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Articles 6521 through 6620 of 13380:
- Travel And Tourism Fair Begins In Bangalore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The fair has over 100 participants from India, Egypt, Nepal
- With An Enemy Like This (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 21, 2006)
Formally handing over charge in Mumbai this New Year’s eve, outgoing BJP president Lal Krishna Advani had said he was confident that Rajnath Singh “will preside over the party’s growth to newer heights” and the “bad patch” faced by the BJP in 2005 would..
- Pakistan And India Launch New Peace Bus (Reuters, Mohsin Raza, Jan 21, 2006)
Pakistan and India launched a third cross-border bus service on Friday, the latest new transport link aimed at building confidence to spur their slow-moving peace process.
- Old Enemy, Older Friend (Daily Excelsior, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jan 21, 2006)
In a lifetime as a cricket fan, my most depressing experience was watching the World Cup quarter-final played between India and Pakistan in Bangalore in March 1996.
- Karnataka: Cong Confident Of Singh Sailing Throught Vote Of Confidence (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The Congress today exuded confidence that its Chief Minister in Karnataka N Dharam Singh would win the vote of confidence and prove the majority in the state Assembly on January 27.
- 54 Colleges To Be Connected With Edusat (Daily Excelsior, Mohinder Verma , Jan 21, 2006)
To provide quality education and meeting the teaching needs of the rural and backward areas of the State, 54 colleges of the State will be connected with EDUSAT—a satellite devoted exclusively to long distance learning—by next academic session.
- Stay Away From Talks: Pc To Hurriyat (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Bilal faction of the separatist Peoples Conference (PC) has taken strong exception to New Delhi's move of involving "pro-India men and organisations" with the Kashmir-specific peace process and it has clearly asked Hurriyat Conference to stay away . . .
- Amritsar-Lahore Bus (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Road is still not smooth enough
It is not enough to just utter sweet nothings on the need for warming up India-Pakistan relations or roll out a ceremonial red carpet when the bus from Lahore arrives in Amritsar.
- Tragic Beliefs (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 21, 2006)
Superstition is the child of ignorance and the mother of misery. This old adage appears to have come true in two separate incidents in different corners of the State.
- 'Hurriyat Should Stay Away From Peace Talks' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
People's Conference, a constituent of Hurriyat Conference, on Friday asked the separatist amalgam to stay away from peace talks with the Centre accusing it of trying to create confusion "under the garb of expanding the dialogue process".
- The Army Mindset (Tribune, Brig A.C. Prem (retd), Jan 21, 2006)
Janowitz, a management guru, once remarked: “The contemporary military establishment has for some time tended more and more to display characteristics typical of any large-scale non-military bureaucracy”.
- First Lahore-Amritsar Bus Arrives (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
In their efforts to enhance people-to -people contact, India and Pakistan today launched their third bus service - this time between Amritsar and Lahore - when a bus with 26 passengers aboard arrived here to rousing cheers.
- Lahore-Amritsar Bus Service Launched (News International, Ghulam Haider, Jan 21, 2006)
Pakistan and India on Friday launched the Lahore-Amritsar bus service, the latest new road link aimed at spurring the slow-moving peace process between the two nuclear rivals of South Asia.
- ‘The Kashmiri Shawl: From Jamavar To Paisley’: A Many Splendoured Thing (Daily Times, Mariam Mushtaq, Jan 21, 2006)
Sherry Rehman, politician cum author, holds Lahoris spellbound
Friday evening was one of those rare occasions in Lahore when the intelligentsia and the glitterati of the city came together under one roof.
- Back To Realism? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 21, 2006)
The National Conference's initial euphoria over the change of Chief Minister in the State is gradually fading.
- Inching Towards Peace (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 21, 2006)
The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan who met in New Delhi earlier this week have confirmed that the composite dialogue between the two countries will remain on track.
- Peace Process Grinds On (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Jan 21, 2006)
Some recent developments have dealt a hefty blow to the ongoing Pakistan-India peace process. If the decision makers in Islamabad and New Delhi do not act quickly to restore the health of bilateral relations, the peace process will soon find itself . . .
- Sustained Dialogue (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Both countries must take each other’s concerns seriously
The third round of the India-Pakistan composite dialogue has concluded with the two sides reiterating their commitment to dialogue as the means to resolve contentious issues.
- Tourism Fair Begins Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
The 45th Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF), one of the region's largest such events, will be held at Sri Kanteerava Indoor Stadium from January 20 to 22.
- Afghanistan: Qanooni's Moment Of Triumph (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Jan 20, 2006)
With Yunus Qanooni's election as Parliament Speaker, a complex calculus of power is forming. Though they are seen as rivals, Mr. Qanooni's political platform is far from irreconcilable with that of President Hamid Karzai.
