The Hindu Business Line : Friday, August 04, 2006

EDITORIAL
Make them entrepreneurs
The Government must devise a plan to promote enterprise development among the SC/STs, as industry organisations suggest. More

ECONOMY
In a State of resurgence
By extending its farm sector success to manufacturing and services, West Bengal can emerge the Rotterdam of eastern India. More

POLITICS
Peace dam bursts in Sri Lanka
With the `water war' spilling over, the period of political engagement is over and yet another phase of military confrontation has begun in Sri Lanka. In Colombo, RASHEEDA BHAGAT traces the genesis of the latest conflict and gauges the mood in the ca pital where there is much despair for the economy, which has just now managed a turnaround. More

Foul moles and pleasing blots
These are days when people are close to calling each other names, all because of an unnamed mole. If the question top on your mind is not `who', but `what', is a mole it's time we came to terms with the word. Mole is "a small burrowing mammal ... More

WTO
WTO must remodel entry norms
It is time the WTO accession procedures were speeded up and simplified. More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Sixth Pay Commission — A financial noose round Government's neck?
It is a puzzle why the Central Cabinet chose to rush in with the announcement of the Sixth Pay Commission when the Central and the State finances are deeply dented, implementing the previous panel's recommendations. More

TRENDS
Soul for sale
`Soul for Sale!' went an offer on Taobao, China's premier online auction site. And there was response from at least 50 persons. So, then, what is a soul? Is it part of one's body or apart from it? And ... More

LETTERS

Child labour

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