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Articles 18821 through 18920 of 27135:
- Outcome Budget A Good Beginning (Daily Excelsior, SUMEDHA SUDHAMAN, Dec 05, 2005)
Government recently came out with the first-ever outcome budget aimed at keeping a tab on public spending by evolving a mechanism to measure physical targets to be achieved on outlays provided in the five lakh crore rupee General Budget to ministries . .
- Sheikh Abdullah - Naik Or Khalnaik? (Greater Kashmir, Z. G. Muhammad, Dec 05, 2005)
Revered as a hero, abhorred as a villain what will history remember him as, Z. G. Muhammad profiles Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah
- Us Refuses To Confirm Al-Qaeda Leader's Death In Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
The United States today refused to confirm the killing of a senior al-Qaeda leader in Pakistan, saying that they were "looking into" the reports.
- Joust On The Fence (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 05, 2005)
For all the simulated bonhomie at the recent Saarc summit in Dhaka, the BSF chief’s forthright assertion succinctly sums up the volatile nature of India-Bangladesh relations.
- Let Top Gun Killed (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
In a blow to Lashkar-e-Taiyaba, its self-styled divisional commander for South Kashmir and his two associates were killed in Kachwan-Kokernag, 65 km from Srinagar, last night, a defence spokesman said today.
- Hurriyat Keen To Discuss Options (Tribune, M.L. Kak, Dec 05, 2005)
Notwithstanding their support to the idea of self rule, to be preceded by demilitarisation, for resolving the Kashmir issue, leaders of All-Party Hurriyat Conference wish to make it clear that the “idea is not our baby.”
- Boys Can Fly (Tribune, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 05, 2005)
The Indian Air Force’s (IAF) proposal to not only revive the Short Service Commission (SSC) for men but also train their cadre to fly is worthy of receiving a government nod, as it will have several benefits. The main intention of the move, of course,....
- Something Smells (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 05, 2005)
Or why else is Ulfa dilly-dallying?
Ulfa leaders’ obsession with continued army counter-insurgency operations in Assam defies understanding.
- Seafaring Hindus (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Dec 05, 2005)
General Ashok K Mehta's article, "Navy: Full steam on course" (November 30) presumptuously informs that India's sea-faring traditions slowly died out with the arrival of Mughals and 'the great Maratha Admiral Kanhoji Angre was perhaps the last . . .
- Paying For Terror (US News & World Report, David E. Kaplan, Dec 05, 2005)
How jihadist groups are using organized-crime tactics--and profits--to finance attacks on targets around the globe
- Army Takes Charge In Karbi Anglong (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 05, 2005)
The army has been put in charge of violence-torn Karbi Anglong district on Sunday after the Assam Police and paramilitary forces failed to contain the month-and-half-long mayhem ....
- Nepal’S Endless Predicament (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Dec 05, 2005)
As one writes this piece, the three-month old unilateral ceasefire announced by the ‘Maoist’ guerrillas of Nepal on September 3, 2005, expires.
- Taking Liberties With English (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Dec 05, 2005)
Every once in a while a political columnist suffers from what is known in the fourth estate as writer’s cramp’. This is more a mental than a physiological condition and describes his sudden inability to come up with a worthwhile subject on which . . .
- India Accelerating (International Herald Tribune, AMY WALDMAN, Dec 05, 2005)
In the middle of the old Grand Trunk Road a temple sits under a peepul tree. The surrounding highway is being widened to four lanes, and vehicles barrel along either side. But the temple and tree thwart even greater speed, and a passing contractor . . .
- Senior Al-Qaeda Operative Killed In Pakistan (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
A senior Al-Qaeda commander of Syrian origin has been killed in a missile attack in Northwestern Waziristan
- India Test-Fires Akash Missile (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
India on Saturday successfully tested a domestically developed surface-to-air missile at a coastal range in the eastern state of Orissa, a defence official said.
- Space Pact With Russia On The Anvil (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
India will be signing four major agreements in areas like defence and space cooperation during the forthcoming visit of Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to Russia. It will also likely provide momentum for closer energy ties, . . .
- Myanmar Not Seeking Nuclear Power Capabilities’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Russia says Mynamar not a threat to international peace
- Tn: Govt Wants Navy Boats To Rescue Marooned People (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
The Tamil Nadu Government today requisitioned services of Navy boats to rescue people marooned in villages in the suburbs of the metropolis and constituted district, ward and village-level committees for relief works in 22 flood-hit districts . . .
