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Articles 8021 through 8120 of 13380:
- Nda Blows Out Rjd Lantern (Deccan Herald, DH news, Nov 23, 2005)
Terming the remarkable win “people’s victory”, JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar said the electorate of Bihar had given a befitting reply to the injustice done to the state by the “illegal” dissolution of the previous Assembly.
- Pakistan Regrets `Evasive Response' Of India (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 23, 2005)
"Repetition of reference to Gilgit and Baltistan is uncalled for"
- India Asked To Respond To Pak Ideas On Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2005)
Pakistan on Tuesday asked India to respond with an open mind to the ideas of demilitarisation and self-governance to help find a solution to the Kashmir dispute and for durable peace in the region.
- Buoyed By Bihar Results, Nda All Set To Take (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Nov 23, 2005)
Buoyed by its victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, the opposition NDA will cross swords with the Government in the winter session of Parliament, commencing tomorrow, on a host of issues, including the raging Volcker report controversy and the policy
- Taking On Militancy Will Be Tough For Azad: Farooq (Daily Excelsior, Mohinder Verma , Nov 23, 2005)
Welcoming the statement of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad about being tough towards the militancy in the State, former Chief Minister and patron of National Conference Dr Farooq Abdullah, however, is of the opinion that it would be a daunting task for th
- Restless Soul - I (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 23, 2005)
Amrita Pritam, the eminent Punjabi poet, novelist and short story writer and an outstanding literary figure of Southeast Asia, passed away quietly in her sleep at her residence in the afternoon of October 31, 2005.
- Security Paradigm Global Threats, Local Responses (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2005)
Addressing the Combined Commanders Conference in Delhi on 20 October, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said:
- Development Backlog In Fata (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 22, 2005)
When it comes to any form of negotiation, there’s always some give and take. This idea wasn’t lost on the Zakhakhel tribesmen in Bazaar area of Landi Kotal in Khyber Agency, who, on Saturday, stopped army people from constructing a helipad until more.....
- Quite Reassuring (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
It is very reassuring that the State Government is fully geared to tackle the danger of bird flu.
- Feature - Time Runs Out For Animal Survivors Of Pakistan Quake (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Nov 22, 2005)
Pakistani farmer Shabir Naqvi lost six members of his family in last month's earthquake, among them his wife, daughter and father.
- Beyond The Boundaries (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 22, 2005)
I did not find any one from the media. But I watched the editor of an Urdu daily, Aziz Burney, offering Eid namaz at Rajghat, Mahatma Gandhi’s samadhi, to atone for the bomb blasts in Delhi.
- Relief Aid Increased To Rs 80b (Daily Times, Rana Qaisar, Nov 22, 2005)
Each family to get Rs 175,000 to rebuild house
* Quake database to be available online
* National Voluntary Movement Programme being launched
* Opp should join govt in rehabilitation of quake victims: Musharraf
- Indian Army Chief Offers Militants Peace (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Militants who give up violence in Jammu and Kashmir will be given government assistance to restart their lives, the Indian Army chief said on Monday.
- Nine More Kashmiris Cross Loc (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Nine more people on Monday walked across the heavily militarized border in disputed Kashmir in a further sign of easing tensions.
- Kishanganga May Be Taken To Icj Or Neutral Expert (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Pakistan’s Commission of Indus Water (PCIW) has recommended to the federal government to move the International Court of Justice (ICJ) or Neutral Expert (NE) for the resolution of the Kishanganga hydropower project.
- Pakistan Fine By Un Resolutions On (News International, Mariana Baabar, Nov 22, 2005)
Pakistan on Monday said it still abided by the UN resolutions on Kashmir but needs an out-of-the-box solution.
- What J&k Self-Rule Offer: Delhi Asks Pak (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
India has dismissed a Pakistan Foreign Office statement which says that the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, had been presented a new proposal on “self-governance” in Kashmir, saying, no such thing has been received.
- India Rejects Pak’S "Self- Governance" Idea For J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
India tonight virtually rejected Pakistan’s idea of "so-called self-governance" in Jammu and Kashmir saying while people of the State already enjoyed autonomy and popular democratic rights which residents of the state’s parts under Pakistan’s occupation..
- Old Problems Weigh Down Saarc (Daily Excelsior, I. S Chaddha, Nov 22, 2005)
Occasions like a Saarc meet always produce their full quota of pious statements. Mr Manmohan Singh tacitly admitted this when he said that "people do make statements directed at special audiences".
- India Rejects Pak's 'Self-Governance' Idea For J-K (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
India on Monday night virtually rejected Pakistan's idea of 'so-called self-governance' in Jammu and Kashmir saying while people of the state already enjoyed autonomy and popular democratic rights which residents of the state's parts under Pakistan's . ..