- Just Talking (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 20, 2006)
Quiet purpose defines Indo-Pak meets now. But beware of Pak noise on ‘ethnic self governance’
- Congress May Offer Cm’S Post To Jd(s) (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
The Congress high command is said to be toying with the idea of offering the Chief Minister’s post to coalition partner Janata Dal (S) in a bid to prevent the faction led by H D Kumaraswamy from aligning with the Bharatiya Janata Party....
- Tarigami Denied Tight Security Despite Attacks (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 20, 2006)
Intelligence warnings that he is among Lashkar's principal targets ignored by the Centre and Delhi police
- A Govt’S Death (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 20, 2006)
The likely demise of the Dharam Singh government in Karnataka may not cause much grief to the people of the state, just as the possibility of the formation of a new government, to be headed by Mr H D Kumaraswamy, with the BJP as a partner, cannot . . .
- Why Iranians Don’T Smile (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Jan 20, 2006)
Iran is in the news again, and for reasons that don’t bring much cheer to the world. Sudheendra Kulkarni looks to a new book—Christopher de Bellaigue’s In the Rose Garden of the Martyrs—for some insights into why grieving seems to be the leitmotif . . .
- Usual Rhetoric On Kashmir (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 20, 2006)
India and Pakistan have agreed to implement fresh measures to lower tensions over Kashmir and reaffirmed their commitment to keep the stuttering Pak-India peace process on track. A joint statement issued at the end of the two-day Foreign Secretaries’ ....
- Animated, Isn’T She? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 20, 2006)
The problem with Maneka Gandhi getting serious is that we just can’t ever take her statements seriously. Ms Gandhi’s initiatives have done a world of good for the welfare of the wild and domesticated animal kingdom. But her getting worked up about . . .
- Necessary? Is It? Who Says So? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 20, 2006)
There is "a theory of necessary noises" that is always at work in our State's politics.
- Tackling Musharraf (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 20, 2006)
His ‘out of box’ cures are dangerous
The India-Pakistan Foreign Secretary-level talks in New Delhi ended with the composite dialogue process showing some forward movement despite terrorism continuing to pose a serious threat to it.
- Gambols And Gambits In Kashmir (Tribune, B.G.Verghese, Jan 20, 2006)
The India-Pakistan peace process has slowed down since the earthquake that devastated parts of J&K last year.
- Progress On Kashmir Imp For Success Of Dialogue, Says Aziz (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Jan 20, 2006)
Pakistan has said "meaningful progress" towards a final settlement of Kashmir issue is "essential for the sustainability and eventual success" of the composite dialogue process between New Delhi and Islamabad.
- After The Makkah Summit (Dawn, Mahdi Masud, Jan 20, 2006)
Hasnain Heikal described summitry as the “Arab world’s principal political instrument. Like a political Trabant, it produces noise and hot air, but only the most lethargic motion.”
- Indian Human Rights Record Faulted By Hrw (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 20, 2006)
Human Rights Watch has accused the Indian military, paramilitary and police forces of having engaged in “serious human rights abuses in conflict zones”, while pointing out that as yet there have been “no attempts at transparent investigations or . . .
- Chattha Urges India To Reciprocate Cbms (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Chairman Special Committee of Parliament on Kashmir Hamid Nasir Chattha has urged India to bring down the level of forces in held Kashmir, saying that the presence of Indian troops is the main cause of militancy there. He made this call while . . .
- Squandering Their Vote (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jan 19, 2006)
If councillors are joining hands with militants one year after the Valley defied fear to elect them, the government that has emasculated them is to blame
- Dasara March To Feature In State Tableau For R-Day (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The State tableau will contain, behind the palace, the Chamundi Hills with the Mahishasura statue atop it. While the elephant, the howdah, the palace and the hills would be mounted, the tableau would also feature traditional artists from the State . . .
- Let Ultra Jumps Off Train, But Nabbed By Villagers (Indian Express, SANJAY SINGH, Jan 19, 2006)
A Lashkar-e-Toiba terrorist slipped out of the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s hands in the wee hours of Wednesday, only to be caught near Varanasi by some villagers who handed him over to the Uttar Pradesh Police later in the day.
- Bjp Basks In Glow Of Southern Sonrise (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 19, 2006)
Two days before his formal ratification as party president, new BJP chief Rajnath Singh’s New Year gift to the party unleashed joy in the BJP ranks today, with leaders barely containing their glee over the great Karnataka coup.
- When Fear Takes Wing (Indian Express, Ajey Lele, Jan 19, 2006)
The fear of bird flu has again gripped the Eurasian continent. It appears that the worst scenarios predicted by the World Health Organisation (WHO) of human-to-human spread of the disease may become a reality, at least in parts of Turkey.
