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- Pakistan’S Big B (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 26, 2007)
Several newspapers have portrayed a hopeful picture of Pakistan, now that Benazir Bhutto is back in the country.
- Sino-India Border: Beijing Favours Mutual Concessions, Adjustments (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
China on Thursday for the first time publicly said “mutual concessions and adjustments” were a must to reach an early deal on the vexed boundary issue with India for which the two governments have set up a Working Group to prepare a framework agreement.
- Economics Has To Take Lead In Solving Kashmir: Rangarajan (Indian Express, BASHAARAT MASOOD, Oct 26, 2007)
C Rangarajan, Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minster, said here on Thursday that though the Kashmir issue has its political and social aspects, economic intervention has to take a lead for the imbroglio to be solved.
- Azad Promises Free Ration For Six Months (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today assured the reconstruction of the Margi village, where a massive fire broke out on Monday.
- India, China Making Progress In Border Negotiations: Mukherjee (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
India and China have established a Working Group to prepare a framework for the settlement of their vexed boundary issue, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced on Thursday.
- Register All Marriages: Sc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all the states and union territories to make provisions in three months for compulsory registration of marriages, irrespective of his or her religious affiliations.
- Cpi(m) For Religion As A Criterion For Quota (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Polit Bureau member and Rajya Sabha MP Sitaram Yechury on Thursday said his party favoured an amendment to the Constitution for including religion as a criterion for providing reservation benefits.
- Cpi(m) For Religion As A Criterion For Quota (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Communist Party of India (Marxist) Polit Bureau member and Rajya Sabha MP Sitaram Yechury on Thursday said his party favoured an amendment to the Constitution for including religion as a criterion for providing reservation benefits.
- Breach Of Trust (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 26, 2007)
CENTRAL Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah has rightly taken cognisance of the alleged misuse of funds meant for the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund by the Coal India Limited (CIL).
- Centre Enhances Ex Gratia (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The Centre today increased the ex gratia amount to be paid to the victims of the devastating fire in the Army's biggest ammunition depot at Khundru in Anantnag district of south Kashmir from Rs 10 crore to Rs 26.75 crore, an official spokesman said.
- 'Nuke Deal Important Part Of Indo-Us Relationship' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Expressing commitment to the Indo-US nuclear deal, the US has said the historic agreement is an important part of the bilateral relationship and is beneficial to both countries.
- I Stand For Moderate Face Of Islam: Musharraf (Tribune, Afzal Khan, Oct 26, 2007)
Emphasising that Islam must not be interpreted to serve personal agenda, President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that he is being branded as a weak Muslim because he calls for moderation and enlightenment.
- 4 Labourers Die Of Asphyxiation (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Four labourers from Bihar died in sleep due to asphyxiation at the 14 Corps Headquarters at Leh in Jammu and Kashmir, the police said today.
- Kashmir Integral To The India Story (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 26, 2007)
Today the relationship between India and the state of Jammu and Kashmir completes sixty years. It was on this day, October 26, 1947, that the ruler of the state, Maharaja Hari Singh, signed the Instrument of Accession with the government of . . . .
- Man Held For Ajmer Blast (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The Rajasthan police has taken into custody a man from Chanda village here for interrogation in connection with the October 11 bomb blast at the shrine of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer.
- Bjp To Upa: Stop Chinese Incursions (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The BJP on Thursday mounted a blistering attack against the Congress-led UPA government for the 140 Chinese incursions into India in the recent past.
- Register Marriages In All Religions: Sc (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Oct 26, 2007)
It is now official. Marriages under all religions will be registered.
- 'Centre Overlooking Chinese Intrusions' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Expressing concern over Center's "lackadaisical and indifferent" attitude towards growing intrusion by the Chinese troops into Indian territory, the BJP on Thursday described it 'shocking' that UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi was on a five-day tour . . . .
- Pak Sends 4,000 Troops To Nwfp (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
The Pakistan government has deployed 4,000 troops in the Swat valley of NWFP province to counter the activities of a pro-Taliban cleric whose men have challenged the writ of the local administration.
- Kashmir’S ‘Half Widows’ Stuck In Limbo (Dawn, Sheikh Mushtaq, Oct 25, 2007)
As the muezzin called for prayers from the Kashmir mosque, Begum Rafiqa prayed in a dingy room of her old brick house for someone she has not seen for almost a decade — her missing husband.
