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Articles 3621 through 3720 of 13380:
- A World In The Thrall Of Violence (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jun 21, 2006)
Iraq, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Nepal... are all caught in violence that shows no signs of abating. Ironically, the more powerful a few nations become and the more power their leaders wield in geo-politics, the more unsafe they are making the world . . .
- More Wheat In Private Hands (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Jun 21, 2006)
The decision to import wheat reflects the government's failure to procure enough wheat after the last harvest.
- Targetting Migrant Workers (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 21, 2006)
Sixteen agricultural workers of Nepali origin are the latest victims of terror.
- India-Pak Should Take Talks More Seriously: Hayat Khan (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Lauding the Indo-Pak peace process, Prime Minister of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir Sikander Hayat Khan today said the gun has become "irrelevent" but India and Pakistan should be more serious about resolving the Kashmir issue.
- Cbms Are Meant To Avert Conflict: Pranab (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
India today said confidence-building measures with Pakistan like opening of bus service between Poonch and Rawalakot were aimed at averting a conflict between the two countries.
- Saving Wild Life (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 21, 2006)
The chief signal that emerged from the meeting of the National Wild Life Board was that despite prime ministerial initiatives the requisite sense of urgency has yet to penetrate those tasked with protecting our endangered fauna.
- Three-Handed Cut-Throat (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 21, 2006)
Congress, BJP And Left Hold Cards Close To Chests!
- All Quiet In Balochistan? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 21, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf said on Monday that life was returning to normal in Dera Bugti and nearby areas because “terrorists have been eliminated from Balochistan”.
- No Enthusiasm As Pok ‘Pm’ Flags Off Bus (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The first service of the Poonch-Rawalakot bus was today flagged off by Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) ‘Prime Minister’ Hayat Khan with 57 passengers on board.
- Pakistan, India’S Positions On Kashmir Unchanged (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Pakistan’s official position on Kashmir, as that of India, remains unchanged more than two years after the composite dialogue between the two countries got underway, according to the International Crisis Group’s (ICG) Dr Samina . . .
- India Urged To Let Oic Team Visit Kashmir (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The Organisation of Islamic Conference’s contact group on Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday called for early resolution of the dispute and urged India to allow visit of its special representative to occupied Kashmir.
- Another Barrier On Loc Falls (Indian Express, Arun Sharma, Jun 21, 2006)
The first Poonch-Rawalkot bus in 58 years rolled across the border this afternoon. UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, along with Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee, flagged off the bus carrying 30 passengers from Poonch to Rawalkote on PoK, as the large . . .
- The Point Of No Return (Indian Express, Aasha Khosa, Jun 21, 2006)
Lieutenant Sushmita Chakarborty’s suicide at Udhampur takes me back to this quaint town where my friend Lieutenant Colonel SSS
- Rot At The Top (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 21, 2006)
Some of Srinagar’s powerful people were involved
- Foreign Militant Of Lashkar Killed In Kashmir (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
A foreign militant of Pakistan based Lashkar- e-Toiba (LeT) was killed by the Army and Jammu and Kashmir police in a joint operation in north Kashmir on Monday night, an official spokesman said.
- Sonia Flags Off Poonch-Rawalakot Bus Service (Daily Excelsior, Dinesh Manhotra, Jun 21, 2006)
The ‘invisible line of sorrow’- which has kept thousands of souls away from their family members and relatives for the last 58 years, today turned into a ‘road of happiness’ for these divided families as this link is going to end their long separation.
- Talks Within Purview Of Indian Constitution: Sonia (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Reiterating Central Government resolve to hold dialogue with different sections of the society to solve vexed problems, chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Sonia Gandhi today said talks and not violence, is the solution of any issue.
- Hidden 'Enemies' (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 21, 2006)
It is seldom that two events take place almost simultaneously pointing to hidden wars and enemies plaguing the social order at large.
- Sex Scandal Cuffs On Ex-Ministers (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
“I am going for a morning walk,” Ghulam Ahmed Mir told the staff at Jammu and Kashmir House as he was led away by CBI officials after his arrest in the sex scandal that has rocked the Valley.
- Challenges In Kashmir (Deccan Herald, Balraj Puri, Jun 21, 2006)
Power devolution to J&K and its regions is a logical step forward within constitution
- This Tail Wags The Dog (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jun 21, 2006)
The Israel lobby selectively pumps in funds to distort US elections
- Tortured Bodies Of Us Soldiers Found (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Two US soldiers who went missing after an attack on their checkpoint were found dead last night, and a senior Iraqi defence official said their bodies showed signs of “barbaric” torture.
