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Articles 9621 through 9720 of 27135:
- Jd(u) Announces Tie-Up With The Apna Dal For U.P. Polls (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jun 20, 2006)
Nda tie-up is at the Centre and not in States, says Sharad Yadav
To address public meetings to unite people against SP, BSP
Attempt to unite old Janata Party groups in Haryana
New office bearers and executive committee members announced
- Take Steps To Bring Peace Back To Sri Lanka, State Parties . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
They also seek steps for protection of Indian fishermen's interests
They also seek steps for protection of Indian fishermen's interests
- 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 .
- Prosecution Seeks Death Penalty (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 20, 2006)
Well done, says Saddam Hussein sarcastically; court adjourned till July 10
- National Wildlife Crime Control Bureau To Be Set Up (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The government today decided to set up a National Wildlife Crime Control Bureau along the lines of the Narcotics Control Bureau that would have powers to investigate crime related to wildlife.
- Indo-China Ties On A New High (Times of India, SAIBAL DASGUPTA, Jun 20, 2006)
It's been 44 years since last of the carts laden with Tibetan goods had rumbled down the Nathu La pass.
- 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.
- Strikes: Handing The Baton? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 20, 2006)
The Left-led all-India protests against the fuel price hike makes the headlines in the latest issue of People’s Democracy.
- Us Asks Myanmar's Military Generals To Redress "Injustices" (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The United States called on Myanmar's military generals to correct their "injustices" by freeing Aung San Suu Kyi and forging national reconciliation, as the pro-democracy leader spent her third consecutive birthday under detention, sources learnt today..
- Iran May Produce N-Bomb By 2010: Blix (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The former UN chief weapons inspector said Iran will be able to produce a nuclear bomb within five years if it is allowed to enrich uranium on an industrial scale.
- 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.
- Safety Commission: Another Stunt (News International, Dr Farzana Bari, Jun 20, 2006)
The long-due constitution of the National Safety Commission (NPSC), as envisaged in the Police Order of 2002, has finally been announced by the interior minister.
- Focus On Afghanistan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 20, 2006)
One can count on the Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid to write forthrightly for Western publications about the reality of the situation in Afghanistan.
- 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'.
- Women In Uniform (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 20, 2006)
Military should create compatible conditions for women
- Dot Seeks Parity In Security Conditions For Fdi In Telecom (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Amid the debate over security issues in the telecom sector, Department of Telecommunication is understood to have favoured parity in security clearance treatment for FDI below 49 per cent and between 49 to 74 per cent in the sector.
- Bjp Fires 'Salwa Judum' Salvo At Left (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday fired the 'Salwa Judum' salvo at the Left , accusing them of adopting double standards on the issue of Maoists.
- Three Us Soldiers Charged For Iraqi Detainee Deaths (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Three soldiers with the 101st Airborne Division have been charged with murder in connection with the deaths of three Iraqi detainees in their custody last month, the U.S. military said.
- Pull Wool Over Our Eyes (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 20, 2006)
Administrative Reforms Commission Chairperson Veerappa Moily had our approval last week for suggesting that subjects concerning the country’s security be put under the purview of the National Security Act, and that the colonial-era Official Secrets . . .
- Us Soldier’S Mother Fears For His Safety In (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
In his calls and notes from Iraq, Army Pfc Kristian Menchaca told relatives about his dangerous assignment at military checkpoints. His family is now hoping for the 23-year-old Houston soldier’s safe return after learning he was one of two . . .
- Unrealistic & Absurd (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 20, 2006)
Going by the frequency with which statements demanding a new constitution are made in Pakistan, it would appear as if making or unmaking the basic law is child’s play.
- Imprisoned In Chaos (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 20, 2006)
Nearly five years into a war between the United States and Islamic extremists, US policies and practices for arresting, holding, interrogating and trying enemy militants are in a state of disarray, unprecedented in modern American history.
- Putting The Media Under The Scanner (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Jun 20, 2006)
A book on the mainstream media shows how there is a widespread sense among professional journalists that the world is as the powerful and the wealthy say it is. All other accounts are seen as marginal or as some form of fringe dissent.
- Freedom Fighters First (Hindu, B. R. P. Bhaskar, Jun 20, 2006)
The international communist movement viewed World War II as an imperialist conflict until the Soviet Union's entry transformed it into a "people's war" which all Communists were obliged to support.
- Sri Lankan Navy Burnt Boats, Say Tamil Refugees (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Their number has come down after the crackdown on rebels at Mannar, Paysalai
"We were staying in a church and a school for the last 15 days to find boats to come to India"
The offensive of the Navy began on Friday night itself
A handful of Navy . .
- Region:afghanistan, China Vow To Strengthen Ties (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Annual trade between the two states ranges between $400-$500 million
Military ties to be strengthened.
