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Articles 3221 through 3320 of 22438:
- Kalam Presents Awards To 313 Teachers (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Presenting national awards to teachers here today, the President, Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, choose to pay tributes to his own teachers who helped him in shaping his destiny by giving him the impetus to move in the right direction.
- The Forgotten Aam Aadmi (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Sep 06, 2006)
When this government came to power the one thing I liked about its Common Minimum Programme was the promise of reforms with a ‘‘human face’’.
- Democracy Denied (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Sep 06, 2006)
Students in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh and other parts of the country will shortly elect their student bodies, in order to have a decisive say in the affairs of the academic institutions in which they are enrolled.
- One More Day (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 06, 2006)
One more Teacher’s Day has come and gone. There were the usual platitudes about the role teachers play in moulding the future of the country. But does it occur to anyone how much value the teacher holds in today’s society?
- Waziristan Taliban Sign Peace Deal With Government (Daily Times, Iqbal Khattak, Sep 06, 2006)
Militants agree not to launch cross-border raids, shelter foreigners
Govt to remove checkpoints, free prisoners and return weapons.
- Teachers Are Builders Of Society, Says Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Over 300 teachers receive awards; President goes down memory lane
Important to instil values in children at the primary, secondary level
Administers oath to award-winning teachers
Sarva Shikshya Abhiyan has reduced the problem of drop-outs: . . .
- Vhp Issues Call On `Vande Mataram' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
The controversy over the recitation of `Vande Mataram' further deepened on Tuesday with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad international president, Ashok Singhal, asking the opponents of the national song to "leave this country."
- Mrts Tarnaka-Hi-Tec City Route Realigned (Hindu, V. Geetanath, Sep 06, 2006)
Greenlands-Punjagutta-Banjara Hills-Jubilee Hills route to be avoided
Line 3 of about 21 kilometres realigned
Line 1 is Miyapur-Chaitanyapuri and Line 2 is Secunderabad-Falaknuma.
- Delhi Sealing Drive Triggers Protests, Violence (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
MCD squads target 300 properties; several premises de-sealed after wrongful sealing
- Peaceful Bandh In Madhya Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
The response to the state-wide bandh call by the Congress on Tuesday to protest the death of Ujjain's Madhav College Professor H.S. Sabharwal was total.
- Telangana: A Three-Decade Old Battle For Justice (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Sep 06, 2006)
The issue of statehood for Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh came into national focus last week when two Union ministers of Telangana Rashtra Samiti, K Chandrashekhar Rao and A Narendra, resigned from the UPA Government accusing the Congress of . . .
- A Souvenir, Not An Emblem (Hindu, Malini Parthasarathy, Sep 06, 2006)
Vande Mataram, the `national song,' played a stirring, historic role in mobilising people in the freedom struggle.
- Magnificence Restored (Hindu, S. MUTHIAH , Sep 06, 2006)
How Chennai's Senate House, a beautiful landmark building in the Indo-Saracenic style, was restored to its original glory.
- Blundering Through Life (Deccan Herald, Sapna S Hiremath , Sep 06, 2006)
In Clueless & Co by Pratik Basu, the protagonist goes through his experiences clueless about what is happening with him. Clueless & Co is a story of two lead characters:
- Looking Back At Peyton Place (Deccan Herald, DAVID BROOKS, Sep 06, 2006)
“It instructs the readers to discover their authentic selves.” George Orwell
- A Politician With Old World Charm (Tribune, Nandana Reddy, Sep 06, 2006)
Only a few people in one’s life leave an indelible mark, like a dye on fabric. M. S. Appa Rao, or MS to friends even 40 years younger, was one such.
- A Legend Retires (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 06, 2006)
Andre Kirk Agassi has always been adept at turning the sports arena into a theatre.
- State Teachers Demand More (Deccan Herald, Shruba Mukherjee , Sep 06, 2006)
Complaining of government apathy towards them, the national award-winning teachers from Karnataka have urged the State Government to give them a better deal in terms of increments, promotions and medical benefits.
- Kalam Praises Teaching Profession (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Going down memory lane, President A P J Abdul Kalam today enthused about the joys of being a teacher and said there was no profession which could influence young minds more.
