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Articles 12121 through 12220 of 20587:
- ‘Pull Out Troops From Kashmir’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has proposed that both Pakistan and India withdraw troops from Kashmir.
- Ipo Scams: The Need For Reforms (The Financial Express, Sanjiv Agarwal, Jan 03, 2006)
In all the major stock scams so far—Harshad Mehta (1992), Ketan Parekh (2001) or the one in 2005, there are two common features. One, in all these, banks have colluded with the scamsters who used the former as a conduit or cushion.
- Job Creation Is Agenda For 2006 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Development programmes to be monitored: Manmohan
In a bid to ensure effective implementation of the United Progressive Alliance Government's National Common Minimum Programme, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh chaired a meeting here on Monday . . .
- Menace Of Quackery (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 03, 2006)
One gets a distinct sense of déjà vu when one hears of crackdowns on illegal medical practitioners for they are announced from time to time with great fanfare with little to show for these.
- Explosives Seized From Ksrtc Cloakroom (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Seizure follows a bomb threat over phone on Sunday
The police have seized 45 gelignite sticks from the cloakroom of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus station here on Mavoor Road.
- New Agriculture Projects Soon, Says Chandy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Two per cent of State population lives in poverty'
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said that the State Government planned to implement new projects in agriculture and animal husbandry sectors despite financial crisis to address the problems . . .
- Politics And Development (Hindu, A. Vaidyanathan , Jan 03, 2006)
A running commentary on India's development and economic reforms initiated in the early 1990s
- Voice Of Dissent (Hindu, Mujibur Rehman, Jan 03, 2006)
Offers an alternative to free market economic policy for restoring balance to globalisation's disequalising effects
- Fiction Anthology (Hindu, K. Kunhikrishnan, Jan 03, 2006)
When writing is prolific as in the case of this author, who has now ventured into the genre of novellas it is natural that a few are brilliant while in others quantity goes up at the cost of quality, . . .
- Indian Docs Face Unemployment In Uk (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
The British health department said it was considering allowing overseas doctors to apply for jobs from their home countries.
- The Die Has Been Cast (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jan 03, 2006)
It is time to take stock of the problems Indian negotiators can face
India faces an uphill task this year, as it approaches complex multilateral as well as bilateral issues centering on nuclear diplomacy, health regulations, intellectual property rights,
- Norms In Ship-Shape? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 03, 2006)
The ‘Clemenceau’ controversy gives India an opportunity to clean up its vessel breaking act
- Hopes Rise After Stem Cell Breakthrough (Hindu, Alok Jha, Jan 03, 2006)
All of the concerns about contaminating proteins in existing stem cell lines can essentially be removed using this medium
- Gene Discoveries Highlight Dangers Facing Society (Hindu, Alok Jha, Jan 03, 2006)
Mankind's increasing understanding of the way genes influence behaviour and the issue's potential to cause ethical and moral dilemmas is one of the biggest dangers facing society, according to leading scientists.
- A Shipload Of Trouble From France (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 03, 2006)
Have the French authorities really removed all the asbestos they could have without damaging the structure of the ship or could more have been done?
- 3,000 Jobless Indian Doctors In Britain (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 03, 2006)
British International Doctors' Association says situation is becoming "unacceptable"
- Politics Of Global Inequality Finally Came Of Age (Hindu, MADELEINE BUNTING, Jan 03, 2006)
There is fat chance that 2005 has made poverty history, but the west is learning to question its own legitimacy.
- Snow, Rain Bring Misery To Pakistan Survivors (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Jan 03, 2006)
Heavy snow and rain brought more misery to Pakistan's earthquake survivors on Monday, halting relief work, bringing landslides down on roads and flooding tents across the cold, wet mountains.
- Funds Sought For Gilgit Development (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 03, 2006)
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said Islamabad has approached the World Bank and other foreign donors to prepare a comprehensive plan for socio-economic development of Northern Areas covering Gilgit and Baltistan.
- Systems Collapse Under Moderate Snowfall (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jan 03, 2006)
Considered to be auspicious by the Valley’s agriculture, horticulture and tourism community with the beginning of the New Year and Chilla-e-Kalaan (heart of the winter), the season’s first major snowfall has threatened to cripple vital systems in Kashmir.
- Education At Doorstep (Daily Excelsior, Ram Rattan Sharma, Jan 03, 2006)
Distance education in an- emerging concept of modern education and has proved an effective alternative to formal education,
- Science Meet Security Beefed Up (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Alerted by the recent terror strike on scientists at Indian Institute on Science (IISc), Bangalore, security has been tightened for the 93rd Indian Science Congress (ISC), to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh here tomorrow.