- Planted Propaganda (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 04, 2005)
In hindsight, maybe it shouldn’t be surprising that the Pentagon has been secretly paying Iraqi journalists and news organizations to write and run positive stories about the war.
- Top Al Qaeda Commander Killed In Pakistan — Officials (Jordan Times, Reuters, Dec 04, 2005)
An Al Qaeda commander ranked the third most senior leader in Osama Ben Laden's network was killed in a tribal region of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, President Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday.
- Mathrani Revelations Spell Trouble For Natwar (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
K Natwar Singh's stock dipped to dangerously low levels today after Indian Ambassador to Croatia Aniel Mathrani's claims involving him in the Iraqi oil-for-food programme were published by a newsmagazine.
- Rehabilitation Of Quake-Affected Kashmir (Dawn, Asim Yasin, Dec 04, 2005)
The federal government Saturday sought cooperation from all political parties of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir for the rehabilitation of the earthquake affected people and reconstruction of quake hit areas
- Demilitrisation Of Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Dec 04, 2005)
There used to be a time when retired Indian military personnel (including the current Governor of Jammu and Kashmir) were fond of rushing to the Press to demand a unilateral Indian withdrawal from the Siachen Glacier borrowing and quoting . . .
- Pak Tries To Divert (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Dec 04, 2005)
The October 8 earthquake appears to have infused a fear in Pakistani rulers about their future ability to maintain their traditional lordship over the people in occupied Kashmir once this region recovers from its present trauma.
- Musharraf Confirms Qaeda Commander Killed (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Dec 04, 2005)
An al Qaeda commander ranked the third most senior leader in Osama bin Laden's network was killed in a tribal region of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, President Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday.
- Volcker Report: Left Defends Govt (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
The Left parties, who were vocal in their attack on the Bofors issue, yesterday virtually defended the government on the Volcker oil-for-food scam and rejected the resignation of Sonia Gandhi as demanded by the NDA-led Opposition.
- Indian Ocean: Management And Maritime Security (Tribune, K.K. Nayyar, Dec 04, 2005)
Navy Davy, being observed on December 4 every year, provides us with an opportunity to introspect on the maritime issues which are linked with the destiny of our nation. It is not a mere coincidence that India is the only country to have an ocean . . .
- Un Security Council To Discuss Myanmar Democracy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Myanmar’s military junta came under fresh pressure to move towards democratic set up with the UN Security Council agreeing to a US proposal to discuss the situation there in wake of extension of the house arrest of opposition leader Ms Aung San Suu Kyi.
- Infiltration Along Loc On The Rise (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik , Dec 04, 2005)
Security forces have been taken by surprise by the increase in militant attacks during the last one month rule of chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad..
- India Test-Fires Missile (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
India on Saturday successfully tested a domestically developed surface-to-air missile at a coastal range in the eastern state of Orissa, a defence official said.
- Thursday Deadline For 4 Hostages (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Dec 04, 2005)
The fate of a Canadian NRI and three fellow hostages kidnapped in Iraq hangs in the balance as a leading member of the British anti-war movement takes the initiative to secure their safe release.
- Spice Of Life : Military Bands: Pjo Taylor (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 04, 2005)
Martial music is not a modern invention: primitive drumming and sounding of such “instruments” as rams’ horns goes back centuries, indeed millennia.
- Qaida Top Gun Killed In Pak: Pervez (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
An al Qaida commander ranked among the top five in Osama bin Laden’s network was killed in a tribal region of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, President Pervez Musharraf said today.
- Eu Oks India Joining Iter Nuclear Reactor Project (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
The European Union agreed on Friday to include India in a 10-billion-euro project to build an experimental nuclear fusion reactor that in the long-run could provide virtually unlimited, cheap and clean energy.
- Chennai Braces For More Rains (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
About 8,000 people were today evacuated from suburban villages of the metropolis after they were marooned by flood waters following heavy downpour last night, even as more rains were predicted in the next two days under the influence of a low pressure ...
- Politics Of Vengeance (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Dec 04, 2005)
The assassination of Pakistan’s first prime minister marked the beginning of the politics of vengeance in the country.
- Tactical Jingoism (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 04, 2005)
Is no exit strategy
Clearly worried over increasing demands to “bring the boys home”, George W Bush tried the oldest trick in the book — an obscene dose of jingoism to try and deflect queries to which he has no credible answer
- Bihar Elections Post-Mortem (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Dec 04, 2005)
The main cause for Nitish Kumar’s thumping victory was public disgust with Laloo-Rabri misrule. People saw through the political gimmickry and theatricals of Laloo Prasad Yadav. After all you can fool some people for some time but not all the . . .