- Not The Destination, Says Pok Leader (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 21, 2006)
56 cross the Line of Control from Rawalakot to Poonch by bus on Tuesday
"A bus service or a truck service cannot solve the problem of Kashmir"
Demand for inclusion of Kashmiri leaders in India-Pakistan talks.
- Singh Wants Local Kashmir Groups Heads (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jun 21, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh wants “local” instead of “outside” experts to head the five working groups he announced after a roundtable conference in Srinagar last month to study various issues concerning Jammu and Kashmir and recommend . . .
- Kashmir-American Conference On July 20 (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 21, 2006)
The Kashmiri-American Council will hold its annual conference on Kashmir on July 20 in Washington.
- Sonia To Flag Off New Kashmir Bus Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The inaugural run of the bus service linking Poonch in the Indian part of Kashmir to Rawalakot in its Pakistan part will be held today (Tuesday) amid tight security.
- Ng Reduces Supply To J&k (Daily Excelsior, Mohinder Verma , Jun 20, 2006)
Power crisis continues to loom large over Jammu and Kashmir with Northern Grid reducing the power supply to the State this morning forcing the people to face scheduled as well as un-scheduled power cuts.
- Pakistan, India Relations Prone To Deterioration’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri warned on Monday that history had shown that relations between Pakistan and India were prone to sudden deterioration.
- Trade Should Be Linked To Normalisation With India And Not Resolution . . . (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said in Karachi on Sunday that no progress had been made so far with the Indian government on the resolution of Siachen, let alone Kashmir and other vital issues, but he hoped . . .
- Sc Notice To Delhi Govt, Police On Militant’S Plea Over Judicial Propriety (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The Supreme Court today sought replies from the Delhi Government and the Delhi police on a petition of Kashmiri militant Gulam Mohammad Dar, raising the question of judicial propriety while hearing his bail plea in a case of hatching a conspiracy . . .
- For A Stable Border (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 20, 2006)
The Tenth Round of talks at the official level on the Siachen issue, held at New Delhi on 23 and 24 May 2006, have predictability ended in no agreement.
- India, Pak To Write New Chapter Of Friendship Today (Daily Excelsior, Dinesh Manhotra, Jun 20, 2006)
Initiating one more step in the direction of further strengthening heart to heart relations on two sides of the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, India and Pakistan are all set to launch second Karvan-e-Aman bus service tomorrow.
- Two Militants Among 3 Killed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Two militants were killed in separate encounters at different places in the Valley while as police recovered a body from Tangmarg on Monday.
- Kashmir Sex Scandal: Former J-K Ministers Arrested (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
CBI today arrested former Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir G A Mir and Raman Mattoo in connection with the Kashmir sex scandal, CBI sources said.
- Another Tragedy (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 20, 2006)
There are two reasons why one can't ignore the bus tragedy near Ramban along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Sunday. One is the large number of casualties.
- Cbi Announces Rs 2 Lakh Cash Reward On Sethi (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
CBI today announced a cash reward of Rs two lakh for information leading to the arrest of former Additional Advocate General of J&K Anil Sethi wanted in connection with the sex racket.
- Kashmir Had Below Normal Temp In Summers: Met » (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Notwithstanding the claims of the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board that the Shiva lingam at the holy cave shrine in South Kashmir has not formed this year due to global warming, weather officials on Monday said the temperature in Kashmir valley have . . .
- Bjp Takes Middle Lane On Bmic Project (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka has come up with a middle-path formula for the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project after its ruling partner the Janata Dal (S) backed down from a move to initiate a government takeover . . .
- Musharraf Says Pak Wants To Be Treated At Par With India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Although the Indo-US nuclear deal was a bilateral arrangement, Pakistan would not like anyone to ‘‘treat it differently’’ from India as it ‘‘has the same status,’’ President Pervez Musharraf has said.
- Behind Ice Lies J&k Govt-Governor Chill (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The roots of the controversy over the allegedly “man-made” lingam in the Amarnath cave to “compensate” for the lack of a “natural” one lie in the troubled political history of the Amarnath yatra ever since it came under the control of the Shrine . . .