- Second Meeting Point Opened (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Nine persons including seven hailing from Poonch and two from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) today crossed Line of Control (LoC) and walked into PoK as India and Pakistan opened the second meeting point at this post in Poonch district today.
- Utterly Ridiculous (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 22, 2005)
Any time it seems is a good time for Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to raise the Kashmir issue.
- Pakistan Gave No Proposal For Self-Governance: India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
India said on Monday night that it had received no proposal regarding so-called "self-governance" in Jammu and Kashmir during the November 12 Dhaka meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz.
- Ultras Tighten Grip On Pok (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Nov 22, 2005)
It was not the Pakistani army but the jihadis who rushed to the aid of the quake-hit first.
- Two-Pronged Rehabilitation Plan For Quake Victims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
"We are ready to face the winter"
- India’S Response Awaited: Fo: Kashmir Demilitarization, Self-Governance (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Nov 22, 2005)
Pakistan on Monday declared that India had taken note of its proposal on demilitarization and self-governance in Kashmir, indicating that there could be a forward movement on both proposals if New Delhi responded positively.
- Pot Calls Kettle Black (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 22, 2005)
About one-fourth of the 5.8 billion dollars worth of pledges made at the Donors’ Conference for rehabilitation and reconstruction of the earthquake-hit areas reportedly came from the Muslim countries. The pledges are in the form of soft loans and . . .
- ‘Look East Policy’ Has Paid Off (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 22, 2005)
About one-fourth of the 5.8 billion dollars worth of pledges made at the Donors’ Conference for rehabilitation and reconstruction of the earthquake-hit areas reportedly came from the Muslim countries. The pledges are in the form of soft loans and grants i
- Pakistan Ready For Talks On Self-Governance (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 22, 2005)
"India had not responded to the idea so far; Islamabad was ready to engage New Delhi on the subject''
- Pak Proposes ‘Out-Of-Box’ Solution Of Kashmir (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Nov 22, 2005)
Pakistan on Monday admitted that country has tabled an “out of box” solution of Kashmir issue before the Indian leadership and awaits response from New Delhi. The proposal revolves around demilitarisation of Kashmir region along with self governance....
- Sikandar Supports Kashmir Proposal (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
AJK Prime Minister Sardar Sikandar Hayat on Monday welcomed Pakistan’s proposal of demilitarization of Kashmir and self-governance in its divided parts.
- While Gilgit Burns.... (News International, Gulmina Bilal, Nov 22, 2005)
While the newspapers have been filled with reports of the tragic earthquake and the fumbling relief efforts, the Federally Administered Northern Areas of Pakistan were confronted with a political earthquake of their own.
- 9 Cross Loc At Chakan-Da-Bagh (Greater Kashmir, SK AJNABI, Nov 22, 2005)
Nine persons including five of a family and two from Pakistan Administered Kashmir crossed over to the other side of Line of Control from Chakan-Da-Bagh of Poonch district to meet their earthquake affected relatives in continuation of the ongoing joint ..
- Pak Proposes Self-Governance For Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Pakistan on Monday said it has forwarded a proposal to Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for granting “self governance” to Kashmir on both sides of the Line of Control.
- The First Martyr (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 22, 2005)
Today is the anniversary of a hero who gave his life for Kashmir in the 19th century. Born in England, the hero named Robert Thorp
- World Apathy And Marketing (Greater Kashmir, MINHAJ QIDWAI, Nov 22, 2005)
The earthquake that struck Pakistan on Oct. 08, is a tragedy that brought mayhem for Pakistan. With about 90,000 dead and more than 2 million left homeless,
- Can’T Forget That Horrible Day, Time And Place (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
I survived, they didn’t. Sheikh Asif narrates an eye witness account of the car bomb blast near JK Bank Corporate office
- Second Group Crosses Loc (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
A group of nine people, including two Pakistanis, today became the second batch to cross the Line of Control into Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir at a relief point near here.
- India Expresses Concern Over Cross Border Terrorism To Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
India today offered to undertake specific projects in education and health sectors in quake-hit areas of Pakistan even as it expressed concern over incidents of cross border terrorism in the aftermath of the recent serial blasts in New Delhi.
- Bihar's Most Wanted: Ajay, In 40s, Trigger-Happy And Fond Of Good Life (Telegraph, Uttam Sengupta, Nov 21, 2005)
“We should have killed him three years ago,” says an otherwise suave police officer, regretting the ease with which the erstwhile commander of the “People’s Red Army”, Ajay Sao alias Ajay Kanu alias Ravi Kanu, was rescued by Maoists last Sunday . . .
