Wednesday, 5 January 2005, 1700 hrs

TOP STORIES
Relief workers' focus shifts to rebuilding infrastructure
Ten days after the tsunami disaster struck the coastal States in the south and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Centre has completed the first stage of relief and rescue operations and says it will now rebuild the battered coastline


BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Drug price control in a limbo 
The Sandhu Committee, which was set up to examine the ambit of price control, has failed
to meet  its December 2004 deadline.  

 

Financial Express
Drills for natural disaster management
Gujarat, Andhra and Tamil Nadu used to boast of the best disaster management drills — there were blue books of instructions on what to do and who should do what. By S NARAYAN


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Gulf News
America has a moral obligation to
help develop poor nations
Now that George W. Bush has a mandate for a second term, he intends to pursue his goals for economic development with the same determination that made possible the liberation of Iraq and Afghanistan, says COLIN POWELL

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Asia Times
Tsunamis won't stop jihadis
It would be delusional to believe that because of the enormous tragedy, jihadi terrorists will refrain from acts of terrorism in tsunami-ravaged countries, lest violence antagonize the local population. They have never cared for public opinion and public revulsion has never stopped them from taking action. - By B RAMAN

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India Together
Bangalore airport: real estate or runway? 
True, Bangalore must be able handle more flights, passengers and air freight to meet current demand and future growth. But London’s Heathrow airport sits on 1000 acres less land, and yet flies 14 times more passengers than Bangalore's new airport will. What's going on? JACOB JOHN investigates.

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