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Articles 3321 through 3420 of 13380:
- Musician Killed By Police In Kashmir (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
At least two dozen people were hurt as thousands of protesters hurled bricks and stones in held Kashmir on Saturday in a violent demonstration over the killing of a musician by police.
- Militants Kill Lt Col In Bandipore After Shootout In Market (Indian Express, MIR EHSAN, Jul 02, 2006)
Days after the J&K Police announced a cash reward for information on Lashkar-e-Toiba’s Kashmir chief Bilal who is believed to be hiding in the mountains of Bandipore, militants killed a Lt Colonel today in a fierce firefight in the main market of . . .
- Smarting Over India N-Deal, Pak Gets F-16 Offer From Us (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 02, 2006)
The Bush Administration’s decision to seek Congressional approval last night of the sale of 16 F-16 fighter aircraft for Pakistan is, only in part, a compensation for the American refusal to offer a nuclear deal similar to the one signed with India . . .
- Peace As Mere Jargon (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Jul 02, 2006)
Kashmir burns, the Hurriyat and Pakistan play the fiddle. India, meanwhile, protests ---- The recent months have witnessed a sharp increase in terror attacks and mindless killings of innocents in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Fear Returns (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, Jul 02, 2006)
After a brief lull, cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is returning to its old level.
- Honeymoon That Never Was (Pioneer, Kanchan Lakshman, Jul 02, 2006)
The so-called "peace process" in Jammu and Kashmir is only a tactical ploy by Jihad Inc. to buy time. The intensity of extremism has not reduced, though there has been some diminution of terrorist capacities
- 12 Militants Arrested, Rs 5 Lakh Reward On Comdr (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Police today busted a well knit network of Lashkar-e-Toiba militant outfit in Valley, responsible for the suicide attack on Congress rally on May 21 and other militancy related incidents including civilian killings. Twelve suspects have been . . .
- India Claims Killing 8 Militants In Held Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
India said its troops shot dead eight suspected militants on Friday when they tried to sneak into occupied Kashmir from the Pakistani side.
- Lt-Col Dies In J&k Encounter (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
A Lieutenant Colonel and three militants were killed in an encounter between militants and security forces at Bandipore in Baramulla district today.
- Pak Not To Give Mfn Status To India (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, Jul 01, 2006)
With the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement set to become operational from tomorrow, Pakistan has apparently decided not to accord the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India as well as tariff concessions due under the SAFTA.
- Pakistan Announces Visa Relaxations (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 01, 2006)
Part of improving bilateral, confidence-building measures
Meant to promote Pakistan as a destination for tourism and trade
Indian group tourists to get 30-day visas, pilgrims to get 15-day visas
New rules do not signify "shift" in Islamabad's . . .
- Safta In Place But Not For Indo-Pak. Trade (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 01, 2006)
Talks on trade to continue
- Cong, Pdp, Nc Pursuing Hurriyat Agenda: Jaitley (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Policies of the United Front Alliance (UPA) at Centre towards Jammu and Kashmir came under a strong attack at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior office bearers’ meeting which was convened by Party national general secretary and former Union Minister,
- Almost At The Gate (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jul 01, 2006)
Adapting and only slightly exaggerating Rabindranath Tagore, it could be said that one sees India everywhere in Cornwall but finds Indians nowhere.
- The Valley Sulkers (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jul 01, 2006)
Ten days spent in the valley, after an eight-month gap, brought me up against a new phenomenon which I would call the "great sulk" of urban Kashmiri Muslims.
- Musharraf Steps Up Rhetoric On Kashmir (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has stepped up rhetoric on Kashmir after a long gap by telling India that he might revert to the demand of third party intervention if his proposals of demilitarisation and self-governance in the region were not . . .
- Mad Cities (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 01, 2006)
Prime minister Manmohan Singh stirred a hornet's nest in Mumbai when he spoke on the "cancer of corruption and stranglehold of land mafias", besides calling for greater transparency in municipal governance.
- Advice On Democracy (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 01, 2006)
It seems that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's 'advice' to Pakistan to hold free and fair elections, as contained in remarks to journalists during her visit to Islamabad early this week, have rubbed a lot of people the wrong way.
- President Sets Foreign Policy Goals (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 01, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf, on Thursday, asked Pakistani envoys to proactively pursue economic diplomacy, highlight Pakistan’s geo-political location in the region and project positive developments of the country.