- Manmohan’S New Year Resolutions (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Thrust on jobs, infrastructure
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh got down to the business of implementing various ambitious schemes encompassing the employment guarantee scheme and focussing on the direly needed infrastructure in the country’s outbacks . . .
- Health Hazards (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 03, 2006)
Health hazards
It is a fierce battle between improved health facilities and lethal diseases that continues. No doubt the inventions have helped in the discovery of potent medicines.
- Develop 'Management Culture' In Hospitals (Daily Excelsior, Dr Arun Sharma, Jan 03, 2006)
The clinicians/doctors have been playing the dual roles - those of administrators and doctors. In the process, there have been more losses than gains. The medical community has not understood the world "management" in its correct perspective.
- Rising Inequality In China (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jan 03, 2006)
Spectacular economic growth in China has been accompanied by growing inequalities of income and wealth distribution. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh examine recent patterns of inequality in Chin a.
- Toning Up The Village Credit Cycle (Business Line, Sudhansu R. Das, Jan 03, 2006)
An Independent Commission set up by All India Bank Officers Confederation has proposed the revival of development banking as an alternative policy to existing banking reforms.
- In India, Engineering Success (Washington Post, Sebastian Mallaby, Jan 02, 2006)
The classroom of the future will feature electronic white boards.
- Individual, Freedom And Organisation (Business Line, A. B. Sivakumar, Jan 02, 2006)
Let's face it. With very few honourable exceptions in the IT industry, individuals in most manufacturing organisations virtually surrender their individuality on joining an organisation, after signing a one-sided appointment letter.
- Will The Hr Profession Please Speak Up? (Business Line, Ganesh Chella , Jan 02, 2006)
The security departments, transport departments, the police, the taxi drivers, the CEOs, Nasscom, the various labour unions, the public at large — they all had something to say. As for the HR (human resource) community,
- Maoist Designs (Statesman, JR MUKHERJEE, Jan 02, 2006)
With Maoists from Nepal to Tamil Nadu subverting the government machinery and gaining control in a wide corridor across 13 states through a campaign of terror, their activities have become a serious threat to national security.
- March Of Time (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 02, 2006)
Harijans in Rajasthan show the way
The experience of a small community of Harijans in a Rajasthan district reflects the lingering scourge of untouchability in a social environment that claims to have thrown up saner voices.
- New Path For Bihar (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 02, 2006)
Darling of the World Bank Chandra Babu Naidu paid for his love by losing power. Nitish Kumar appears to be moving in the same self-destruct mode. A World Bank team has already visited Bihar.
- Pesticide Resurgence In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Dr. R.K.Gupta, Jan 02, 2006)
Ever since the dawn of history, man has been plagued with numerous pest species - some devastating his crops, causing injury to domestic animals or destroying his property, others attacking him directly, sucking his blood, causing annoyance . . .
- Killer Roads (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 02, 2006)
A report in this newspaper that seven persons were killed in an accident on the Batote-Doda road last week-end makes an extremely sad reading. The ill-fated passengers were travelling in a mini bus.
- Optimism Alive As Winter Chills Pak Quake Zone (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Jan 02, 2006)
Snow and rain across northern Pakistan grounded relief flights on Sunday, giving earthquake survivors and rescuers their first big test of the winter.
- Ultras Blast Un Club In Gaza (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Armed and masked Palestinian militants took control of the United Nations club in Gaza City on Sunday before detonating explosives inside the building, Palestinian security forces said.
- Bombay’S Lost Itself, Mumbai Doesn’T Even Know Where To Look (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Bombay’s lost itself, Mumbai doesn’t even know where to look
Dress codes for college girls, marching orders to bar girls, censor guidelines for its television channels. What else is in store for this city, asks Tanuja Chandra.
- The Right Decision (Deccan Herald, Esha Chatterjee, Jan 02, 2006)
It’s not how hard you fall that matters as much as how fast you get up when you fall.
- Happy New Year Of The Cabbage (Indian Express, ELISSA SILVERMAN, Jan 02, 2006)
Moon K. Yoon sensed something was up about two months ago when the 16-ounce jars of kimchi started moving quickly from the shelves of the Lotte Plaza International Supermarket in Fairfax, Virginia, a sign that interest in the spicy cabbage dish had . . .
- Kalam Gifts A Clown & A Smile (Telegraph, ASHISH SINHA, Jan 02, 2006)
Four-year-old Bablu, from Shivganj in Bhojpur, looks happy as he plays with the stuffed clown the President gave him yesterday.