- J&k Police Gun Down Top Hizb Militant (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Army on Monday claimed to have gunned down a top Hizbul Mujahideen militant, believed to be involved in the killing of several political workers and civilians, in a joint operation near Pampore .
- Former J&k Ministers Arrested In Sex Scandal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
CBI on Tuesday arrested former Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir GA Mir and Raman Mattoo in connection with the Kashmir sex scandal, CBI sources said.
- A Second Peace Bus For Kashmir Today (Statesman, Kavita Suri, Jun 20, 2006)
All is set for the launch of a second trans-Kashmir bus service between the border towns of Poonch on the Indian side and Rawalakote in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir tomorrow.
- Indian Officer In Trouble For Chauvinistic Remarks (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Women’s rights activists and opposition party leaders demanded on Monday that a top army general be fired for his reported remarks that female officers have no place in India’s army.
- Un Top Job? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 20, 2006)
There are reports that Pakistan is seriously considering making an official nomination for the post of UN secretary-general which is going to become vacant once Kofi Annan's term expires by the end of the year.
- Siachen Peace Park (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 20, 2006)
The writer is a development consultant and analyst from Gilgit-Baltistan. He is also the elected representative from the Asia Pacific region on the 'Board of Directors of the Mountain Forum'.
- Peace Process On Track: Musharraf (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 20, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has told a Chinese television station that the composite dialogue process between New Delhi and Islamabad was on track but the pace was below his expectations.
- Deliver Us From Evil (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 20, 2006)
As pilgrims gather at the Amarnath cave in Jammu and Kashmir and pay their respects to the natural Shivling that has formed there every summer since, well, recorded history, a disquieting and downright dangerous frenzy is being sought to be created . . .
- India To Be Services Hub (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Global telecommunications giant Nokia, on Monday, announced shifting the hub of its global telecom network management services business to India from its home base in Finland.....
- Wildlife Committee Increases Indian Army’S Burden In Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Already stretched with the job of policing in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army may be given yet another responsibility of protecting wildlife.
- Resolution Of Kashmir, Siachen Disputes: (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that no progress has been made so far with the Indian government on the resolution of Siachen, Kashmir and other vital issues, but hoped that outstanding issues will be resolved soon if the dialogue between the . . .
- Pakistan Fine With Indo-Us N-Deal But… (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said that the recent nuclear deal between the United States and India is a bilateral arrangement but Pakistan should be treated on equal basis for maintaining geo-strategic balance in the region.
- No Us Pressure On Ipi Gas Line Project: Pm (Pakistan Observer, John Thakur Das, Jun 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Sunday set aside the impression about involvement or pressure of a third country in negotiations and discussions on the gas pipeline from Iran through Pakistan to India.
- India’S Egregious Hr Record (Pakistan Observer, Mohammad Jamil, Jun 19, 2006)
In the past there have been negotiations between India and Pakistan, and whenever the thorny issue of Kashmir came under discussion, India did find some excuse to derail the process.
- Musharraf For Conflict Resolution (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 19, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has called for addressing the root causes of terrorism and underscored the need for resolution of conflicts such as Palestine and Kashmir to ensure peace, security and economic development in Asia.
- 'Lyrics Today Aren't Poetry, Just Bad Prose' (OutLook, SAIBAL CHATTERJEE, Jun 19, 2006)
One of Bollywood's last active links with its golden era, the veteran lyricist shares his unique musical insight and sense of history in a freewheeling conversation.
- 23 Killed, 26 Injured In Bus Accident On J&k Highway (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
At least 23 people, mostly labourers from Bihar and Nepal, were killed and 26 others injured when the bus they were travelling in skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge near Ramban on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway today, a police . . .
- Smooth Sailing (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 19, 2006)
Whenever one discusses Mendhar-born Congress leader Choudhry Mohammad Aslam one always gets the impression as if he has never got his due.
- Incidents Of Hr Abuses Vitiating Atmosphere: Mufti (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
People’s Democratic Party (PDP) patron and former Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has said that Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh’s pledge regarding zero tolerance for human rights abuses in Jammu and Kashmir should be translated into action . . .
- 23 Killed, 23 Injured As Bus Plunges Into Gorge (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
In a tragic road accident, 23 persons, mostly labourers from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Nepal were killed and 23 others received injuries, 13 of them critically, when a bus carrying them skidded off the road and plunged into deep gorge near Kela . . .