- General Recall (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jul 01, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Lt-Gen S.K. Sinha (retd) knows how to wriggle out of a sticky situation.
- Pakistan, India Swap Prisoners (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 01, 2006)
Pakistan and India exchanged more than 50 civilian prisoners on Friday amid warming ties between the nuclear-armed South Asian rivals, officials said.
- Pakistan Committed To Normalisation Of Ties With India: Pm (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said on Thursday that Pakistan was committed to normalising relations with India through the ongoing composite dialogue process.
- President Stresses Economic Diplomacy (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Jun 30, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Thursday asked Pakistani envoys to proactively pursue economic diplomacy, highlight Pakistan’s geo-political location in the region and project the positive developments of the country.
- Darvesh Is Better (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 30, 2006)
Following the dastardly attack on a Sopore Sufi recently some knowledgeable persons have wondered why he should have been described as dervish.
- Sex Scandal: Senior Ias Officer Arrested (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jun 30, 2006)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday arrested a senior IAS officer of the Jammu and Kashmir Government in connection with the sex scandal.
- Demolition Of Hindu Esteem (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Jun 30, 2006)
Pakistan has again thrown the gauntlet at India by demolishing the only Hindu temple in Lahore.
- Indo-Pak Dialogue To Change Gears (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Pakistan and India are set to change gears to make the composite dialogue process more result oriented, top officials said.
- Can Islam Be Democratic? (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jun 30, 2006)
Islam supercedes nationality," says media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
- Unsafe-Deposit (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 30, 2006)
But blaming BPOs alone won't do ---- There is nothing 'foolproof' about internet banking.
- Ltte’S Turnaround (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 30, 2006)
The security of Sri Lankan Tamils is eventually what needs to be ensured as a first step towards a deal
- What Goes Between The Covers (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 30, 2006)
Begin with a simple axiom: more bad books are published than good books.
- God And State (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 30, 2006)
From the two ends of India, two case studies for government on how not to handle the interface with religious custom.
- Army Rules Out Induction Of Fresh Troops In J&k (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The Army today ruled out induction of fresh troops in Jammu and Kashmir but said re-deployment of forces will be carried out on the basis of intelligence inputs to counter infiltration and combat terrorism.
- Time To Call Off The Salwa Judum (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 30, 2006)
It is the state’s primary duty to protect its citizens. Instead, innocent tribals are displaced from their homes to be pitted against the sophisticated Naxal army
- Probe Ordered Into Allegations Of Tampering With Ice Lingam (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The Jammu and Kashmir Governor, Lt-Gen S.K. Sinha (retd), has ordered a probe by a retired judge of the High Court into the allegations, inter alia, of tampering with the ice lingam of Lord Shiva in the holy cave of Amarnath.
- Federation For Lanka (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 30, 2006)
I do not accept all of what the LTTE spokesman, Dr Anton Balasingam, has said in his interview to an Indian television network.
- Kashmir Dad's Book Details Painful Search For Son (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Jun 30, 2006)
It may never top the best sellers list, but 65-year-old Abdul Rashid hopes his small book will be some comfort to thousands of Kashmiris whose relatives have disappeared during the revolt against Indian rule.
- Stinking Hazard (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 30, 2006)
Often in the past we have highlighted the acute problem of garbage littered all over the city particularly in its old historic parts.
- Addl Security Forces For Railway Project In Valley (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jun 30, 2006)
One of Jammu & Kashmir state's most influential bureaucrats and a senior officer of Indian Administrative Service (IAS), Mohammad Iqbal Khanday, has been arrested by CBI today for his alleged involvement in the infamous 'Srinagar sex scandal'.
- Peace Process At Risk (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jun 30, 2006)
No one, except those with eyes widely shut, can fail to be alarmed at the sudden and sustained spurt in the acts of terror in Jammu and Kashmir. Not a day passes when the merchants of hate and death do not lob grenades at the security forces or . . .
- Govt Reviews Security In J&k (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Alarmed by increase in infiltration from across the border, the government today reviewed the security situation in the troubled Jammu and Kashmir and decided to adopt new tactics to counter those being adopted by the terrorists.
- Naga Talks In Top Gear; Deal To Be Clinched In Bangkok (Tribune, Swati Chaturvedi, Jun 29, 2006)
In the words of the Prime Minister’s Principal Interlocutor “From first gear it has now moved into fourth gear”.