- Indian Navy Plans Ocean Dominance (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 04, 2005)
India has announced ambitious plans to restructure, purchase ships, submarines and aircraft as well as acquisition of new military hardware for its Navy to expand its blue water reach in the Indian Ocean. Analysts see the move as Indian bid . . .
- Militants Threaten To Kill Hostages (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Dec 04, 2005)
Ten American soldiers die in Fallujah explosion; U.S. toll in Iraq reaches 2,120
- Top Al-Qaeda Operative Killed In Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 04, 2005)
Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf has confirmed that a top Syrian Al-Qaeda operative was killed in an explosion in North Waziristan along the border with Afghanistan on Thursday.
- Uttaranchal To Constitute Tourism Police (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
On the pattern of Kerala, Uttaranchal will have its own tourism police to provide better environment to tourists in the state.
- A Gandhian Committed To Women's Cause (Hindu, V. Parukutty Amma, Dec 04, 2005)
She is a Gandhian, biographer, painter and woman of strong political conviction committed to women's cause. In conversation withMaleeha Raghaviah
- Ghana Times (Hindu, ABDULRAZAK GURNAH, Dec 04, 2005)
Eshun's story about growing up is also a frightening and shaming one of casual brutalities in Ghana and of childhood racism in London. ABDULRAZAK GURNAH
- Russia Planning War Games With India, China (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Dec 04, 2005)
Military exercises under Shanghai Cooperation Organisation framework
"SCO not acquiring functions of a military bloc''
Exercises aimed at preventing, combating terrorism
- Ties With The Us (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 04, 2005)
Ambassador Jahangir Karamat’s statement that the US-Pakistan relations today were “not transient” reflects both a hope for the future and a comment on the past.
- Gentleman Soldier (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Dec 04, 2005)
‘To the Dogra, soldiering is a family tradition that brings him joy and contentment’.
- Al-Qaeda Leader Killed In Pakistan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
An al-Qaeda commander ranked among the top five in Osama bin Laden’s network was killed in a tribal region of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan, President Pervez Musharraf said.
- India Has Vital Stake In Bhutan's Well-Being, Says Shyam Saran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
``Threat from Maoist groups is of mutual concern''
- Investigation Blows Open Lashkar Overground Links (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 04, 2005)
Operatives used political party workers to assist terror operations
Mainstream political parties in the State have been infiltrated by operatives
Operatives killed on Friday night had photo ID cards of political parties
- Solving Kashmir-Iii -By Subroto Roy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 03, 2005)
Pakistan has demanded its flag fly in Srinagar. This too can happen though not in the way Pakistan has been wishing to see it happen. A Pakistan flag might fly in the Valley just as might an Afghan and Iranian flag as well.
- Afghanistan Warm To Indians (Tribune, Gurinder Randhawa, Dec 03, 2005)
I was quite apprehensive about the security situation in the war-ravaged Afghan capital, Kabul, two years back when I landed there to join as a Prasar Bharati Special Correspondent.
- Now We Know (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 03, 2005)
There are very few instances of ‘too much’ information hurting anyone. There have been, however, plenty of cases where too little information has resulted in people being left in the dark and thereafter being taken for an unending ride.
- Target Locked: Iaf Now Aims For Mirage 4000 (Hindustan Times, Drimi Chaudhuri, Dec 03, 2005)
The Defence Ministry might be on the lookout for a new Air Superiority Fighter (ASF) aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) but it is not going to be the US F-16.
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 03, 2005)
The EC took certain steps in Bihar to ensure peaceful and fair polls. It does not mean we will follow the same model everywhere. Nevertheless, lessons learnt in Bihar will be enforced and similar action will be taken if the situation warrants.
- No End To Terrorist Threat (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), Dec 03, 2005)
Since the Delhi bombings, Srinagar serial attacks and the Jehanabad jailbreak, newspapers have been immersed in articles on terrorism and why it is time to take this scourge more seriously.
- Eu Oks India Joining Iter Nuclear Reactor Project (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
The European Union agreed on Friday to include India in a 10-billion-euro project to build an experimental nuclear fusion reactor that in the long-run could provide virtually unlimited, cheap and clean energy.