- Another 37 Killed In Afghanistan Violence (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Taliban kill 30
7 militants slain in raid
UN urges coalition forces to avoid harming civilians during military operation.
- Fo Advises Govt To Expand Talks With Afghans (Daily Times, Zulfiqar Ghuman, Jun 20, 2006)
The Foreign Office has advised the government to expand interaction with Kabul and monitor the activities of foreign intelligence agents operating in Afghanistan following the recent allegations by the Afghan government that Pakistan is sheltering . . .
- Revived Taliban Waging 'Full-Blown Insurgency' (USA Today.com, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
In their biggest show of strength in nearly five years, pro-Taliban fighters are terrorizing southern Afghanistan — ambushing military patrols, assassinating opponents and even enforcing the law in remote villages where they operate with near impunity.
- Pakistan-Born Guilty In Jihad Plot (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
A Pakistan-born architect accused of plotting a jihad bombing campaign in Australia was convicted on three terrorism-related charges on Monday and could face life in jail.
- In Tribal Pakistan, A Tide Of Militancy (Washington Post, Pamela Constable, Jun 20, 2006)
Influence of Taliban Said to Be Spreading Beyond Border Areas Near Afghanistan
- Targeting Teachers (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 19, 2006)
The targeted killing of two teachers and their two children by unidentified gunmen in Orakzai Agency in the tribal areas could only be the handiwork of those extremists who do not want education and its associated benefits to be passed on to the . . .
- 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.
- ‘India Could Make 50 Nuclear Warheads A Year’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
A top former Indian intelligence official has said that the country will have the capacity to make around 50 nuclear warheads a year following the US-India deal on civil nuclear cooperation, as it would be able to retain six reactors outside . . .
- Guns Fall Silent In Somalia’S Capital (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 19, 2006)
The thugs manning the roadblocks are gone. The warlords are on the run. And the guns in a city long regarded as among the world’s most heavily armed have fallen silent. Most, in fact, have disappeared from view.
- Revisiting Syria’S History (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Jun 19, 2006)
The sun rises at 4.30 am. It is already high by 7.30 and will fade only at 7.45 in the evening.
- Ships Of The Old Block (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 19, 2006)
The recent appointment of Roshan Goonatilleke as Sri Lanka’s airforce chief is the first instance in world aviation history of a son following in his father’s career flight path, even though it has been a while since Harry Goonatilleke commanded . . .
- Germany, Bouncing From Obscurity To Action (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Jun 19, 2006)
World Cup 2006 is big business worth billions of euros, with the sale of television transmission rights alone bringing in more than € 1 billion.
Public life in Germany has been buoyed by an unmatched World Cup mania. No station square or public . . .
- Prayers In The Military (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 19, 2006)
The military has been making a good-faith effort to write rules on religious activities that preserve both the rights of free expression among service members and the separation of church and state.
- Nepal: Peace In The Offing? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 19, 2006)
The agreement reached between the Nepalese government and the rebel Maoists on Friday would have been unimaginable a few months ago when the people had yet to take to the streets against the country’s autocratic monarchy.
- 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.
- Lessons Of Sri Lankan War (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 19, 2006)
At least 52 people were killed as heavy sea and land battles erupted in Sri Lanka on Saturday between Tamil Tigers and military.
- Defensive Glory (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 19, 2006)
One of cricket’s incomparable glories is that victory alone does not provoke superlatives. In no other sport does a draw make for a performance that evokes unstinted admiration and praise.
- Vigil Up In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jun 19, 2006)
Talaimannar situation under control, says Army
"Clearing operations almost over"
Three policemen killed in Claymore attack
- Missile Warning To N Korea (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Japan today warned North Korea of “a harsh response” from Tokyo and Washington if it went ahead with the launch of a long-range missile.
- Myanmar Minorities Fear Being Dammed And Damned (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
From the ice fields of the Himalayas to the azure waters of the Andaman Sea, the Salween flows undisturbed through some of the most outwardly tranquil territory on earth.
- Japan Says N.Korea Missile Would Be Threat To Region (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
A missile test launch by North Korea would be seen as a threat to regional security, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe said on Monday.
- Russia Pragmatic On Arms But Is Trade Healthy? (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Missiles to Syria and Iran, warplanes to Venezuela and Myanmar, helicopters to Sudan -- Russia goes its own way when it comes to selling arms, seemingly immune to ethical debates that affect the industry elsewhere.
- Falling Standard Of Education (Daily Excelsior, Shiv Kumar Sharma, Jun 19, 2006)
As most of the people in Education know that the word ‘Education' has been derived from the word ‘Educe' which means to draw out all the best that is there in a child.
- 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 . . .
- Kathmandu Experiment (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 19, 2006)
The Nepal government’s decision to dissolve the country’s Parliament and form an interim government with the Maoists is the best news to come out of the Himalayan nation in some years.
- North Korea May Launch Missile This Weekend (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
North Korea may test-launch a long-range ballistic missile as early as this weekend, Japanese media reported on Saturday citing several government sources.
