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- Terror In Ajmer (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
Terror struck the Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer when a bomb went off inside the complex this evening killing two persons and injuring 17 as thousands of Muslims were breaking their day-long Ramzan fast.
- The War Against Popular Islam (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 12, 2007)
The highest form of worship, wrote saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, is “to redress the misery of those in distress, to fulfil the needs of the helpless and to feed the hungry.”
- Dirty Dancing (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Oct 12, 2007)
THE first of October brought more bad news about the adverse impact of the subprime loan crisis in the United States. On the one hand there was news from Swiss banking major UBS that it was writing down the value of its fixed income assets . . .
- Terror Strikes Ajmer Dargah (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
It appeared to be a pre-planned terror attack and the bomb was kept in a schoolbag near a tree at Aahetai-e-Noor (holy place), about 10-5 feet away from main tomb of the Sufi saint.
- Fidayeen Strike At Crpf Camp In J&k (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 12, 2007)
A fidayeen attack in Srinagar left three police personnel injured on the eve of a 72-hour, unilateral ceasefire declared by the Pakistan-based United Jihad Council.
- 2 Killed In Blast At Ajmer Dargah (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 12, 2007)
Two people were killed and 17 injured on Thursday when a bomb ripped through the dargah of the Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, a shrine in Rajasthan venerated by Hindus, Muslims and Christians across northern India.
- Ajmer Dargah Blast; Bangladeshi Pilgrims Being Questioned (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
Rajasthan police is interrogating some suspects, including pilgrims of Bangladeshi origin, in connection with the blast at the revered Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti here where Friday prayers will go ahead as scheduled today.
- Path To Partion: (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Oct 12, 2007)
IN the entire corpus of American writings on India, this book stands out in all its uniqueness.
- New Judges Likely Before Month-End (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Oct 12, 2007)
The Supreme Court collegium of five seniormost judges, including Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, which met early this week, recommended three names to fill three of the four vacancies of judges in the apex court.
- Us Lawmakers, Experts Urge Continued Backing Of Pak-India Dialogue (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The United States should continue to push Pakistan-India peace process as relations between the two neighbours are “fundamental to overall stability” in South Asia and also because Washington’s relationship with both countries are . . . ..
- Two Soldiers, Five Militants Killed In Kashmir (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
Suspected Kashmiri militants lobbed hand- grenades and sprayed bullets as they forced their way into a paramilitary camp in Srinagar on Thursday, officials said.
- Ajmer Shrine Blast Kills 3 (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Oct 12, 2007)
A bomb explosion at the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer killed three people on Thursday and injured at least 17 during the peak hour of Iftar, officials said.
- Of Divine Forms (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
The Centre told the Supreme Court on Thursday that by providing 27 per cent quota for backward classes in premier educational institutions it sought to produce highly qualified persons among OBCs, who otherwise would remain educationally . . . .
- Ajmer Blast: People Detained For Questioning (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2007)
Police has detained 3-4 people for questioning in its probe into the Ajmer dargah blasts, Times Now reported. According to the channel, police is also working upon the sketches of the suspects.
- Cbi Team To Start Probe Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Acting on the directions of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, a CBI team will arrive in Srinagar tomorrow to probe against individuals named in the sex racket case.
- Don't Sit And Watch (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 11, 2007)
The recent protests in Myanmar by monks against the excesses of the military junta have brought widespread international attention. India, a former champion of demo-cracy in Myanmar, has been conspicuously silent on the developments there.
- No Need For Ceasefire In J&k, Hints Antony (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Defence Minister AK Antony hinted in New Delhi on Wednesday that the Centre was unlikely to declare a ceasefire in Jammu & Kashmir as situation in the State was by and large peaceful.
- How Isi Agents Play Double Role In Pak (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
The stocky, bearded man they call the Subidar is an encyclopedia of the jagged mountains and insular tribes here along Pakistan’s northwestern border.
- India Rules Out Eid Ceasefire (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony is said to have ruled out an Eid ceasefire in the army operations against resistance groups in Jammu and Kashmir but his comments on Wednesday remained open to interpretation.
- Kashmir Quake Survivors Still In A Trauma (Statesman, Kavita Suri, Oct 11, 2007)
Monday was the second anniversary of the devastating earthquake that rocked Jammu and Kashmir.
- The Nuclear Deal (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 11, 2007)
Jawaharlal Nehru had famously talked about Bhakra Nangal Dam as one of the temples of modern India.
