural Love, Urban Life (Hindu, HI. SHI. RAMCHANDRE GOWDA, Oct 14, 2005)
In H.L. Nagegowda's passing away, the world of folk arts has lost one of its most ardent votaries
- Lonely In The Village (Tribune, Aditi Tandon, Oct 14, 2005)
No one goes to Chittisingpora,” a frail voice admonished us as we halted to enquire if we were headed in the right direction.
- In Search Of Money, We Lose Peace (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 14, 2005)
A bad bargain indeed. We leave our parents to die. We push ourselves to desperation by leaving our home to earn more and more outside.
- Tu Hi Kashi Tu Hi Kaaba (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 14, 2005)
India is a mystic land which has given birth to a number of spiritual luminaries amongst whom Sai Baba of Shirdi shines like a dazzling pole stat.
- Mishandling The North-East (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), Oct 14, 2005)
MOST of our policy-makers have little sense of history and even less of geography. Otherwise, the North-East of the country would not languish in a state of neglect.
- Kashmir – A Conference Center (Greater Kashmir, MEHRAJU DIN BHAT, Oct 14, 2005)
Let’s make Kashmir a conference center and see how it helps in boosting our local economy, suggests
MEHRAJU DIN BHAT
- Iran's Heritage Deserves Respect (Hindu, Martin Woollacott , Oct 14, 2005)
As the protests and demonstrations that led to the fall of the Shah swelled in 1978, Western reporters travelled to Iran to cover each new outbreak.
- Animal Sacrifice At Its Peak In Orissa (Deccan Herald, S T BEURIA, Oct 14, 2005)
Thousands of innocent animals have been brutally killed in the name of sacrifice during the Dussehra festival in Orissa despite protests from animal protection groups and animal rights activists.
- Indians Help Pak Rebuild Bunker (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik, Oct 14, 2005)
India soldiers scripted a unique tale of camaraderie when they helped their Pakistani counterparts rebuild a quake-hit bunker.
- Where Is The Indian Public Intellectual? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Oct 14, 2005)
The writer William Dalrymple created a stir with his claim two months ago that “since 1997 there has been no new galaxy of (literary) stars emerging to match the stature of those of the 1980s and ‘90s”.
- A Moment For A Statesman (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 14, 2005)
There were teasing kneejerk offers of Indian help as soon as the unspeakable human tragedy unfolded in Muzaffarabad and its environs.
- Ten Lakh People Witness Jamboo Savari In Mysore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
Chief Minister Dharam Singh flagged off the procession and hoped that Goddess Chamundeshwari would bring prosperity to the people of Karnataka.
- Colourful `Jamboo Savari' Brings The Curtains Down On Dasara Celebrations (Hindu, R. Krishna Kumar, Oct 14, 2005)
Caparisoned elephants, 20 tableaux from various districts enthral 15-lakh-strong crowd
70 teams take part in procession
Tableaux spread socially relevant messages
Cannons drawn by bullocks evoke interest
- Changing View From Reer Window (Business Line, Mangesh Soman, Oct 14, 2005)
FOREX market participants have often looked at the real effective exchange rate (REER) as the anchor around which the Reserve Bank of India maintains rupee's value.
- A Day For Kalam To Translate His Vision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
e-governance portal launched
e-learning centre uses animation to teach mathematics, science
e-governance portal connects various Rashtrapati Bhavan departments
The Dr. Rajendra Prasad Sarvodaya Vidyalaya will be linked to the Rashtrapati Bhavan
- Bird Flu At Europe's Borders (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
The detection of H5N1 bird flu among poultry in Turkey means that the most-feared strain of avian influenza is now at Europe's borders after erupting in Asia and Siberia.
- Don't Place All Your Bets On One Quarter Alone (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 14, 2005)
On October 12, Infosys posted a net profit of Rs 606 crore for Q2, short for the second quarter that ended on September 2005. The profit was 36 per cent more than what was achieved in last year's Q2, and beat street expectations, reported the media.
- Democracy Is A Pathetic Belief In The Collective Wisdom Of Individual Ignorance (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 13, 2005)
TO BETTER understand why you need a PC, or personal computer, let's take a look at the pathetic mess you call your life, says Dave Barry.
- Bridging The Turkey-Eu Divide (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Oct 13, 2005)
THE accession talks for Turkish membership to the EU that began last Monday have a significance that goes far beyond the borders of Europe.
- An Equation With Israel? (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 13, 2005)
CONTRARY to general belief, contact between Pakistan and Israel goes back to the years soon after independence. Pakistan is an important member of the OIC.
- Wake Of An Earthquake (Daily Excelsior, Dinesh Singh Slathia, Oct 13, 2005)
The earth's surface consists of several plates, known as tectonic plates. The boundaries of these plates are known as fault lines.
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