- More Bus Link After Talks (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Taking a tough stand on terrorism, India told Pakistan bluntly today that continuance of acts of terror and violence would hit the peace process as the two countries agreed on a slew of measures including opening of new bus link and trade routes.
- General Reminds Him Of Invite To Talk J&k, Pm In No Hurry, Underlines Terror (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jan 19, 2006)
Reminding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of his earlier invite, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has conveyed through his Foreign Secretary that the time had come for the two leaders to meet and discuss the Kashmir issue.
- Cong Bangalored, Gowda Son Walks Into Bjp Arms (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 19, 2006)
Moving swiftly for the kill and catching a complacent Congress napping both in Bangalore and New Delhi, a majority faction of the Janata Dal (Secular), led by party president and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda’s son, H D Kumaraswamy, . . .
- A Cornered General Could Not Do Much (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 19, 2006)
President of Pakistan had to face a tough time on screen with a journalist from India. Reasons many. Saleem Kaloo reviews Musharraf’s interview with Karan Thapar on CNN-IBN
- In The Name Of Democracy (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 19, 2006)
The countdown has begun much earlier this year. Various security agencies are out on the roads to check vehicles and frisk the pedestrians. A good number of people have been taken into what the authorities call preventive detention.
- India, Pak Agree On Trans-Loc Trade (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
India and Pakistan have agreed on early operationalisation of the bus service between Poonch and Rawalakot and a truck service on the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar route for trade.
- Delhi For Cbms, Pak For Solutions (Telegraph, GAUTAM DATT, Jan 19, 2006)
As the Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries wound up their two-day talks, it was apparent at their separate news conferences what they had been grappling over.
- Karnataka Government On The Brink (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Section of JD (S) stakes claim to form government with BJP; Governor's decision today after legislature session
- Ib Clearance For Aicc Plenary Delegates (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jan 19, 2006)
Congress participants' requests subjected to police scan in all States
- Intelligence Bureau Scan For Congress Delegates (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jan 19, 2006)
Plenary delegates' requests subjected to police scrutiny
Not many of the delegates seeking passes for attending the Congress plenary are aware of the fact that their requests are being subjected to a police scan in all the States.
- Hurriyat In No Hurry To Talk With Manmohan: Mirwaiz (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Chairman Hurriyat Conference on Wednesday said his faction is in no hurry for resuming talks with the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- India Rejects Pervez Proposals On Kashmir (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 19, 2006)
Pakistan today formally presented President Pervez Musharraf’s “out-of-the-box” proposal on demilitarisation of Kashmir which India disposed, saying that New Delhi wanted to be “more ambitious” than demilitarising just three cities of Kashmir and . . .
- Dialogue On Kashmir Issue To Continue (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 19, 2006)
Commitment on bus service reiterated
Truck service on the Muzaffarabad-Srinagar route for trade in permitted goods
India wants Pakistan to do more to tackle terrorist activities
Manmohan says he is keen on visiting Islamabad
- Pakistan, India To Ease Tensions Over Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Nuclear rivals India and Pakistan agreed on Wednesday to implement fresh measures to lower tensions over Kashmir and confirmed their commitment to keep their stuttering peace process on track.
- New Delhi Told Balochistan Our Internal Matter: Fo (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Meanwhile talking to a private television channel, Pakistan’s foreign office spokesperson Ms Tasneem Aslam has said that Pakistan made it clear upon India that Balochistan was the internal matter of Pakistan and Islamabad will not discuss the . . .
- India Demands More Steps Against ‘Militancy’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
India, after two days of peace talks with Pakistan, Wednesday accused Islamabad of not doing enough to stem the flow of Islamic fighters into the disputed state of Kashmir.
- Time Ripe To Take Up Kashmir, India Told (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Jan 19, 2006)
India and Pakistan wound up their two-day foreign secretary-level talks to unveil the third round of composite dialogue here on Wednesday, with the doves and hawks both finding reasons to claim victory.
- India Must Address Issues To Fulfil Global Ambitions (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 19, 2006)
India still needs to address numerous political and economic challenges to fulfil its global ambitions, according to a new study.
- Us Must Facilitate Kashmir, Palestine Solutions: Pm (News International, Salim Bokhari, Jan 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that Pakistan and the United States have evolved a transformed relationship and there is a strategic convergence between the two countries on regional and international objectives.
- Time To Address Issues: Riaz (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan on Wednesday said it would be better to reach settlement of the Kashmir issue, acceptable to India, Pakistan and the people of Kashmir.