- Concern Over Increase In Infiltration (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Concerned at a marginal increase in infiltration from Pakistan, the Government today said "remedial measures", including synchronisation between various security forces, would soon be put in place as concerted efforts continued to usher in permanent . . .
- N-Deal Clears First Hurdle In Us Congress (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jun 29, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal cleared its first major hurdle in the Congress yesterday afternoon as the Bill that seeks to allow this cooperation sailed through the House International Relations Committee (HIRC) with strong bipartisan support.
- Don’T Repeat Mistakes (Tribune, Harwant Singh, Jun 29, 2006)
An agreement for mutual withdrawal of troops from the Siachen area could not be reached due to Pakistan’s intransigence in authenticating the positions physically held by Indian troops.
- Public Shirkers Vs Private Doers (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 29, 2006)
This time, the prime minister called a spade a shovel. Visiting Mumbai on June 21 to launch Anil Ambani's metro rail project, Manmohan Singh slammed the city adminis-tration so hard that it derailed the state and civic honchos preening on the dais.
- Small Is Beautiful (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 29, 2006)
The lead article in the latest issue of Organiser sharply attacks the entry of big business in retail and flays the Left for opposing FDI but welcoming Indian corporates into the sector.
- India, Pak Have Made Progress On Kashmir: Us (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Observing that India and Pakistan have made "significant" progress towards resolving the Kashmir issue, the United States has said it supports dialogue and confidence-building measures between the two countries.
- Threat Rewarded, Docility Ignored (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 29, 2006)
It is strange to see the Government providing relief packages to terrorists, but leaving Hindu victims to fend for themselves, notes YK Sharma
- Hurriyat's Salvo (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 29, 2006)
It has taken time for the reality to sink in that the moderate Hurriyat Conference has indeed criticised Hizbul Mujahideen.
- Top Brass Meet To Review Situation In J&k (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Jun 29, 2006)
Expressing grave concern over increase in infiltration from Pakistan, Chief of Army Staff General JJ Singh on Wednesday chaired a meeting, attended by Union Home Secretary VK Duggal and other senior officials of the Home Ministry and top brass of the . .
- "If You Want To Be Treated Like India, Be Like India" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Even as the landmark India-United States nuclear deal sailed through the 50-member International Relations Committee of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, supporters in the House termed it a defining moment in relations between the two countries.
- Kill The Menace (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 29, 2006)
The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed on June 26 every year.
- Cbi Submits Report In Sex Racket (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The CBI today submitted its second status report in three days on its investigation of the sex racket in Jammu and Kashmir to the High Court, which is monitoring the probe.
- Top Let Ultra, Who Got 60 Bsnl Sims Arrested (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Rajouri Police today smashed a parallel communication network being run by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen cadre with the arrest of two persons including a top Lashkar ultra, who had so far procured 60 BSNL mobile SIM cards for the militants.
- Govt Contemplating To Lodge Pak, Kashmir Militants Separately (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Government has ordered amendment in Jammu and Kashmir Civil Service Regulations Vol. I revising the rates of compensatory allowance/border allowance in favour of Government employees in different areas of the State.
- The Demise Of Objectivity (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 29, 2006)
The fag end of the twentieth century saw freedom of the press run on a fail-safe line in many first world countries.
- Kashmir’S Iron Maidens (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Jun 28, 2006)
Long before the sex scandal in Jammu and Kashmir erupted in angry street demonstrations in the Valley, the minister of health in the Mufti . . .
- Retracing The Ancient Silk Route (Daily Excelsior, K.N. Pandita, Jun 28, 2006)
On June 18, 2006 Indian and Chinese senior officials met in Beijing to discuss among other bilateral matters the question of setting a date for the opening of Nathu La. The historic event is scheduled to take place this month (June 2006)...
- Encourage It (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 28, 2006)
Undoubtedly the Pakistani comedians --- one of them Rauf Lala has actually emerged "the king of hilarity"
- Religious Fanaticism (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 28, 2006)
The recent list of those released from the US security prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, holding Al Qaida suspects, indicated Muslims of different nationalities. Interestingly India, home to the world's second largest Muslim population, did not . . .
- Jp’S Kashmir Policy (Tribune, Balraj Puri, Jun 28, 2006)
Out of all leading personalities of the country, Jayaprakash Narayan paid maximum attention to the Kashmir problem.