- Army Lady Officers Are 'Outstanding'! (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Against the backdrop of the row set off by Army Vice-Chief Lt Gen S Pattabhiraman's reported remark that the force can do without women, the Army on Sunday mounted a damage-control exercise terming as "outstanding" the contribution of women officers . . .
- Saluting The Women (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 19, 2006)
Hard on the heels of Rahul Mahajan’s medical records being disclosed by doctors at Apollo hospital, we have the Indian army blithely revealing the psychiatric records of Lt. Sushmita Chakravorty, who committed suicide last week.
- Nepal Peace Deal Hinges On Trust, Maoist Guns (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 19, 2006)
The pace of change has been as breathtaking as the Himalayan scenery. In just a few short weeks, Nepal has rediscovered democracy and brought 10 years of civil war tantalisingly close to an end.
- Sri Lanka's Overseas Tamils Fill Rebel Tiger Coffers (Reuters, Peter Apps, Jun 19, 2006)
It's thanks to Sri Lanka's overseas Tamils -- people like engineer S. Vijayadeva or accountant Kana Naheerathan -- that the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) can afford to keep up its insurgency.
- America’S War For Hearts And Minds (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 19, 2006)
It seems unfair to single out the hapless Colleen Graffy.
- Congressmen Back Indo-Us N-Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
The US-Indo nuclear deal has won critical support from two key Congressmen heading foreign relations committees of the two Houses of the US Congress days before it comes up for review before the lower House panel.
- 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.
- Pranab For More Women In Force (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
The defence minister and the army today praised the role of women officers and personnel and said one Susmita Chakraborthy’s death shouldn’t deter women from joining the armed forces.
- 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.
- Third Time Unlucky (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Jun 19, 2006)
What kind of country would hold a census in which the enumerator recorded your sex but not your religion, your age but not your ethnicity?
- Gab Of The Gift: Pak Is Best (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Jun 19, 2006)
The one-upmanship between India and Pakistan may have become a no-contest now with New Delhi's economic and strategic leap forward, but there is one area where Islamabad is a clear winner.
- Making History (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 19, 2006)
After the initial euphoria over the toppling of King Gyanendra had subsided there were fears that Nepal might slip back into anarchy. There were doubts whether the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) would be able to work with Maoists in drawing up a road . . .
- Army To Strengthen Stress Counselling: Pranab (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
The Ministry of Defence has decided to strengthen stress counselling for the armed forces following the alleged suicide of Army officer Lieut Sushmita Chakraborty.
- 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 . . .
- Lasting Peace Is Not A Party (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Jun 19, 2006)
Nepal is upbeat over the government’s dialogue with the Maoists. But don’t start celebrating just yet
- Shaken By Shanghai (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jun 19, 2006)
While the painful prose of the declarations from the Shanghai summit last week might put most people to sleep, it has begun to shake America out of its strategic stupor in Asia.
- Delhi, Dhaka To Sign Extradition Treaty (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Jun 19, 2006)
Bangladesh reportedly giving final touches to the draft handed over by India
Dhaka has handed a long list of `wanted criminals'
Anup Chetia's extradition denied by Dhaka
- "Gorshkov To Be Given On Schedule" (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jun 19, 2006)
Aircraft carrier to have new design
The ship along with deck-based MiG-29K aircraft will be deliveredin 2008
It will have some Indian-built equipment
- Gulf Countries Adopt Oil Export Contingency Plan (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 19, 2006)
GCC member nations fear closure of exit points if U.S., Iran clash
- Nepal Marches On (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 19, 2006)
The agreement signed on June 16 by the top leaders of the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) and Prachanda, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), on eight key issues is remarkable by any standards. Mr. Prachanda did not indulge in hyperbole when . .
- First World War's Secret Weapon: A Friendly Chat (Hindu, David Smith, Jun 19, 2006)
We have ways of making you talk, but they do not involve a bright light, dripping tap or thumbscrews.
- Nepal King's Veto Powers Scrapped (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Bills need no royal assent
Concept of `King in Parliament' abolished
All the authority the King once had in Parliament eliminated
First face-to-face meeting between officials and Maoists
- More Punch For Para-Military (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Jun 19, 2006)
Resources must be improved for better intelligence gathering
- Five Killed, Lanka On Brink Of War (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Tamil villagers, terrified by an approaching Sri Lankan government patrol, sought shelter on Sunday in the same church where they say they had been when soldiers had fired at them a day before.....
- 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.
- Blacklisted Firm Got Drdo’S ‘Super-Sensitive’ Contract (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Jun 19, 2006)
Shoghi: DRDO’s project now stuck after fraud concerning blacklisted firm; crucial equipment gathers dust at Customs
- A Breakthrough (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 19, 2006)
Maoist chief Prachanda has agreed to join interim govt
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