- Merkel’S Visit May Close Gaps (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Oct 25, 2007)
Germany, Europe’s biggest economy, is seeking to change the way it has so far looked at India, with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit beginning next week, say top officials from both countries.
- He Lost 22 Family Members In Tribal Invasion (Tribune, Tejinder Singh Sodhi, Oct 25, 2007)
While the entire country will be celebrating 60 years of accession of Jammu and Kashmir with the union of India, the horrific memories of Partition are still haunting 75-year-old Jagdish Lal Tandon, who lost 22 of his family members in . . . .
- Ministers Reach Fire-Hit Village (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Rescue and rehabilitation operations have been launched on a war footing at the fire-ravaged village of Margi in Kishtwar district.
- Militant’S Family Told To Leave India (Tribune, Shariq Majeed, Oct 25, 2007)
In a damage-control exercise, the Crime Investigation Department has reportedly asked the family of a hardcore militant travelling to India to leave the country. The security and intelligence agencies had cleared their visit to India.
- The Himank Roadsigns (Tribune, Harish Dhillon, Oct 25, 2007)
THE National Highway between Manali and Leh , maintained by the Himank project, is one of the most daunting engineering projects human beings have ever attempted.
- Holding On To The Reins (Telegraph, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Oct 25, 2007)
Since the Inter-Services Intelligence chief is an important man, the unprecedented appointment of Ashfaq Kayani as the army chief in Pakistan evokes interest.
- Antony Calls For Change In Army’S Mind-Set (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
The defence minister, Mr AK Antony, today urged the Army top brass to change their mind-set and called for transparent and simplified defence procurement procedures.
- Contrasting Tales Of Resurgence (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 25, 2007)
Even if things fall apart on the Indo-US nuclear deal and elections are held early, the polls will be a proper democratic exercise, unlike in Pakistan, where a free and fair election and democracy are still a mirage.
- All You Wanted To Know About Pns (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 25, 2007)
Now that PNs with underlying derivatives have to be withdrawn in 18 months, it is likely that there may be some choppy sessions ahead but the volatility should pan out very soon.
- Indian Aid Money 'Goes Missing' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
More than $3m donated to the Indian prime minister's fund for victims of the tsunami and the Kashmir earthquake have gone missing, court papers say.
- Signals From Ceasfire (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 24, 2007)
The United Jihad Council is desperate to join in the political dialogue on Jammu and Kashmir’s future, but it may be too late.
- Indian Pm’S Fund Missing Millions Of Dollars: Report (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
More than three million dollars donated to the Indian prime minister’s relief fund for victims of disasters such as the Asian tsunami and Kashmir earthquake are missing, reports said on Tuesday.
- Pakistan And Its Prisoners Of Destiny (Hindu, Ramesh Thakur, Oct 24, 2007)
Benazir Bhutto knows how to press the right buttons when speaking to Western audiences through the mass media.
- Musharraf Package For Northern Areas (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 24, 2007)
President Pervez Musharraf announced a package of financial and administrative powers to the Northern Areas on Tuesday.
- New Chief Secretary For Jammu And Kashmir (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Oct 24, 2007)
Senior Jammu and Kashmir cadre IAS officer B.R. Kundal was appointed on Tuesday the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir. He succeeds C. Phonsog, who retires on October 31.
- Kundal Is New Chief Secy (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Senior IAS officer B.R. Kundal will replace chief secretary C. Phunsung, who retires on October 31 next.
- Bjp For Joint Action (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
The BJP today suggested a joint Indo-Pak action against terrorist groups operating from Pakistan. This, according to the party, will be mutually beneficial for the two countries as both were facing the same problem.
- Minister In Spot Over Drug Licences (Tribune, Tejinder Singh Sodhi, Oct 24, 2007)
The Jammu and Kashmir Pharma Association has accused the state health ministry and the state pharmacy council of involvement in a scam in the allotment of drugs licences. The minister concerned has, however, denied all allegations.
- Suicide Rate Among Soldiers In India Lowest In World (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 24, 2007)
The defence authorities here do not see anything alarming in the suicides committed by the soldiers off and on.
- Rescue Teams Flown To Fire-Hit Village (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
A massive relief effort is being taken up at the fire-affected village of Margi in the Kishtwar area, Doda district.
- Musharraf’S Largesse To Northern Areas (Tribune, Afzal Khan, Oct 24, 2007)
In a significant move, President Gen Pervez Musharraf today announced a package of reforms upgrading the status of Northern Areas by creating a legislative assembly.