- Life’S Savings Given To School (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
For 60 years, a high school just 180 km from Calcutta has been holding its classes within walls made of mud and under a thatched roof.
- Demolishing Myths (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 06, 2006)
As bulldozers continue to undo the damage that the MCD-sponsored urban mushroom patches have created over the years, ingenious methods are being used to avoid Armageddon.
- Road From Perdition (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 06, 2006)
Designing fitness rules for a vehicle’s road worthiness is a well-intentioned, if ambitious, idea for India. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways must know that to slap India’s burgeoning traffic into any semblance of order and make it . . .
- Tolerance Unlimited (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Sep 06, 2006)
Legal luminary Fali S. Nariman was the chief guest at a seminar on secularism on a sultry Sunday at St. Columba’s School in New Delhi where I, too, was called upon to speak.
- Harsh Choice (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 06, 2006)
Looked at perversely, Ms Sonali Das, who killed her newborn daughter with her mother’s help in a small town of West Bengal, was exercising a choice.
- Fade Out (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 06, 2006)
It is difficult to cite a single good reason why a government should run a film studio, a theatre or any other such venture.
- Kalam Advocates Functional Autonomy For Varsities (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today praised the University of Madras for building a virtual university system in the country and urged the Tamil Nadu Government to integrate all other universities in the state to be part of this pioneering initiative.
- ‘Formulate Comprehensive Plan To Counter Terrorism’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Charging the UPA government of neglecting security issues, the BJP today demanded an integrated action plan to be drawn by the police, the military and development administration experts to combat terrorism.
- Captain Killed In Valley Encounter, Four Skeletons Found Near Loc (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Four army personnel, including a Captain, and eight militants were among 13 persons killed in Jammu and Kashmir since last night, officials said today.
- The Great American Oligarchy (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 05, 2006)
I never thought I'd ever hear the United States of America called an "oligarchy”. But now I have. My dictionary says an oligarchy is a form of government where most or all political power effectively rests with a small segment of the society.
- The Balochistan Problem (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 05, 2006)
A new map published in the US Armed Forces Journal and prepared by one Ralph Peters delineates the boundaries of a free Balochistan.
- More Equal Than Others (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 05, 2006)
At our airports now there is a separate check-in counter for 'Parliamentarians', ostensibly to make life easier for 'ordinary' passengers.
- Principles Of True Teaching (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 05, 2006)
The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught.
- Need To Rein In Pindi Board (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 05, 2006)
In yet another anti-student and anti-parent move, the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Rawalpindi has exorbitantly raised the rate of rechecking of papers.
- Science Festival (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 05, 2006)
Charles dickens pilloried it as the Mudfog Association for the Advancement of Everything. Samuel Taylor Coleridge attended the 1833 meeting and challenged the use of the term “philosopher”.
- Shift In Us Public Opinion (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Sep 05, 2006)
America has returned to 1968. On August 31, a vital deadline at the very top of George Bush’s agenda passed, and no one died at the deadline. Instead, the intended victim was frisky to the point of being cocky.
- `We Must Make Education Priority No 1' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Sep 05, 2006)
The economy is in good shape, employment is being generated, but we don't have enough people with the required skills and educational background. — MR T. V. MOHANDAS PAI, MEMBER OF BOARD AND HR CHIEF, INFOSYS.
- In Defence Of National Autonomy (Pioneer, CP Bhambri, Sep 05, 2006)
India has surrendered its democratic right to regulate its economy by accepting the dictates of the new global economic regime, says CP Bhamhbri.
- Medical Student In Icu After Ragging In Pune (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
A student of the prestigious B.J. Medical College here was hospitalised due to a renal problem following alleged ragging, prompting the college authorities to suspend a senior student on Monday on the basis of a report submitted by a committee . . .
- Creating A State Within A State (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, Sep 05, 2006)
Taking a bold stand and refusing to allow an arbitrary status quo on slavery that would erode the basic tenets of his country, Abraham Lincoln declared: "A house divided against itself cannot stand.
- Delight Or Despair? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 05, 2006)
Four flood-related photographs in this newspaper on Monday tell the same tale but in its varied dimensions. One is of "Har ki Pauri" --- a replica of much-revered ancient place of worship of the same name in Haridwar --- at the foothills of . . .