- Rise In Aids Cases In J&k (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2007)
There is an increase in HIV-AIDS cases in Jammu and Kashmir over the last two years.
- Voices Rise In Us Against N-Deal (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 11, 2007)
While India’s politicians are quarrelling over the nuclear deal, US legislators opposed to it have made their first move to take advantage of the situation and put the clock back on Indo-US civilian nuclear cooperation.
- It's For India To Decide Timing: Us (Pioneer, S Rajagopalan, Oct 11, 2007)
As the Manmohan Singh Government wrestles with its Left partners over the way forward on the civil nuclear deal, the United States has conceded that it is for India to decide on the timing of some of the remaining steps needed to be taken at its end.
- Sri Lanka Bans Private Arms Deals (Hindustan Times, PK Balachandran, Oct 11, 2007)
The Sri Lankan government has gazetted a regulation banning Sri Lankans from entering into any arms deals whether in the country or abroad, Basil Rajapaksa, President Mahinda Rajapaksa's Advisor, told parliament on Tuesday.
- Call Of The Falls (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 10, 2007)
Karnataka is famous for its falls and the twin falls of Shivanasamudra attract tourists in plenty.
- Iraq: Uk Plans Spring Cleaning (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Britain will halve its remaining troop contingent in Iraq next spring, Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced on Monday. A British official later said they could not guarantee that any troops would remain in Iraq by the end of 2008.
- No Formal Talks With Iaea Chief On N-Safeguards (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
Treading cautiously on the contentious negotiations with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the wake of continuing UPA-Left stand-off over the issue, the government is unlikely to hold "formal" talks with visiting IAEA Director . . .
- Jihad Council Truce Fails To Move Delhi (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 10, 2007)
Indian forces in Jammu and Kashmir are unlikely to suspend operations against terror groups despite the dramatic announcement of a three-day unilateral ceasefire by Pakistan-based terror groups, Union Home Ministry officials have said.
- Top Hizb Ul-Mujahideen Member Shot Dead (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
A self-styled commander of the Hizb ul-Mujahideen was among seven persons killed in separate incidents in the Kashmir valley, the police said on Tuesday.
- One Killed, 11 Hurt (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
A minor boy was killed and 11 others, including a woman and her son, both residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, who crossed to this side of the Line of Control only yesterday via the Poonch-Rawlakote entry point, were injured, one of them . . . .
- Changing Landscape (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 10, 2007)
DLF is among the many real estate companies on the lookout for private equity funds. It is trying to raise about Rs 2,000 crore through a clutch of foreign funds, after mopping up over Rs 9,000 crore through an IPO in June that was . . . .
- Middlemen Make Hay At Potato Growers’ Cost (Tribune, Dinesh Manhotra, Oct 10, 2007)
Hopes of potato growers of Paddar belt of maximum benefit during this year's harvesting are virtually dashed as middlemen have been cornering maximum profit due to the absence of a transparent marketing policy in this remote area of Kishtwar . . . .
- India Unlikely To Accept Call For ‘Ceasefire’ On Eid (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 10, 2007)
Despite intense pressure from both separatists and mainstream Kashmiri parties to reciprocate a temporary ceasefire declared by the United Jihad Council (UJC) on the eve of Eid, the Indian government is unlikely to consider the demand.
- Behind The Hizb Ul-Mujahideen’S Ceasefire (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 10, 2007)
The head of Kashmir’s numerically strongest terror group knows his organisation has its back to the wall.
- Coalition Crumbles In Karnataka (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
POLITICS in Karnataka is once again on the boil with the second coalition experiment in three years coming apart.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 10, 2007)
Given their notorious lack of success, there would be little of a non-technical nature in the US/NATO operations in Iraq and Afghanistan worthy of emulation by Indian security forces.
- Desire For Democracy (Hindustan Times, Hari Jaisingh, Oct 10, 2007)
The sage of the Renaissance Age, Erasmus, distinguishes between the "quiet" and "turbulent" periods of history. The turbulent periods may be short but they provide sharp contrasts to historical happenings.
- It’S Now Or Never (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2007)
October 5 has come and gone. D-day is now October 9. So the war of nerves drags on. In principle the government remains committed to carrying the Indo-US nuclear deal through. In practice it has been giving ground, inch by surreptitious inch, to the Left.