- J&k: Ten Killed In Kashmir Violence (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Ten people, including five militants and an Army jawan, were killed and three others injured in separate violence in Jammu and Kashmir where two ultras were arrested alongwith ten kgs of RDX since last night.
- Mathrani Revelations Spell Trouble For Natwar (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
K Natwar Singh's stock dipped to dangerously low levels today after Indian Ambassador to Croatia Aniel Mathrani's claims involving him in the Iraqi oil-for-food programme were published by a newsmagazine
- India Eyeing Equity Tie-Ups With Russian Energy Cos (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
India is looking at equity tie-ups with Russian oil and gas majors Rosneft and Gazprom, India's foreign secretary told reporters on Friday.
- President Has A Date With His Body Guards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Bringing alive the ceremonial grandeur of the colonial era with horses, buggies and the grand old tradition of the cavalry carrying the trumpet banner, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Friday handed over the 10th Silver Trumpet and Trumpet Banner . . .
- Four Agreements On Space, Defence During Pm's Moscow Visit (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
India would focus on developing a long-standing energy partnership with Russia and sign four key agreements on space and defence cooperation during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's three-day visit to Moscow beginning Sunday.
- Insider Keeps Oil On The Boil (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
The remarks attributed to Aniel Matherani by a TV channel have completed Natwar Singh's isolation in the government and the Congress,
- Maoist Activists Conduct A Novel Operation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Stop vehicles and make passengers attend a midnight meeting
Maoists did not exert force
Meeting held in rice mill
Exhort people to join dalams
- Sleeping Before Bush A Right Royal Tradition (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 03, 2005)
The AP photograph says it all. While waiting for their Commander-in-Chief Bush to appear and outline his plan for victory in Iraq at their academy in Annapolis, eight US Navy midshipmen dropped off to sleep in their seats on the last morning of November.
- Maoists Criticised For `Mindless Killings' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
SP blames naxals for backwardness of villages in the region
Celebration of weeklong PGLA formation critcised
Warns them against hampering development process
Urges them to shun arms and join the social mainstream
- Relief In Nepal After Maoists Extend Truce (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Dec 03, 2005)
Joy and relief replaced the mounting tension in Nepal as the Maoists announced they were extending the three-month unilateral ceasefire called in September, hours before it was to expire.
- Dozens Injured As Leftists, Royalists Clash In Nepal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Maoists announce extension of unilateral ceasefire by a month
- 10 Pre-Fabricated Houses Installed In Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
The Aasthan Latif Welfare Society installed 10 pre-fabricated houses made of corrugated sheets in 2 villages of Azad Kashmir.
- Defence, Energy To Dominate India-Russia Meet (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Dec 03, 2005)
Agreements on intellectual property rights, technology safeguards to be signed.
- Poland's Small Farmers Fear For The Future (Hindu, Nicholas Watt , Dec 03, 2005)
Expansion is the key to survival in the EU as subsidies rise but prices and profits fall.
- Questions (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 03, 2005)
Ever since Bob Woodward revealed he knew the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame before Robert Novak did, many questions are being asked in the newsroom.
- Afghan Border Closed After Spat (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Pakistani security forces closed the country’s main border crossing on the western frontier with Afghanistan after both sides accused each other of beating up their soldiers, officials said on Friday.
- Indian Navy Reveals Ambitious Acquisition Plan (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 03, 2005)
The Indian Navy unveiled plans on Friday to buy three more Russian Krivck class missile-carrying stealth frigates and float proposals to buy more spy planes and anti-submarine helicopters.
- Army Starts Ferry Service In Azad Kashmir (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Pakistan army engineers have started a ferry service in the Patika area of Muzaffarabad and have set up two foot suspension bridges at Patika and Mandal to provide facility to people.
- India Unveils Naval Plans To Rule The Ocean (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
India announced on Friday ambitious acquisition plans for its navy and said the new military hardware would give it greater clout in the strategic energy corridors of the Indian Ocean.
- India And China Hold Joint Naval Exercises (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Navy ships of India and China have conducted joint exercises off the Kochi coast in the first bilateral exercise in India, Indian naval sources said.
- India Unveils Naval Blueprint For Indian Ocean Dominance (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
India announced on Friday ambitious acquisition plans for its navy and said the new military hardware would give it greater clout in the strategic energy corridors of the Indian Ocean.
- Kasuri For Bold Decisions On Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri said on Friday that Pakistan’s foreign policy was being evolved keeping in view the greater interest of the country and insisted Pakistan would continue to follow its strong strategic defence system.
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