- Kashmiris Credit Quake With Bridging Border Divide (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Nov 21, 2005)
Last month's earthquake killed tens of thousands in Kashmir but, for divided families in the disputed region, it also opened up new routes to reunite with long-lost relatives across the frontier.
- Mirwaiz’S Ideas (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 21, 2005)
Those seeking a solution of the Kashmir issue need to take note of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq’s speech in New Delhi on Wednesday.
- Very Well Said (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 21, 2005)
In the late sixties there was violence in and around Srinagar. Some concerned young persons of the Capital city's prestigious Sri Pratap College set apart their political differences to form a peace committee for the restoration of harmony.
- Seeking Happiness From Ruins (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 21, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf sprang surprise during International Donors’ Conference in the capital when he diverted from the topic of the day and talked about Pakistan-India relations and especially the need for resolution of the long-standing issue of ...
- Loc Should Be Demilitarized: Strategic Assets Not Damaged: Aziz (Dawn, Iftikhar A. Khan, Nov 21, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday called for demilitarization of the Line of Control (LoC) and reiterated that settlement of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute was essential for durable peace in the region.
- Peace Offering’ To India Made In Earnestness: Fm (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Nov 21, 2005)
After President Pervez Musharraf’s impassioned ‘peace offering’ to India at the International Donors’ Conference here on Saturday that caught the Indian delegation off-guard foreign minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri explained to his Indian counterpart ....
- Oppression By Bigger Powers Makes Peace An Impossibility (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 21, 2005)
Bloodshed is abhorable. But those who want to rule by force are responsible for it. Everywhere in the world, Muslims are being persecuted.
- Singh’S Concern Over Cross-Border Terrorism Conveyed To Aziz (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, Nov 21, 2005)
Indian Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed said on Sunday that he had conveyed Indian Premier Manmohan Singh’s concerns regarding “cross-border terrorism” to Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.
- Iraqi Civilians Drilled To Death (Statesman, Raymond Whitaker and Kim Sengupta, Nov 21, 2005)
British-trained police operating in Basra have tortured at least two civilians to death with electric drills.
Mr John Reid, the secretary of state for defence, admits that he knows of “alleged deaths in custody” and other “serious prisoner abuse”. . .
- Parliament Session Set To Be Stormy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The winter session of Parliament beginning Wednesday is expected, by all accounts, to be stormy with the Congress-led coalition facing a determined Opposition in the wake of the ....
- Twenty Years Of Saarc Failure (Greater Kashmir, Samuel Baid, Nov 21, 2005)
Compared to the 12th summit meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
- Chill In The Himalayan Air (Indian Express, Bharat Dogra, Nov 21, 2005)
To help quake-affected people to face the Himalayan winter, winter tents equipped to insulate people in extremely cold weather conditions have been emphasised a lot in the discourse on relief effort.
- Prospects Of Peace (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Peace process between India and Pakistan and their resolve to settle the Kashmir issue through dialogue has some how sustained many up hills during the past two years.
- Corruption In J And K (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 21, 2005)
Besides Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, Jammu and Kashmir has been suffering from widespread corruption at various levels of the government.
- Debris In Quake Zone Is A Serious Health Risk: Un (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
* Pakistan must reforest earthquake-hit areas: environment minister
- Our Friendly Neighbourhood Don (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Nov 21, 2005)
Through the ages people have both extolled the glories of the law and rued its blindness. Justice, though often perceived as an inflexible entity, is, in truth, subject to interpretation and the vagaries of time.
- Which Option To Choose: Saarc Or Eco? (Dawn, Javid Husain, Nov 21, 2005)
The evolution of the European Union into a dynamic association of European states cooperating for common economic, political and security goals is enviable.
- U.S.-Iraqi Patrol Ambushed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
An ambush on a joint U.S.-Iraqi patrol northwest of Baghdad left 15 civilians, eight militants and a U.S. Marine dead from a road side bomb and the fire fight that followed, a U.S. military statement said on Sunday.
- First Crossing Over By Indians To Pok From Poonch Today (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Nine persons from this side of the Line of Control — two of them Pakistanis — will cross over to Pak occupied Kashmir at Chakkan-da-Bagh crossing point in Poonch to meet their quake-affected relatives on Monday.
- Compassion Fatigue (Dawn, James Harkin, Nov 21, 2005)
The latest buzzword in the aid industry — compassion fatigue — refers to the psychological exhaustion said to be induced by endless appeals for money and sympathy. If charity begins at home, then compassion fatigue begins when it comes to places far away.
- Loc Bridge Unites, Also Divides Families (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Nov 21, 2005)
Her wrinkled face is glum though she has waited for over half a century for this moment. As Begum Jan waits to take her first step across the rope bridge, the 85-year-old says the journey ‘‘is an answer to my pleas to God for 58 long years.’’
