Saturday, 1 January 2005, 2000 hrs
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TOP STORIES
Water level rising in Andaman
The rising water level in the seas off Campbell Bay in the southern most island of Great Nicobar in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands is posing further problems to those stranded, and to rescue efforts being made by the services


BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Techies taking up relief work 
Several groups of young software engineers from Bangalore and Chennai have arrived at various parts of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu to carry out relief operations 

 

Economist
Warning: There will be
no tsunami warning
Asian governments were caught totally off guard by the December 26 tsunami disaster. Now the calls are loud for the implementation in the Indian Ocean of an early warning system akin to that of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center based in Hawaii. Don't hold your breath waiting for it. By ERIC KOO PENG KUAN

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Indian Express
The tsunami learning curve 
For a country of India’s size and scale, a meagre allotment of 0.65 per cent of GDP for science and technology is literally a cruel joke. India must imbibe the lessons of 2004 to make the new year more secure, says VASANT GOWARIKER 

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India Together
Fading allure of five-star schools 
Suddenly upwardly mobile middle class parents are demanding that the managements of nexgen, five-star schools match promise with performance. And increasingly, teachers in these schools are on the warpath demanding pay packages commensurate with institutional status and environments. SUMMIYA YASMEEN reports.

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Tribune
Additional security measures
The recent decision of the US Government to supply over $ 1.2 billion worth of arms and defence equipment to Pakistan has not only irked the Indian Government but has also prompted it to take additional security measures. By GIRJA SHANKAR KAURA

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OPINION


Trigerring panic (Deccan Herald)
Bitter pill (Deccan Herald)
Goof-up or lapse? (Telegraph)
New year resolve (Telegraph)