- Kashmir Militants Announce Ceasefire (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
In an important development, Kashmir militants on Monday announced a unilateral cease-fire for three days from October 12.
- General Dodges Disaster (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
A helicopter escorting the Pakistan President, General Pervez Musharraf, on a trip to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) crashed on Monday, killing at least four people, military officials said.
- 3 Militants Killed In Kashmir Encounters (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
In a joint operation, Kashmir police, army and CRPF today eliminated three militants in two different encounters in Kulgam and Kupwara, belonging to Lashker-e-Toiba and Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfits.
- Musharraf’S Escort Helicopter Crashes (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
A helicopter accompanying Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf to quake-hit Kashmir crashed in flames on Monday, killing four people on board, officials said. The President was unhurt but his spokesperson was among five injured.
- Concern Over Musharraf’S Security (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 09, 2007)
The crash of a military helicopter escorting President Pervez Musharraf on Monday raised concerns about the security of the Pakistan leader who won a new term as Head of State in an election last week.
- Discrimination In Disaster Relief (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 09, 2007)
The Asian tsunami and Kashmir earthquake clearly demonstrated that while the hazards themselves do not discriminate between the various cleavages in society, the severity of impacts, and the speed of recovery of various individuals and groups . . . .
- A Heritage In Transition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Marg Publications has a distinctive reputation in nurturing Indian art scholarship that is also accessible to the layperson, and the current volume follows this commendable furrow with elegant panache.
- J&k Quake Survivors Narrate Tales Of Official Apathy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Two years after the killer temblor left its devastating trail in Jammu and Kashmir, people in the worst-hit Uri and Tangdhar are unhappy with the pace of rehabilitation and reconstruction.
- Helicopter Escorting Musharraf Crashes, 4 Dead (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
The President and his team were leaving Muzaffarabad when a fire broke out in one of the three helicopters carrying officials accompanying Musharraf, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing.
- Pakistan, India To Discuss Cbms From Oct 18 (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Pakistan and India will hold back to back expert-level talks on conventional and nuclear confidence building measures (CBMs) in New Delhi in the third week of October during which they are expected to firm up the two pending agreements . . . .
- India Opening Siachen For Cadets, Not Tourists: Fo (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Pakistan claimed on Monday that India was opening the Siachen glacier only for cadets and not tourists.
- High Court Names String Of Vvips In Sexual Abuse Case (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Oct 09, 2007)
Reprimanding the CBI for laxity in investigating the Srinagar sex abuse scandal, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court today revealed the names of a minister, two legislators, top bureaucrats, police officers and a prominent businessman against whom . . . .
- 2 Die Of Starvation At Talwara Camp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Death of two more migrants at the Talwara camp, allegedly due to starvation, touched off tension and anger in Reasi and adjoining localities. Authorities termed the deaths as natural, but family members of the deceased alleged that starvation was . . . .
- Pervez Escort Copter Crashes, 4 Killed (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
An army helicopter escorting President Pervez Musharraf crashed in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir today, killing four people, including two commandos from his security detail, an army spokesman said.
- Quick Turnover (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
Jammu and Kashmir is the only place where a power-sharing agreement within the ruling coalition has worked in recent times.
- Jehad Council Declares 3-Day Ceasefire From Oct 12 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
United Jehad Council (UJC) chief Syed Salahuddin has announced unilateral ceasefire for three days from October 12 to 14 on the occasion of Id-ul-Fitr.
- Experts To Meet On October 18,19 (Tribune, Afzal Khan, Oct 09, 2007)
Indian and Pakistani experts will meet again in New Delhi on October 18 and 19 for talks on conventional and nuclear confidence-building measures.
- Us Fails To Spot Real Enemy In Iraq (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
When US sentries fatally shot three guards near an Iraqi manned checkpoint south of Baghdad, they thought they were targeting enemy fighters planting roadside bombs, according to the American commander of the region.
- Taiwan’S Missiles (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2007)
At its national day military parade this week, Taiwan is expected to showcase a long range cruise missile that promises to undercut China’s overwhelming military superiority.
- Pdp Leader’S Security Vehicle Set Ablaze (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
A mob set ablaze a local politician’s security vehicle after it hit a pedestrian in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said on Sunday.
- Climb Every Mountain (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
Mountaineers might have been spared by the Yeti, but there’s no way they can escape this clichéd query. Why do you climb mountains? Annoying.
