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Articles 521 through 620 of 13380:
- Jklf Protests Indian Sc’S Decision To Hang Afzal Guru (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) on Sunday protested the decision of the Indian Supreme Court to hang Afzal Guru for allegedly taking part in the December 2001 attack on the Indian parliament.
- Military Imbalance With Pakistan....? (Daily Excelsior, Chandra Mohan, Oct 15, 2006)
There is a sudden spate of "hard luck" stories (including a letter written by Chief of Air Staff to the Defence Minister) highlighting how there is a slump in ratio of India's conventional military capability vis-a-vis Pakistan.
- Lashkar-E-Jhangvi: A Convenient Catch-All Name? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 15, 2006)
The interior minister, Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao, told reporters on Saturday that eight people allegedly involved in the Ayub Park blast and in planting anti-tank rockets at different locations in Islamabad last week have been arrested and they have . . .
- Yunus Says Bangladesh's New Found Unity Must Extend To . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
The nation rejoices the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the "banker to the poor"
- Death For Afzal Is Too Harsh, Says Farooq (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah has said the death punishment to Mohammad Afzal, convicted in the Parliament attack case, is "too extreme," and fears for the life of the judges who have sentenced him.
- What Is The Pm Up To? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 15, 2006)
It is unfortunate that we have a Prime Minister who refuses to listen to the voices of crores of Indians against the killing of innocent Indians by terrorists aided and abetted by Pakistan.
- Hanging Afzal Will Turn Him Into A Hero: Farooq Abdullah (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has warned that the hanging of Mohammed Afzal, convicted for the 2001 attack on the Indian parliament, would turn him into a ‘a hero’ and provide ‘a massive weapon to separatists’.
- India Will Burn If Afzal Hanged - Farooq Abdullah (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Oct 15, 2006)
India will "go up in flames" if it hangs a Muslim militant convicted for his role in an attack on parliament in 2001, a former chief minister of Indian Kashmir was quoted as saying.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 15, 2006)
Short of a formal acknowledgment, the Communist Party of China (CPC) is distinctly headed for a paradigm shift if the trend of the discussions at the recent meeting of the central committee is an indication.
- To Hang Afzal Guru Or Not To Hang? (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Oct 15, 2006)
The question is not whether to hang Afzal Guru or not to hang. The question is what are the basic issues that the various mutually contending parties are trying to debate or pretending to debate?
- Changing Styles (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 15, 2006)
Is Bipasha Basu in beedi jalai le in Omkara more graceful than Helen was in mera nam chin chin chun in Howrah Bridge? There are many who may not agree with such comparison at all.
- We'll Test Pak After Giving Terror Evidence: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Brushing aside Islamabad’s repeated denials about its involvement in the Mumbai blasts, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India will test Pakistan only after giving it "credible evidence" about "elements" in that country being behind the . . .
- Getting Pakistan On Board, Without Scaring It Away (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 15, 2006)
United States Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns’ call on Pakistan to use its influence on “Kashmiri terrorist groups” to stop all attacks on India is an indirect way of telling Islamabad that it must stop all support to terrorism, period.
- Vision Balochistan To Accelerate Development (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 15, 2006)
In an interview, Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has expressed his readiness to discuss ‘all issues’ including Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan but negated the very essence of the ‘readiness’ by declaring that there can’t be discussions on . . .
- The Truth About The Kargil Episode (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad, Oct 15, 2006)
We now have two clearly delineated and mutually dismissive versions of the Kargil episode — a controversial as well as painful saga of our history.
- Outside The Media Glare (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 15, 2006)
The news from the India-Pakistan dialogue front is encouraging. The two countries have decided to revive their talks which have been stalled since July when bomb blasts in Mumbai led to horrific loss of life.
- Miles To Go Before We Sleep: Manmohan Singh (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 15, 2006)
Full-fledged Foreign Minister soon
May appeal against High Court ruling on Bannerjee panel
"New Foreign Minister shortly"
- Where The Politicians Call The Shots (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 15, 2006)
Today, the police are accountable only to the political executive at the district or state level. There is absolutely no departmental accountability whatsoever. Had the police been accountable to the law, there would have been no terrorism in Punjab . .
- Pm Calls For Zero Tolerance To Terrorism (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Without naming Pakistan, PM Manmohan Singh on Friday advocated an international norm of “zero tolerance” to terrorism saying it would send the right signal to the “countries directly engaged” in perpetrating the menace or allowing their territories . . .