- Kashmir, Pak Militants At Loggerheads In Jail (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Trouble has been brewing in Kot Bhalwal jail with some Kashmiri militants being at loggerheads with Pakistan ultras, detained in high security Central jail on the issue of some recent happening in the Valley including an attempt on the life of . . .
- Regime Change In Mogadishu (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jun 28, 2006)
Apologists for the pre-eminent global superpower frequently complain that the object of their allegiance all too often attracts unfavourable publicity even when it does a good deed.
- Peace Process Loses Steam (Deccan Herald, Sushant Sareen, Jun 28, 2006)
Domestic compulsions appear to restrain Manmohan Singh and Pervez Musharraf from taking bold initiatives
- The Accidental Developers: India's Emerging Elite (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
In a rush to build shops, offices and houses worthy of a thriving economy, a new elite is emerging in India -- young men asked to turn plots of family land into a property business.
- Us N-Bill Moots Severe Curbs On India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
It primarily seeks to exempt from certain requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, a proposed nuclear agreement for cooperation with India.
- It's Story Time (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 28, 2006)
In Sufi circles, it is customary for students to soak themselves in stories, so that the internal dimensions may be unlocked by the teaching master as and when the candidate is judged ready for the experiences which they bring.
Idries Shah
- Kashmir-Eu Week In Brussels (News International, Mariana Baabar, Jun 28, 2006)
The Kashmir-EU week was inaugurated at the European Parliament on Tuesday, by Gary Titley MEP, Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party.
- Sc Notices On Petition Challenging J&k Hc Order (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
The Supreme Court today issued notices on a petition challenging the J&K High Court order banning plying of vehicles which are 15 years old.
- Travesty In Pok (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 28, 2006)
Whenever election is held in India's Jammu & Kashmir under the Constitution of the country, New Delhi goes overboard, needlessly so, to assure meddlesome foreign governments of the credibility of the exercise.
- Dark Clouds On India's Horizon (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, Jun 28, 2006)
Nation states do not disintegrate overnight. It takes years, decades or even centuries before the actual demise or the decay to set in, with predators first nibbling away at the periphery.
- Cm’S Surprise Check Of Double Shift Works (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad made a surprise visit to various parts of Srinagar city this morning to assess progress of works launched under double-shift system.
- Pakistani And Kashmiri Militants Fight Over Supermacy In Jail (Press Trust of India, Anil Bhat, Jun 28, 2006)
The high-security Kotbalwal Jail here has become a virtual war zone with Pakistani and local militants fighting amongst each other in the last few days in a bid to establish supermacy over each other.
- Judicial Custody For 2 Ex-Ministers (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
The Chief Judicial Magistrate here today remanded two former Jammu and Kashmir ministers, allegedly involved in the sex racket, in 14 days' judicial custody. Two former ministers Raman Matto and Ghulam Ahmad Mir are in the custody of the CBI since . . .
- Cops Thrash Woman In Labour, Killing Baby (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Jun 28, 2006)
In a bizarre incident, a woman constable entered ‘labour room’ and started beating up nine-month pregnant Dalit woman, Raj, a resident of Kuttiwal village in Ajnala tehsil, leading to the death of her male child after delivery.
- V.P. Is Lying About Sonia, Says Fotedar (Asian Age, Yusuf Jameel and Shafqat Ali, Jun 28, 2006)
Senior Congress leader and Gandhi family loyalist Makhan Lal Fotedar on Tuesday accused former Prime Minister V.P. Singh of spreading falsehoods in anticipation of playing a major role in the country’s future politics.
- No Way To Ensure Urban Reform (Business Standard, Subir Roy, Jun 28, 2006)
Last week the prime minister inaugurated work on metro rail projects in Mumbai and Bangalore.
- 14-Day Remand For J&k Ministers (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Two former Jammu and Kashmir ministers, Ghulam Ahmed Mir and Raman Mattoo, arrested by the CBI for their alleged involvement in the sex abuse racket, have been sent to 14 days judicial remand by the chief judicial magistrate, Srinagar.
- India Must Help Contain Iran, Says Amended Us Bill (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jun 28, 2006)
The House International Relations Committee (HIRC) on Tuesday commenced a “markup” hearing on House Resolution (HR) 5682, a modified version of HR 4794 that seeks to exempt from certain requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 a proposed . . .
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