- Politics Is About Power (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
The game may appear to be over in Karnataka, with the BJP withdrawing support to the JD(S). This ends a 20-month association that had propelled former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda’s son, HD Kumaraswamy, to the chief minister’s chair.
- A Bad Case Of Politics (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 08, 2007)
It had to snap. Unable to put up with the dilly-dallying and gamesmanship of its coalition partner JD(S) any longer, the BJP withdrew support to the 20-month-old H D Kumaraswamy government in Karnataka on Saturday.
- General’S Particulars (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
For India, the good news if any from the controversial presidential election in Pakistan is that Pervez Musharraf, in whom New Delhi has invested so much political capital, is likely to be around for another five years.
- Merit? What’S That? Class Still Rules Britain (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 08, 2007)
Figures show that social mobility in Britain has declined over the past decade and is behind other advanced nations.
- Call Of The Falls (Hindu, SOUMYA NARAYAN ACHARI, Oct 08, 2007)
Karnataka is famous for its falls and the twin falls of Shivasamudram attract tourists in plenty. After a season of good rains the falls are in fine form.
- Officials’ Secret Acts (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Oct 08, 2007)
Why do civil servants have designations with the word ‘secretary’ in them? It is more than a British legacy.
- Parents Of Manipur’S J-K ‘Militant’ Say All A Big Waste (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2007)
It was only when a police team from Jammu-Kashmir landed up at their residence a couple of days ago that Umra and Abdul Mia finally believed that their son had indeed been arrested.
- Dredge Water Bodies, Says Soz (Tribune, Tejinder Singh Sodhi, Oct 08, 2007)
Union minister for water resources Saif ud Din Soz today said despite three wars with Pakistan, India never violated the Indus water treaty and will never violate it as it stood tested by time.
- Dry Spell Spells Loss For Saffron Growers (Tribune, Dinesh Manhotra, Oct 08, 2007)
Saffron growers of Kishtwar district, who had incurred a loss in 2006 due to corn rot, are concerned as the dry spell in this district is likely to damage the crop in the second consecutive season.
- Terrorists Train Guns On J&k Tracks (Statesman, Kavita Suri, Oct 08, 2007)
Even though it will take one more year for the first train to Kashmir to chug out, terrorists have already devised plans to blow it up.
- Militant Leader Killed In Kashmir: Police (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
Security forces have shot dead a militant leader and his aide, police said on Friday, claiming a “major success” in the fight against militancy in occupied Kashmir.
- India Monitoring Pakistani Politics (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
India is closely monitoring the situation in Pakistan as President General Pervez Musharraf looks set to win five more years in office, a senior official said on Friday.
- India ‘Sees’ Pakistan Behind Fake Currency (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Oct 06, 2007)
India said on Friday that it had strong suspicions that a sudden increase in fake currency notes currently circulating in Indian markets had their origin in Pakistan.
- Let Commander Gunned Down (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
A self-styled district commander of Lashker-e-Toiba was killed by security forces during a gun battle in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir today, the third successful operation against the outfit in as many days.
- Get On The Kailash Mansarovar Route (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 06, 2007)
Eleven rounds of border talks between India and China have taken place, and among the issues on the table is the opening of new routes for the Kailash Mansarovar yatra and trade.
- Resolution In Us House Seeks Restraints On N-Trade With India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
Cutting across party lines, a small group of senior lawmakers have introduced a non-binding resolution in the US House of Representatives seeking tough restraints on nuclear trade with India.
- Army Chief Reviews Security (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2007)
The Army chief, Gen Deepak Kapoor, today reviewed security scenario in Jammu and Kashmir. General Kapoor is here on his first visit to the state after becoming the Army chief.
- Resolution In Us House Seeks Restraints (Tribune, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Oct 06, 2007)
Cutting across party lines, a small group of senior lawmakers have introduced a non-binding resolution in the US House of Representatives seeking tough restraints on nuclear trade with India.
- Us Lawmakers Want 123 Reviewed (Pioneer, S Rajagopalan, Oct 06, 2007)
It's now the turn of US lawmakers to raise questions on the '123 agreement' to implement the India-US civil nuclear deal.
- Images That Hold The World In Our Head (Business Standard, Sunil Sethi, Oct 06, 2007)
How heartening it is to find that some of the best stories being told in book releases for the festival holidays are told through photographs! A string of recent books affirm the American critic Susan Sontag’s seminal critique on photography:
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