- Respect Supreme Court's Verdict On Mohd Afzal (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Amidst the raging debate stirred by the demand for granting clemency to Mohd Afzal Guru, who has been sentenced to death in the December 13, ’01 Parliament attack case, Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar has said the Supreme Court judgement . . .
- Three Detainees Free After Mumbai Ats Admits It Has No Evidence (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
The Mazgaon Sessions Court today discharged three suspects arrested by the Anti-Terrorist Squad of the Mumbai Police in the July 11 serial blasts case.
- Uk Convicts Qaida Man Of Indian Origin (Indian Express, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Oct 14, 2006)
A British Hindu convert to Islam of ethnic Indian origin has admitted – and been convicted by a London court for plotting to detonate a radioactive "dirty" bomb and other explosive devices to commit mass murder in Britain and the US.
- Us Think Tank Asserts Isi Role In J&k Terror (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 14, 2006)
The ISI’s role in supporting militants in Kashmir and Taliban-backed insurgents in Afghanistan has been highlighted in a new report by a leading US think tank.
- Army Acts To Combat Stress (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Oct 14, 2006)
The Army is now studying modalities about how to improve stress management among its personnel to reduce problems like indiscipline and fratricidal killings, according to official sources.
- Peace Nobel For Yunus, Grameen Bank (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Bangladeshi microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Bank won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for advancing economic and social opportunities for the poor that has helped millions lift themselves from crushing poverty.
- Seized Ammo Was Up For Sale: Cid (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
A day after three brothers were arrested from their Kolkata residence for stockpiling a huge cache of landmines and bullets, CID officials on Friday said they were planning to sell them off to a resourceful buyer.
- India For ‘Zero Tolerance’ On Terror (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday called for “zero tolerance” against terrorism, which he said, with Pakistan in mind, would send the right signal to countries engaged in promoting terrorism.
- 2 Militants, Jawan Killed In Encounter (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Two militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit were killed in an encounter with the security forces after a night-long operation in Shopian town of Pulwama district. An Army jawan of 44 RR was also killed in the encounter, the police here said.
- A Legacy (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 14, 2006)
Among the legacies left to us by our forefathers, the worst is the caste system. Other nations have class hierarchies depending on how much a person owns...
- Suicide In Jammu (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 14, 2006)
The suicide by a Class IX student of Jammu on Wednesday after being thrashed by his school principal has once again put a question mark on corporal punishment.
- Macro Nobel For Micro Messiah (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Bangladeshi microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Bank won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for advancing economic and social opportunities for the poor that has helped millions lift themselves from crushing poverty.
- Hindutva Dishonesty Is Exposed (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Oct 14, 2006)
The proponents of Hindutva, more specifically, the Sangh Parivar followers, are generally peeved that the mainline media distrusts them, and that their activities mostly attract negative publicity.
- Azad Govt Begins To Undo Multi-Crore Custodian Land Scam (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Oct 14, 2006)
In a significant development, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has begun to cancel all the scandalous allotments of prime land made in the Department of Evacuees' Property (DEP) in the last over two years.
- One Acquitted Suspect Is Terrorist By Own Admission (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
One of three suspects in the 7/11 Mumbai serial train bomb blasts discharged by a local court today, turned out to be an alleged terrorist from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) by his own admission.
- A Student's Suicide (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 14, 2006)
The suicide by a student of a private school is going to haunt this city for long. It is a tragic occurrence and was perhaps totally avoidable.
- Musharraf's Version Of Truth (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Oct 14, 2006)
Gen. Musharraf, to go by his own assessment of his character, is a man of great candour. He speaks truth and nothing but the truth.
- India Ready To Discuss All Issues With Pak: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
In his first public reaction to Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s recent book, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said he is ready to discuss all issues pertaining to relations between the two countries, including Kashmir.
- Muslim States Role For Kashmir Settlement Urged (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Azad Jammu Kashmir Prime Minister Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan on Friday urged the Muslim countries to play active role for early resolution of the Kashmir issue.
- Death To Afzal: Farooq Fears Threat To Judges (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah, who is opposed to the execution of Mohammad Afzal, has said the death penalty for the Parliament terror attack convict is “far too extreme” and feared for the life of the judges who had . . .