- Indian Idle (Tribune, Chetna Keer Banerjee, Jan 19, 2006)
Gone are the days when the common man had to wait for five years to cast that one vote. The man in the street now has a chance to vote almost five days a week.
- Weapons Seized In Held Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Indian security forces seized two weapons caches in held Kashmir, the army said on Wednesday.
- Economic Implications Of Terrorism (Business Line, Asuri Vasudevan, Jan 19, 2006)
To counter terrorism, governments and businesses have to incur additional expenditure on arrangements for safety and security, insurance payments, surveillance and intelligence gathering and training and equipping anti-terror squads.
- India And Pakistan Agree On Second Kashmir Bus (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 19, 2006)
* India says Pakistan must do more to stop terrorism
* Both discuss Kashmir troop redeployment
- Protection Of Forests (Daily Excelsior, G L Khajuria, Jan 19, 2006)
Like varieties of culture, custom and creed, India is vested with a variety of forests extending from the Himalayas to Kanya Kumari in North South and from Assam to the desert of Rajasthan in the East-West. These forests occur in different . . .
- Need For Care (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 19, 2006)
Does any development on the militant front astonish us in this State? In fact the surprise will be if it does. Gun-totting marauders have a wicked agenda.
- Let Ultra Being Brought To Jammu Escapes, Re-Arrested (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Giving police the slip, a Pakistani militant today jumped off a speeding train in the wee hours while being taken to Jammu from West Bengal but was recaptured at a village here this evening.
- India, Pakistan Agree On Opening Of New Bus Link, Trade Routes (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Taking a tough stand on terrorism, India today bluntly told Pakistan that continuance of acts of terror and violence would hit the peace process as the two countries agreed on a slew of measures including opening of new bus link and trade routes.
- India, Pak Agree On Opening New Bus Link (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Taking a tough stand on terrorism, India on Wednesday bluntly told Pakistan that continuance of acts of terror and violence would hit the peace process as the two countries agreed on a slew of measures including opening of new bus link and trade routes.
- India, Pakistan Agree On Peace, Differ On Process (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jan 19, 2006)
India and Pakistan on Wednesday made a fresh commitment to push forward a fragile peace process but the nuclear-armed neighbours reiterated their differences over ways to end nearly 60 years of enmity.
- Inclusive Dialogue (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 18, 2006)
Delhi should address the Kashmir issue in all its complexities
- Bullet-Proof ‘Monks’ (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jan 18, 2006)
Even by Jammu and Kashmir standards, this is an alarming turn in the battle against militancy. For the first time in 15 years, investigations into fidayeen attacks in the state are increasingly pointing at the involvement of elected representatives . . .
- Pakistan, India Say Peace Process Yielding Dividends (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
India and Pakistan on Tuesday said a two-year-old peace process had helped build trust between the nuclear-armed rivals after their senior officials met to review progress.
- Let Man Hid In Mehbooba Mufti's House (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Abdul Wahid Dar, a Lashkar-e-Taiba operative, had hatched a plan to kill former Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.
- Kashmir Violence Claims Seven Lives (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Suspected militants shot dead two members of a pro-India communist party in occupied Kashmir, while Indian troops killed five militants in two separate gunbattles, police and the army said on Tuesday.
- Indo-Pak Dialogue Resumes Amid Negative Publicity (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jan 18, 2006)
The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan, Messrs Shyam Saran and Riaz Muhammad Khan, met on Tuesday to start the third round of the so-called composite dialogue after days of bilateral “misgivings” about each other’s real intent.
- India, Pakistan Forward Proposals To Avoid War (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 18, 2006)
The Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries kick-started the third round of the composite dialogue process on Tuesday and forwarded several new proposals to avoid risks of nuclear and conventional war and also to increase people centric . . .
- Kashmir Toughest Challenge In Talks (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Jan 18, 2006)
Pakistan and India began their third round of composite dialogue here on Tuesday reasonably pleased with the gains from their outings so far, but watchful of what Islamabad believes to be the toughest challenge ahead — unravelling the Gordian knot . . .
- Spirit Of Sacrifice (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 18, 2006)
A friend, who is a devout Muslim otherwise, has made a bizarre comment on the ritual of sacrifice performed on the Eid-ul-Azha. He says, “I think the poor goats, sheep and other animals give their lives on Eid day for nothing.
- Drug Regulating Body (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 18, 2006)
THE federal government’s plan to set up an independent regulatory authority for monitoring the manufacture and sale of medicines, as disclosed by the minister of state for health at a meeting with the Lahore Chamber of Commerce on Monday,
- Bush Sr. Hopes Air Strike Will Not Hit Ties (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 18, 2006)
Ex-U.S. President in Pakistan to review quake relief operations
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