- `Yoga Can Help Wipe Out Terrorism' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Yoga Science and Chikitsa Camp begins
- Agriculture Department Asked To Help Stop Use Of Endosulfan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
The District Development Council has asked the Agriculture Department to take steps to stop use of the pesticide Endosulfan in mango orchards and vegetable farms in the eastern parts of the district, such as Chittur, Muthalamada and Nelliampathy.
- Expelling Members From Parliament (Hindu, T.R. Andhyarujina, Jan 02, 2006)
Parliament's expulsion of 11 of its Members has sent a clear and strong signal that devious conduct will not be shielded. And the legal objections are unsustainable.
- Gender Budgeting To Help Women (Tribune, V.P. Prabhakar, Jan 02, 2006)
The Government has announced its intention to gradually introduce the concept of “gender budgeting” in line with the basic principles of governance to which the Central Government is committed under the National Common Minimum Programme (NCMP), . . .
- New Year Resolutions (Hindu, Barbara Ellen, Jan 02, 2006)
And so New Year is upon us — the season to be disgusted with yourself. After several weeks of self-indulgence, you have realised too late that your Christmas gift to yourself is an Alfred Hitchcock silhouette, a hangover that keeps rolling over like . . .
- The Bite In The Atal Soundbite (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Jan 02, 2006)
It was vintage Vajpayee at the BJP ’s 25th jubilee celebration in Mumbai. By dramatically announcing his resignation from power politics he managed to yet again steal the limelight from his long suffering comrade-in-arms, L.K. Advani, . . .
- Year Of Inflexion (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Jan 02, 2006)
Manmohan Singh has a feel for history. In his maiden speech as finance minister, he talked about India as an idea whose time had arrived. Now in the prime ministerial hot-seat, the time has arrived to propel this idea forward with greater impetus and ...
- Hoping The New Year Will Usher Change — For The Better (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Jan 01, 2006)
Anyone writing a column that appears on the first day of a new year is forced to reminisce about the last one. Squashed on this page between N K Singh and Sudheendra Kulkarni, I can only hope they take a kinder, more philosophical view of 2005 so . . .
- From Bard To Verse (Deccan Herald, Suryakumari Dennison, Jan 01, 2006)
The child in the ‘Garden of Verses’ relies mainly on his imagination for entertainment.
- In Pakistan Quake Zone, Mild Optimism As Winter Closes In (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Jan 01, 2006)
Villagers in the remote Allai Valley in the high mountains of northern Pakistan are used to hard winters and this year they need to be.
- On Bihar Visit, Kalam Helps Ailing Child (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
It is a new year gift 12-year-old Anshu Kumar’s family will never forget. President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam during his Bihar visit on Saturday said he will bear all the expenses for Anshu’s treatment. He is suffering from a serious heart ailment.
- ‘Balochistan Share In Uplift Spending Rises To Rs 33.3bn’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Saturday said Balochistan’s share in the total development spending has increased from Rs 5.4 billion to Rs 33.3 billion registering an increase of 600 per cent in the last six years.
- Need For A Policy For The Displaced People (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 01, 2006)
The recent internecine killings, which claimed about 90 lives in Karbi Anglong district of Assam, have led to the displacement of over 44,000 tribal Karbis and Dimasas. Away from the attention of the national media, the displaced Karbis and Dimasas . . .
- Human Rights And Their Protection (Daily Excelsior, Tahir Khurshid Raina, Jan 01, 2006)
Quoting ''Hamlet'' the celebrated literary creation of Shakespeare, the man has been beautifully described as :
- We Need Creative Leaders’ (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
In Indian history, very rarely has our nation come across positive situations all at the same time.
- Expulsion Enhanced Parliament’S Image: Sharad (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Jan 01, 2006)
Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav’s maiden election to the Fifth Lok Sabha in 1974 at the age of 25 coincided with the present Speaker Somnath Chatterjee also entering the portals of Parliament.
- India's Tryst With Reforms (Daily Excelsior, Allah Bukhsh, Jan 01, 2006)
Indian enterprise has proved to the world that it is capable of taking on competition when it sets out to do so. As recently as 1985, no one had even heard of Infosys, or Wipro, no one had imagined that an Indian would become the Steel Czar of the world,
- Stem Cells, Singing Mice Herald New Era In Genetics (Hindu, Alok Jha, Jan 01, 2006)
Highlights of an eventful year for scientists who probed deeper into space and unravelled the secrets of DNA For the first time humans managed to hit asteroids. It happens with ease in Hollywood films but doing it is tricky in real life but scientists . .