- 'Zero Tolerance For Terrorism’: Loc Is There To Stay, Says Singh (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
India, EU agree to improve intelligence flows
Solana stresses all nations, not just Pakistan, need to increase anti-terror efforts
- ‘India Ready For Kashmir Talks, But Not In Public’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
India is ready to discuss all issues, including Jammu and Kashmir, with Pakistan, but not publicly, Prime Minister Manmohan has told a Finnish magazine, stressing that there will be no talks on altering the disputed state’s borders.
- Peace Talks Resume Next Month (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Oct 14, 2006)
Foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India have agreed to hold a two-day review meeting in the second week of November in New Delhi, diplomatic sources told Dawn on Friday.
- Getting Pakistan On Board, Without Scaring It Away (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 14, 2006)
United States Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns’ call on Pakistan to use its influence on “Kashmiri terrorist groups” to stop all attacks on India is an indirect way of telling Islamabad that it must stop all support to terrorism, period.
- Militants Kidnap Three Vdc Members In J&k (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Militants kidnapped three Village Defence Committee (VDC) members and lobbed grenades on the house of a surrendered militant in separate incidents in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said on Saturday.
- What Is The Pm Up To? (Pioneer, R D Sharma, Oct 14, 2006)
It is unfortunate that we have a Prime Minister who refuses to listen to the voices of crores of Indians against the killing of innocent Indians by terrorists aided and abetted by Pakistan.
- Indian Occupation Cause Of Militancy, Says Ajk President (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
AJK President Zulqarnain Khan has criticised a US official’s statement that Kashmiris should stop militancy against the Indian government.
- Pm For Zero Tolerance Against Terror (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the European Union members to work out an international norm of zero tolerance against terrorism that will send the right signal to those countries directly engaged in such acts or which are allowing . . .
- An Alliance With The Ppp? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 14, 2006)
My understanding of what General Musharraf told journalists in Islamabad is that there is never a dull moment, i.e. we are living in times. The way he said it shows that he enjoys every bit of it. He likes brainy skirmishes with world leaders . . .
- 7 Soldiers Wounded In J&k Guerrilla Attack » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Seven soldiers were wounded on Friday when their convoy was attacked by guerrillas in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district.
- Guru To Give Birth To More Gurus (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 14, 2006)
Indian officials have nominated a hangman from Meerut – Mamu - for execution of death sentence of Afzal Guru. Mamu is the son of the dreaded hangman, Kallu who hanged the assassins of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
- Azad Kashmir And Self-Governance (News International, Ershad Mahmud, Oct 14, 2006)
Recently the Human Rights Watch described Azad Kashmir as anything but "Azad" and this invited censure from the Pakistani government. But the fact is there are some contradictions in the constitution itself which go against Pakistan's traditional . . .
- School Attacked Over Student’S Suicide (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Enraged by the suicide of a student after he was allegedly beaten by the principal for not paying school fees, his parents along with scores of protesters on Thursday attacked the school and the principal’s house, here...
- Gandhigiri Minus Gandhi (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Oct 13, 2006)
Cinema's legendary SS Vasan once told me a successful film should have something for the heart, something for the ears, something for the eyes and a little for the mind.
- Stop Terror Attacks On India: Us To Pakistan (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The US has asked the Pakistan government to use its influence with terrorist groups to completely stop attacks on India, Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns said on Thursday.
- Politics Of Justice (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 13, 2006)
Following the Supreme Court judgement establishing criteria for consideration and rejection of mercy petitions of convicts on death row, the instant assessment is that this signals finis for Mohammad Afzal Guru, the mastermind of the December . . .
- Lashkar Issues Fresh Threats (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 13, 2006)
Islamist polemic proliferates in Pakistan despite detention of terror group's chief
- Us To Pak: End Terror Attacks Aimed At India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The US has asked Pakistan to use its influence with terror groups to completely stop attacks on India, US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns said today.
- In The Shadows (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 13, 2006)
What is the Lashkar's agenda in India? Who are its leaders and what is their relationship with the Directorate of the ISI?
- Fear Stalks North Kashmir Mountains (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 13, 2006)
Dentist's murder points to continued Lashkar presence — and power.
- Fortresses Of Faith (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 13, 2006)
The discovery of a madrassa-based Lashkar cell in Gujarat raises difficult questions about such seminaries.
- Afzal Must Not Hang (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Oct 13, 2006)
India's justice delivery system will undermine its own credibility if Mohammed Afzal, accused in the Parliament attack case, is hanged.