- Improving Indo-Pak Ties Us Priority: Burns (Tribune, Afzal Khan, Oct 24, 2007)
In a significant move, President Gen Pervez Musharraf today announced a package of reforms upgrading the status of Northern Areas by creating a legislative assembly.
- Millions Missing From Indian Pm’S Relief Fund (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
More than three million dollars donated to the Indian prime minister’s relief fund for victims of disasters such as the Asian tsunami and Kashmir earthquake are missing, reports said Tuesday.
- Army All Set To Become A Modern Force (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
The Army will be fully network centric by 2012 and become a modern force increasingly dependent on high technology.
- Bjp Calls Pm A ‘Helpless Leader’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Following reports of the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, feeling “dejected and disappointed” after being “let down” by his UPA allies on the Indo-US nuclear deal issue, the BJP today mounted a fresh attack on Dr Singh, saying the . . . .
- Disturbing Statements (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Oct 24, 2007)
This is about two statements that India heard on the same day. They must have disturbed many Indians who value the country’s democracy, despite its various flaws.
- Cloud Of Mystery (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Oct 24, 2007)
Yet another monsoon is over and, with that, yet another test for the prediction skill of the statistical long-range forecast (LRF) model of the India Meteorological Department (IMD); this time it was a new model with a new methodology (Frontline, June 1).
- A Radical Legacy (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Bhagat Singh and his comrades belong to those momentous decades in Indian history – the late 1920s and 30s – when options were more open, popular aspirations ran high and “revolution” and “national liberation” were current in the political . . . .
- Kashmir Is Not ‘Integral Part’ Of India: Pakistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Jammu & Kashmir is not and never has been “an integral part” of India, as several UN resolutions have recognised the state as disputed territory, a Pakistani delegate told the United Nations
General Assembly’s fourth committee, on Monday.
- Beyond The Explosive Homecoming (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Oct 24, 2007)
ONE can hardly disagree with Benazir Bhutto when she argues that militant Islamists must not be allowed to determine the political agenda in Pakistan.
- No Breakthrough On Core Issues Due To Indian Intransigence: Mushahid (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Mushahid Hussain Sayed on Tuesday said composite dialogue and the back channel diplomacy between India and Pakistan had brought about a qualitative change in the environment but there was no breakthrough . . . .
- Janata Dal(s) President H.D. Deve Gowda On The Karnataka Crisis (Frontline, PARVATHI MENON, Oct 24, 2007)
A CENTRAL figure in the ongoing political change in Karnataka is former Prime Minister and national president of the Janata Dal (Secular) H.D. Deve Gowda, the hardy perennial of regional politics in India.
- ‘Liberate Him From Misinterpretations’ (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Bhagat Singh, who created a stir through his revolutionary ideas and courageous actions, stands alone in the galaxy of martyrs for his maturity as a thinker who had an alternative framework of governance for independent India.
- Jawan Found Dead In Army Camp At Jammu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
A jawan on Monday allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan at a camp here.
- Ties With India Have Never Been So Good: Pakistan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 23, 2007)
The Pakistan Foreign Ministry says the country’s relations with India have never been better but it will be unrealistic to expect quick results from a peace process aimed at resolving complex issues.
- Army Commanders To Discuss Space Vision (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
In a bid to catch up with developed nations in protecting its ‘space assets’, the Indian armed forces are planning to use space technology for military applications to meet the challenge of ‘space wars’.
- Cpc Meet A Resounding Success: Hu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), led the newly elected members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to meet the press here on Monday.
- Unjustified Status Quo (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 23, 2007)
The draft package approved by President Pervez Musharraf for the Northern Areas does not seem to address the basic issue — giving the region’s people fundamental rights and a constitutional identity.
- Economics & New Political Structure (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Oct 23, 2007)
I DON’T often write about politics but on some occasions it is a subject that becomes difficult to ignore even for a person whose primary interest is economics.
- Rti Bill Antithesis Of Central Act (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
If the idea behind the Central Right to Information Act, 2005, is to let the public have access to every possible information, then intention behind the J&K’s version of the Act, Jammu and Kashmir Right to Information (Amendment) Bill, 2007 . . . . . .
- Pm Relief Funds Lie In Coal Pit (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
India’s largest public sector coal company illegally held back for a decade over Rs 10 crore raised from its employees’ salaries for the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund, an inquiry by the PMO has found.