- Of Research And Plagiarism (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 05, 2006)
Advancement of Learning” is universally accepted as the insignia of university education. But this cannot be achieved unless there is proper coordination between teaching and research in our universities.
- Principled Stance (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 05, 2006)
Could Baig be J&K’s future leader?
- Inquiry Report Blames Greed For Kumbakonam School Fire (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
A mixture of avarice, dishonesty and a blatant disregard of safety standards caused a devastating fire in a school in Kumbakonam two years ago in which 94 young children died, an inquiry commission found.
- Food Poisoning Sickens Over 200 Students In China (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
More than 200 students from a primary school in southwest China were hospitalised for food poisoning during the weekend, the official Xinhua news agency said today.
- Heart Experts Warn On Safety Of Drug-Coated Stents (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Drug-coated stents -- tiny, wire-mesh tubes used to prop open diseased arteries -- may increase the risk of potentially fatal blood clots, researchers said.
- Prime Need (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 05, 2006)
There can hardly be any debate whether basic facilities are more important than the desire to teach and learn in educating children.
- What Fails Us From Becoming Good Teachers (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Vishiesh Verma, Sep 05, 2006)
At the time when the very edifice of the profession of university and college teaching is caught in the eye of the storm, adrift and tossed like a toy, one can't help reminicening over the question, "What fails us from becoming good teachers?"
- Besu Student Held For Making Lewd Calls To Vc, Registrar.......... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
A student of the Bengal Engineering and Science University (BESU) has been arrested for allegedly making obscene calls and sending objectionable text messages to the vice-chancellor and registrar of the institute, police said today.
- Hungry Planet: Food Crisis Looming (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 05, 2006)
As stocks run out and harvests fail, the world faces its worst food crisis for 30 years. New figures show that this year’s harvest will fail to produce enough to feed everyone on Earth, for the sixth time in the past seven years. Humanity has so far . . .
- Alienated Baloch (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Sep 05, 2006)
During an interview with an enterprising Pakistani journalist in March 2006, Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti, the most popular tribal leader of Balochistan, said: “Now our options are clear: resist and die, or die without resisting.
- Every Day Is Teachers’ Day (Tribune, Meera Malik, Sep 05, 2006)
My grandson’s regular chant of “I don’t want to be four years old because then Miss Karen will no longer be my teacher !” was a déjà vu of sorts. It took me years back to the small waif-like boy clutching at his evening glass of milk and declaring . . .
- The Nuclear Deterrent Interest Of Iran (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 05, 2006)
Historically speaking, among the more important international events in the 1950s was the First International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy held in Vienna in 1955.
- Open University (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 05, 2006)
A few IITs and IIMs do not make an educational summer.
- Mentor Musings (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 05, 2006)
Teachers — the single most unfathomable species on earth. You love them, even with their ominous red ink, the obnoxious choosing of favourites, and the generous doling out of punishments.
- At 85, Iit-Kgp Teacher Is Still A Favourite (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
For 52 years IIT-Kharagpur has been his home, and it will continue to be so. Forty-nine of the 50 teachers whom the government chose to build the country's first IIT have departed, but at 85, G S Sanyal shows no sign of aging. He is not even tired, . . .
- Tourism Office's Awareness Walk (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
The Tourism Office organised an awareness walk to foster national unity and social harmony to mark the National Integration and Communal Harmony Week in the city on Saturday and Monday.
- On Teachers’ Day, Let’S Draw Up Some New Timetables (Indian Express, Kanti Bajpai, Sep 05, 2006)
On this special day, let’s ask ourselves: why does teaching not attract more talent? We proclaim great respect for teachers.
- Peace Process Set To Resume, Pm To Meet Mush In Havana (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Sep 05, 2006)
It's inevitable — after the chill, a thaw is on the way. When Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf meet in Havana for a formal kiss-and-make-up session next week, India may indicate the end of the present diplomatic . . .
- Kalam Lauds Indian Bank’S Success Turnaround (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Monday hailed the turnaround of the Indian Bank from near bankruptcy to become one of the best performing banks in just 10 years, saying that this achievement must be a lesson that is taught in management schools in . . .