- President A P J Abdul Kalam Turns 75. Wish Him (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Scientist, author and now the `Peoples' President.
A P J Abdul Kalam's presidency has been like no other in India's history.
- Us Asks Pakistan To Stop Export Of Terror To India (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Oct 13, 2006)
The Bush administration is again leaning on Islamabad to put an end to terrorism directed against India by Kashmiri separatist groups supported by Pakistan.
- Why A Sentence Should Not Be Disturbed? (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Oct 13, 2006)
The power to commute death sentence vested in the President by the Constitution bristles with possibilities. It is not that it has been abused by any occupant of the august office. But like with any discretionary power, its existence is frightening.
- Stranger’S Tales (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 13, 2006)
Reading this engaging book brought to mind Graham Greene’s comment that if he wanted to be understood or understand, he would have bamboozled himself into belief.
- Only 3 Out Of 133 Deptts In J&k Follow Rti Act (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, Oct 13, 2006)
While Right to Information (RTI) Act is being used across the country especially at the national level by the citizens to seek "useful information" from the Government, over 90 per cent Government Departments and public bodies in Jammu and Kashmir . . .
- Pak Army Is Nation’S Largest Business Conglomerate (Tribune, RAHUL BEDI, Oct 13, 2006)
The US may be talking of the gradual democratisation of Pakistan, but the country’s army may be in no mood to relinquish power given its proliferating commercial interests.
- Fight The Evil (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 13, 2006)
It is extremely unfortunate that four Army soldiers have lost their lives in an ambush laid by the militants in Poonch district early on Wednesday.
- Army Uncorks Pent-Up Rage (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Anti-army sentiments in Assam burst forth again with several thousand people blocking NH 37 in Doomdooma today to protest the detention of 20 residents after suspected Ulfa militants triggered a blast in which a soldier suffered minor injuries.
- Self Rule, A Step Towards Secession (Daily Excelsior, Rameshwar Singh Jamwal, Oct 13, 2006)
A lot is being discussed about self governance and demilitarization, both at National level and at State level as well, PDP, the chief propagandist of these borrowed terms, from none other than General Parvez Musharraf, has renewed its vigour for . . .
- 3 Militants Killed In Encounters (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
The security forces killed three militants and arrested a top commander of the Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islam (HUJI), while ultras attacked an Army camp, a BSF picket and shot at a CPM activist in Jammu and Kashmir overnight, official sources said today.
- Mind The Gap Between Musharraf’S Words And Deeds (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Oct 13, 2006)
On the eve of the 7th anniversary of his coup — after he promised he would go at the end of 2004 — President-General Pervez Musharraf says he wants every Pakistani to embrace “moderation” like him.
- India Changed Kishan Ganga’S Design: Jatoi (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
India has changed the design of the Kishan Ganga power project, which is in progress in held Kashmir, Minister for Water and Power Liaqat Ali Jatoi told Aaj television on Thursday.
- Pakistan Not Behind Blasts’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Experts quoted in a US think-tank report have rejected claims that Pakistan’s intelligence agencies were involved in the Mumbai or London blasts.
- If Musharraf Looks Back To 1999 (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 13, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has completed seven years of the eventful journey that he started on October 12, 1999 — first three years as Chief Executive of the country and now as Head of the State.
- I Am Against Terrorism, Says Musharraf (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Oct 12, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that he was "against terrorism and the Mumbai blasts were a terrorist act. Whether it is Mumbai, the attack on the Indian Parliament, it is terrorism. Pakistan deplores it, I am against it."
- Pakistan-West Relations On A Skid? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 12, 2006)
It must be clear to the US and its Western allies that by not delivering on what he was expected to do, Gen Pervez Musharraf is willy-nilly contributing to a more ferocious form of terrorism, not only in his own country but in the entire region.
- Reservations About Quotas For Women On Boards (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Oct 12, 2006)
With women matching up to men in every walk of life, the crutch of reservation on company boards is not warranted.
- British Bridge (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 12, 2006)
While prime minister Manmohan Singh has been stressing that maintaining India's currently impressive economic growth rate would require massive upgradations of infrastructure, he understandably underplayed such riders when making his pitch in London . .
- Demystifying Defence (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 12, 2006)
Why should a Bofors, Scorpene, Sukhoi or Barak excite the national imagination? Underlying the disproportionate sense of outrage over corruption in defence deals is a flawed assumption: That our national interest is best protected by a state armed . . .
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