- Sc Not To Issue Notices To Azad, Centre (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
The Supreme Court today declined to issue notices to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, the state government and the Centre on a contempt petition in connection with relief to 1947 migrants from PoK living in the Jammu . . . . .
- Mufti Has Little Option (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
People's Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed may continue threatening his alliance partner, the Congress, of reviewing the coalition agreement, but he has little option to exercise at this stage.
- Whose Bomb? (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Oct 23, 2007)
The tragedy that marred Benazir Bhutto’s triumphant return home reinforced several truths that have either been played down or simply ignored over the last several years.
- Surrendering Siachin To India (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Does Pakistan reserve the right to liberate Siachin from India’s illegal occupation? Has Pakistan ruled out its military option altogether? These were the two questions raised in the routine foreign office Monday briefing . . . . ..
- Investigation In Karachi Bomb Blasts (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said that PML and its coalition partners are confident of their success in the upcoming elections due to their performance and quality of candidates.
- Karnataka Politics: Time To Vote In Worthy Incumbents (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 23, 2007)
It is time for voters to get good value for their tax money. Also time to incarnate the power of recall.
- Jam And Nuts (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
An observer who is not from the subcontinent, unfamiliar with India-Pakistan dynamics but au fait with diplomatic principles, would have been aghast on knowing, as this newspaper reported last Friday, that trade across a contentious . . . . . .
- Musharraf Offers Package For Northern Areas (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 22, 2007)
President Pervez Musharraf is said to have approved a draft package to devolve more political, administrative and financial powers to the Northern Areas, a region at present directly administered by the federal government.
- Police Martyrs Remembered (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
At least 5,099 police and security force personnel have been killed while fighting militancy during the last 18 years in Jammu and Kashmir, which included 868 policemen, 447 SPOs and 128 VDC members.
- India Must Not Support Benazir: Swamy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
India should not be seen as supporting Benazir Bhutto, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, in her campaign against President Musharraf until she “atones for her past sins of the religious cleansing in Kashmir and support to Taliban,” . . . . .
- Indian, Chinese Troops Exchange Gifts (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Indian and Chinese soldiers exchanged pleasantries and gifts in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, with Chinese officers treated to a cultural programme, an official here said Sunday.
- Rare Animal Species Extinct In J&k: Study (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
The nomadic Gujjars and Bakerwals have lost 12 rare traditional and indigenous species of sheep, goats, horses and dogs during the past four decades.
- Benazir’S Return With ‘Big Bang’ (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Oct 22, 2007)
AFTER eight long years of self-exile, Ms Benazir Bhutto landed in Pakistan with a “big bang”, politically and literally. Interestingly, both the rapturous welcome given to her by the party faithful and the bomb blasts that spoiled her welcome . . . .
- Refugees Trapped In Pok Banging At India's Door (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Amid Pakistan's turmoil, Kashmiri refugees are approaching Indian authorities in Islamabad for passage into India and there are fears that thousands of others might try to cross over forcibly across the Line of Control (LoC), according to the . . . .
- Franken-Nation (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 22, 2007)
As Pakistan recovers from the most spectacular and catastrophic terrorist attack in its history, a few hard, sobering questions are in order. The "reception" of Ms Benazir Bhutto caused the death of close to 150 political workers, policemen and . . . . .
- Second Round Of Indo-Pak Jatm Talks On Monday (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
India and Pakistan will hold the second meeting of the Joint Anti-Terrorism Mechanism (JATM) here on Monday, during which Islamabad is expected to raise the issue of Samjhauta Express blast inquiry report.
- Pok Refugees Banging At India's Door (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
Amid Pakistan's turmoil, Kashmiri refugees are approaching Indian authorities in Islamabad for passage into India and there are fears that thousands of others might try to cross over forcibly across the Line of Control (LoC), according . . . . .
- Do The Right Thing In Northern Areas! (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 22, 2007)
If the latest “package” for the Northern Areas turns out to be a mere “proliferation” of the malfunctioning “local bodies” system in the rest of the country, then the people of Gilgit-Baltistan would be greatly disappointed.
- Can Benazir Bring Democracy To Pak? (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 22, 2007)
Terrorists, through their latest attacks, have justified Benazir Bhutto’s much-maligned deal with President General Pervez Musharraf. She used to say that she wanted to return to Pakistan because terrorism was finishing all chances of the . . . .
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