- French Ship Leaves For India (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 01, 2006)
"It contains over 500 tonnes of asbestos"
Once the pride and joy of the French navy, the decommissioned aircraft-carrier, Clemenceau, on Saturday began its final journey to India amid fresh allegations that the ship contains upwards of 500 tonnes . . .
- A New Year Beyond Resolutions (Indian Express, N K Singh, Jan 01, 2006)
We usher the new year with a nominal one-second adjustment to compensate for the wobbly planet. Unfortunately, a much deeper correction is necessary to compensate for our wobbly policies.
- "French Government Chose Cheaper Proposal For Decontamination Of Ship" (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 01, 2006)
"SDIC wanted only a cover-up, did not intend doing serious job."
- Ordeals Of Vegetarian Travellers On Foreign Flights (Hindu, K.R. Banerjee, Jan 01, 2006)
During my travel abroad by several international airlines, I often have difficulty in getting proper vegetarian food.
- Postal Life Insurance (Hindu, T.M. Sundararaman, Jan 01, 2006)
Allowing status quo ante is in government's interest
FROM A recent news item it is seen that the Ministry of Finance proposes to hand over the Fund management of the Postal Life Insurance to the Postal Administration.
- Hurriyat Team Leaves On Pakistan Visit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
To express solidarity with the victims of the October 8 earthquake
- Armed Militants Kill Manipur Igp (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Jan 01, 2006)
Jam, Bihari and Paite were among the security-personnel escorting the IGP, sources said. The militants’ truck fled towards Leimatak Hills immediately after the incident.
- Us Firm Employee Detained, Questioned About Iisc Attack (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 01, 2006)
Investigations into the terrorist attack on the IISc have led to the detention of an employee of a US-based company.
- One Village No More? (Deccan Herald, Jaydeep Deosthale, Jan 01, 2006)
The author, while theorising that globalisation is on the decline as a phenomenon, classifies India among its success stories.
- Hundreds Of Trees Pruned For Kalam’S Visit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Severe pruning of hundreds of trees as part of a beautification drive for the visit of President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam here Friday has irked environmentalists.
- Patently Unwise (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 31, 2005)
No case for beefing capital base of banks
The Centre’s decision to provide Rs 3,800 crore to Indian Bank and another Rs 450 crore to Dena Bank defies understanding.
- Welcoming New Year (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 31, 2005)
The sands of time are running out fast and we are at the fag end of a momentous year. Well guarded against the biting cold with layers of quilts, I am snug in my well-sprung bed with a cup of steaming coffee.
- Bjp Pledges Ram Temple, Abrogation Of Article 370 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Out of power for the last 18 months, BJP today came out with a declaration pledging its commitment to Uniform Civil Code, abrogation of Article 370 and Ram temple as party chief L K Advani asserted that the recent scams that hit the party were shortcoming
- Rs. 21 Lakhs Allotted Under Farmers Security Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
It was given as Maternity and Medical Termination of Pregnancy Benefit Fund
- India, Sri Lanka Deplore Violations Of Ceasefire By Ltte (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Agree that environmental implications of Sethu project must be studied
Ambitious plan for a number of joint ventures
Enhancing cooperation in the field of education
Setting up an Information and Communication Technology Park
- Narco Analysis Test Conducted On Abu Salem (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2005)
Extradited Mumbai gangster Abu Salem was put to Narco analysis test at the bowring hospital here today in connection with the Pradeep Jain murder case, after taking the polygraph and brain mapping tests in the last two days.
- The Corrupt Politics Of Slums (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Dec 31, 2005)
If one wants to know how deeply is India poisoned at heart and contaminated at soul, one should study the phenomenon of slums, induced squatting and illegal constructions in its cities. In essence, the cities are the spiritual workshops of the nation . .
- Incidence Of Aids Alarming In Tamil Nadu Prisons (Hindu, A. Subramani , Dec 31, 2005)
"Several hundreds" afflicted ; 22 deaths reported in 2005
- Water-Rich, Yet Over-Stretched (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 31, 2005)
Water may seem too common a topic to write about, especially after floods have receded and the tsunami anniversary vigil has passed off peacefully. Yet, it is hot news all over the world.
- Year Of India (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 31, 2005)
It was the year of India. George W. Bush confirmed that he would make India a world power. WaterAid, the British charity dedicated to propagating proper (read Western) toilets, countered that India already leads the world in squatters in fields and . . .
- 2006 — Year Of Agricultural Renewal (Hindu, M. S. Swaminathan , Dec 31, 2005)
During this year, an integrated package of measures should be introduced in every part of the country to increase farm productivity and profitability in perpetuity without associated ecological harm.
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