- Pm Calls For Self-Govt In Both Parts Of Kashmir (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Nov 21, 2005)
Appreciating India’s response to Pakistan’s proposal for opening five crossing points on the Line of Control (LoC), Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Sunday suggested that the points should remain open every day of the week instead of only one day.
- Indian Minister Says Talks Should Continue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 20, 2005)
Indian State Minister for Foreign Affairs E. Ahmed has said that Pakistan-India talk process must continue for the solution of Kashmir issue.
- The Aid Pledge (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 20, 2005)
PAKISTAN has received an encouraging pledge of $5.8 billion in assistance for the relief and rehabilitation of the survivors of the Oct 8 earthquake.
- Crime In Punjab (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 20, 2005)
GONE are the days when one associated rampant crime with Karachi. Today, no part of the country is reasonably free from crime, but in the past few years, the upsurge in Punjab should be a cause for serious concern.
- Resolve J&k Issue Once For All, Musharraf Tells Pm (Deccan Herald, PTI, Nov 20, 2005)
As India joined international donors in pledging 5.4 billion dollars for relief and reconstruction efforts for earthquake victims, President Pervez Musharraf
- Wall Comes Tumbling As 24 Cross Over To Pok (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Nov 20, 2005)
When the Line of Control (LoC) was today opened for the divided families of quake-hit villages, 24 villagers — 16 men and 8 women — walked across the rope bridge built recently on Neelam river to connect the two parts of Kashmir. But there was no one to c
- Kashmir: President Urges India To Grasp Fleeting Moment (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 20, 2005)
President General Pervez Musharraf made an emphatic appeal to India to settle long-standing Jammu and Kashmir dispute in the wake of last month’s earthquake and subsequent goodwill existing between Kashmiris on both sides as well as between the people of
- If America Can Pardon Pakistan Over Selling Nukes Know How To Iran, Why Should India Take Any Side On This Issue? (India Daily, Preetam Sohani, Nov 20, 2005)
You do not have to be rocket scientists to figure out where Iran got its nuke know how.
- Anxious Kashmiris Walk Across India-Pakistan Border (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Nov 20, 2005)
Pakistan and India allowed Kashmiris to walk across their heavily militarised frontier for the first time in nearly 60 years on Saturday to learn the fate of relatives after last month's quake and mourn the dead.
- J&k: Five Killed, Mosque Damaged In Militant Attack (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 20, 2005)
Five persons, including three militants and a security personnel, were killed in Jammu and Kashmir where a mosque suffered damage in an attack by ultras today, a police spokesman said.
- J&k: Two Let Ultras, Army Personnel Killed In Encounter In Doda (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 20, 2005)
Two militants of Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Toiba outfit and an army man were killed in an encounter in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir today, a police spokesman said
- 24 Indian Civilians Cross Loc At Teetwal (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Nov 20, 2005)
India and Pakistan on Saturday opened the first of five points along the Line of Control for civilian movement. This is the first time civilians crossed the LoC after the launch of the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus service on April 7 this year.
- ‘Salem Still Close To Dawood’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 20, 2005)
A former member of the Dawood Ibrahim gang on Saturday claimed that mobster Abu Salem, who was extradited to India from Portugal after a prolonged legal battle, still shared ties with his mentor, the country’s most wanted criminal.
- India Ready To Resolve All Issues: Ahamed (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 20, 2005)
Hours after Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf said that a resolution of the Kashmir issue could be India's `donation to Kashmir' in the context of the earthquake, Minister of State for External Affairs E. Ahamed said here on Saturday that India was read
- First Batch Of Civilians From Ihk Crosses Loc (News International, Editorial, The News International, Nov 20, 2005)
India and Pakistan on Saturday opened their Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, allowing people to cross over on foot for the first time in 58 years to meet separated relatives.
- Bjp Tells Speaker: We Won't Stall Proceedings (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 20, 2005)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday night indicated to Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee that it would not hold up proceedings in the winter session of Parliament beginning on November 23.
- Loc Windows May Be Opened Permanently (The Economic Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 20, 2005)
All five LoC windows opened between the divided Kashmir for humanitarian exchanges are likely to be permanent openings.
- Dell’S Edge Is Getting Duller (The Economic Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 20, 2005)
When Dell Inc announced disappointing quarterly sales a few months ago, CEO Kevin B Rollins explained away the problems as an “execution issue.”
- Cause And Consequence (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 20, 2005)
When armed people capture a town, storm a jail and bail out the inmates, as they did in Jehanabad in Bihar on Sunday night, several questions will be asked.
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