- 16 Killed In Jammu Bus Accident (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
At least 16 passengers were killed and 22 others injured when a bus skidded off a mountainous road and fell into the Chenab river along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Sunday.
- Army Shrinks Under Scanner (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, Jun 19, 2006)
Lieutenant Susmita Chakraborthy’s suicide is the latest in a series of self-killings by army personnel and the second by a lady officer.
- Wildlife Board To Consider Changes In Conservation Laws (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Even as wildlife lovers await the tiger census, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is scheduled to chair the third meeting of the National Board for Wildlife on Monday.
- Sonia To Flag Off Second Bus Service To Pok Tomorrow (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
The UPA Chairperson, Ms Sonia Gandhi and the Defence Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, will flag off a passenger bus service between Poonch and Rawlakot in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Tuesday amidst tight security in the wake of reports of two . . .
- Is Iraq A Running Sore? (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Jun 19, 2006)
The answer to the insurgent torn country is a broadening of the coalition by involving the United Nations.
- Dmdk Urges Centre To Send Ships To Evacuate Refugees (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Desiya Murpokku Dravidar Kazhagam (DMDK) president Vijayakanth has urged the Centre to send ships to Sri Lanka for the safe return of Tamil refugees.
- We Can Do Without Army Vice-Chief, Says Sushma (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Taking strong exception to remarks by the army vice-chief Lt Gen K Pattabhiraman that the force could ‘‘do without women’’, senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj today demanded that he be suspended immediately.
- Pranab Tries To Cool Tempers Raised By Vice-Chief's Words (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Vice-Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant-General K Pattabhiraman's reported statement against inclusion of women in the Army's combat units, has snowballed into a major controversy with the BJP seeking his suspension and Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee . . .
- Pak Cries Wolf Over 'Encounters' With Militants (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Jun 19, 2006)
The issue of alleged human rights violations by security forces is a favourite subject of Pakistan.
- Bjp Fails To Reap The `Profit' Harvest (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Jun 19, 2006)
Leaders busy in their own `struggle for political survival', maintain mysterious silence over the issue
- Now, Call A Spade A Spade (Pioneer, Abhay K Upadhyay, Jun 18, 2006)
Manmohan Singh would do well to reconsider his fetish for peace with Pakistan -----
- No Concrete Solution In Sight (Pioneer, Kanchan Lakshman, Jun 18, 2006)
Prime Minister's wavering over an Islamabad visit is intended to send a message to Pakistan that its policy of simultaneously pursuing the 'peace process' and promoting cross-border terror is unacceptable to New Delhi.
- Musharraf Calls For Conflict Resolution (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf on Saturday called for addressing root causes of terrorism and underscored the need for resolving conflicts, including Palestine and Kashmir, to ensure peace, security and economic development in the region.
- Back To No Talks (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 18, 2006)
National Security Adviser MK Narayanan is right in suggesting to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the futility of going to Pakistan, which has no intention of ending terror as an additionality to its diplomacy.
- Pakistan's Foreign Policy: Need For Overhaul (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 18, 2006)
Ever since Pakistan came under US influence in 1954 by joining the US-sponsored defence treaties and political institutions for the containment of socialism and Soviet Russia, the US governments, whether Republican or Democrat, and in spite of . . .
- A Pilgrimage Fillip To Economy (Pioneer, Harjeet Ahluwalia, Jun 18, 2006)
The overwhelming multitude of devotees heading for Amritsar and Tarn Taran to commemorate fifth Sikh Guru Arjan Dev's martyrdom quadcentenary last week point to an astounding religious tourism potential in the state, if tapped adequately.
- Army Must Be Gender Sensitive’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Reacting to the Indian Army vice-chief’s remarks that it can do without women, activists of several organisations branded the force as “discriminatory and gender insensitive”.
- Pakistan Denies Transit Route For Indian Goods (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 18, 2006)
Pakistan has once again turned down a request for a transit route to Afghanistan through the Wagah border for Indian goods.
- Army Enhances Stress Management (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Move follows `suicides' by officers
It plans to double number of psychiatrists in these areas
Suicides due to marital, financial, medical problems
- Desert Symphony (Hindu, MITA KAPUR, Jun 18, 2006)
Regal and majestic, the past comes luxuriously alive in Deogarh
jungle lore and terrace dinners bring the Garh of "devs" alive. What stays in the mind is the warmth and caring.
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