TODAY'S NEWSPAPER HEADLINESMost newspapers this morning have highlighted the amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act that calls for hasher fines and longer jail terms for traffic rule violations. "Break rules, pay more", writes the Statesman. "Drive drunk and be ready to be jailed for four years", says the Tribune.
"India, China agree to hold first-ever maritime talks", writes the Tribune. The Hindu has a front page story about India and China deciding to open a new chapter in bilateral cooperation by agreeing to undertake joint operations against pirates and sharing technological know-how on sea bed research.
The Times of India headline reads, "2 crore Indian kids study in English-medium schools". The paper writes that for the fourth year in a row, English is the second largest medium of instruction in India and there has been a surge of 27 per cent in enrollment since 2003-04.
The Pioneer reports that the Government, faced with stiff resistance for the Kudankulam nuclear project, has intensified its crackdown on NGO's by asking the CBI to probe violations in the diversion of funds. 12 fresh cases were referred for CBI scrutiny in Tamil Nadu, writes the paper. Hindustan Times reports that 77 foreign NGOs are now on the global watch-list, making it difficult for the officials to obtain Indian visas.
"ONGC issue fully subscribed says the govt., system error and technical glitch adds to auction drama says Hindustan Times. After some hiccups and a Government intervention, the sale of 5 per cent stakes in ONGC through an auction finally managed to sail through writes the Statesman.
And finally, the belief that sleep quality declines in old age may be false a new study has found that sleep gets better with age. A team at the University of Pennsylvania has found that those in their 80's reported the best sleep says the Times of India.
"India, China agree to hold first-ever maritime talks", writes the Tribune. The Hindu has a front page story about India and China deciding to open a new chapter in bilateral cooperation by agreeing to undertake joint operations against pirates and sharing technological know-how on sea bed research.
The Times of India headline reads, "2 crore Indian kids study in English-medium schools". The paper writes that for the fourth year in a row, English is the second largest medium of instruction in India and there has been a surge of 27 per cent in enrollment since 2003-04.
The Pioneer reports that the Government, faced with stiff resistance for the Kudankulam nuclear project, has intensified its crackdown on NGO's by asking the CBI to probe violations in the diversion of funds. 12 fresh cases were referred for CBI scrutiny in Tamil Nadu, writes the paper. Hindustan Times reports that 77 foreign NGOs are now on the global watch-list, making it difficult for the officials to obtain Indian visas.
"ONGC issue fully subscribed says the govt., system error and technical glitch adds to auction drama says Hindustan Times. After some hiccups and a Government intervention, the sale of 5 per cent stakes in ONGC through an auction finally managed to sail through writes the Statesman.
And finally, the belief that sleep quality declines in old age may be false a new study has found that sleep gets better with age. A team at the University of Pennsylvania has found that those in their 80's reported the best sleep says the Times of India.
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