- Song Sung Blue (Indian Express, Asif Jalal, Sep 05, 2006)
The Centre’s directive to celebrate the centenary of Vande Mataram on September 7, by having it sung in all educational institutions, has unfortunately stoked a controversy. As usual, those who see themselves as the keepers of . . .
- Relevance Of Nonalignment (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Sep 05, 2006)
Prime minister Manmohan Singh will be attending the 14th Nonaligned Summit in Havana on September 15 and 16.
- Give Varsities Autonomy: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Urges State government to integrate all varsities under the virtual university system
Wants high bandwidth made free
Recalls his university days.
- Deadening Routine (Times of India, Krishna Kumar, Sep 05, 2006)
Let us assume that India is about to become a knowledge society. That will be fine indeed, but is India also going to become an understanding society?
- Do Not Forget `Teacher Is God' Concept, Says Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Upset by incidents of disrespectful behaviour towards teachers, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday urged every citizen of the country to chant "the ancient words of wisdom" — `Acharya Devo Bhava' (teacher is god) — on Teachers Day this year.
- Kashmir Valley Still Cut Off Though Rain Abates (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Sep 05, 2006)
Two killed in south Kashmir; Jhelum still flowing above the danger mark
- Jd (U) To Launch Agitation Against Sezs (Hindu, CP Bhambhri, Sep 05, 2006)
The Janata Dal (United) on Monday criticised the Centre for promoting tax-free Special Economic Zones (SEZs) by selling off fertile agriculture land to big industrial houses and demanded that the activity be stopped immediately as it would . . .
- A Way Forward For Higher Education (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Sep 05, 2006)
After the introduction of neo-liberal reforms, various sectors of the economy have grown at a rapid pace, generating great demand for trained manpower.
- Governor Favours Private Participation For Quality Higher Education (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
`Interaction between different faculties vital'
Many youngsters in rural areas have been deprived of quality education
Private institutions must come forward in providing education.
- Webster University Begins Enrolment For Indian Students (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
University's Bangkok centre aims at increasing student strength
- Sealing Drive As Per Court Guidelines, Clarifies Mcd (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
We are adopting a practical approach: Commissioner
- Villagers Block Traffic Over Murder Of Girl (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Around 300 residents of Haripur-Baram village blocked traffic on the G T road between Ambala and Kurukshetra on Mondat protesting against the alleged rape and murder of a girl in the district last week.
- The Hindu Business Line Club Launched At Ipe (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
The Hindu Business Line Club at the Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) on the Osmania University campus was launched on Monday, with Sudhakar Goud, Manager, British Library, delivering a lecture on "Information literacy--resources for management . . .
- International Focus On The Disabled (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 05, 2006)
The United Nations General Assembly is scheduled to adopt the International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities — the first human rights treaty of this century — at its 61st annual . . .
- The Trouble With Jargon At Work (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 05, 2006)
If you don't know how to `raise the bar' then you're definitely not `in the loop'.
- Kalam Asks Indian Bank To Set Higher Growth Targets (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Promote business through enterprising youth and continue financing SHGs'
- Why Blame Britain? (Pioneer, Asad Amin, Sep 05, 2006)
No provocation is big enough to justify killings and whoever supports the slaying of innocents is a coward. The theory of retribution is humbug, says Asad Amin
- Kumaraswamy’S Home Jahgir Gets All The Goodies (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
When Mr H D Deve Gowda was the prime minister, his political opponents used to dub him the “Prime Minister of Holenarasipur” for the kind of attention he used to devote to his home constituency, even while presiding over the Dilli darbar.
- Dream Home Come True (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Owning a house need not be a far-fetched dream, realises Shankar Bennur, after a visit to Nirmiti Kendra that provides cost-effective building solutions to make construction affordable to all.
- Drug Therapy Centre Opened For Hiv Positives (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Now HIV and AIDS patients need not go to other places for Anti Retro Viral drug therapy as treatment for the diseases is being provided and drugs are being supplied free of cost at the government general hospital, according to Collector M. Subrahmanyam.
- India, France "Not Very Far" From Nuclear Pact (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Sep 05, 2006)
Paris wants to "ease the energy needs" of New Delhi
"We are moving in the last phase of this process"
Scorpene submarine deal to be reviewed
France for promoting ceasefire in Lebanon.
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