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Articles 19621 through 19720 of 27135:
- Kashmiris Reunite In Grief Across Military Border (Reuters, Robert Birsel and Sheikh Mushtaq, Nov 18, 2005)
Kashmiris reunited in grief across the ceasefire line dividing their quake-stricken homeland on Thursday, after arch rivals Pakistan and India relaxed border restrictions as a humanitarian gesture.
- Remembering Our War Dead (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 18, 2005)
Few nations have called on their armed forces to sacrifice their lives for the motherland as frequently as India has over the last 58 years. Yet India has still to build a memorial to honour those who died defending their country — a sad reflection on ...
- Abu Salem Case:cbi Denies Leaking Details (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Defence application against media reports
Court notices to the Union I&B Secretary and Maharashtra
Judge reserves order for Thursday
- Nsg Commandos Arrive In Bihar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
The first contingent of elite National Security Guards (NSG), which specialises in anti-terror operations, arrived here on Thursday to hunt down prisoners who had been freed by Maoist rebels from the Jehanabad jail in Bihar. Maoists had raided the . . . .
- Nod Awaited For Hiv Screening In Armed Forces At Entry Level (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
First HIV positive case in the armed forces was detected in 1991
0.025 per cent test positive in armed forces
Move to make screening compulsory for enrolment
Medicare to be brought on a par with corporates
- Quake-Stranded Group Crosses Loc (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
India sets dates with Pakistan for quake survivors to cross Kashmir border
- Tiger Boycott, Violence Mar Sri Lankan Vote (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Election commissioner expected to announce first poll results on Friday
- Kashmir Easing Formula Mirwaiz Suggests 11 Points (Pakistan Observer, Hameed Shaheen, Nov 18, 2005)
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman All Parties Hurriyet Conference, has suggested an 11-point formula to Pakistan and India towards gradual settlement of the Kashmir dispute with the full involvement of Kashmiris.
- India Seeks Us Aircraft On Lease (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
India has requested a possible logistic support and lease of P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft from the United States.
- Use Of White Phosphorous (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 18, 2005)
Though there was not an iota of doubt about authenticity of an earlier report on the subject a US military spokesman has now also confirmed use of white phosphorous in the Iraqi city of Fallujah last November.
- Nuclear Power: China Races Ahead Of India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 18, 2005)
Everyone’s talking about China. Well, not quite everyone. India, which should perhaps be obssessing about its northern neighbour, is not an avid China watcher.
- Jayalalithaa Seeks Rs. 1,742 Cr. For Flood Relief From Calamity Fund (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Tells Central team that State exhausted its relief fund on tsunami rehabilitation
Major demands:
Infrastructure - Roads: Rs. 870 crores
Assistance for damaged houses: Rs. 300 crores
Irrigation: Rs. 122 crores
- `Indian Navy An Effective Instrument Of Diplomacy' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Anti-submarine warfare symposium inaugurated
- Urban Rail: A Pipedream? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 18, 2005)
On Tuesday the Punjab chief minister reiterated his government’s resolve to build a modern light rail transit system in Lahore. The plan has been on the drawing board since 1997.
- 24 From Held Kashmir Return Via Loc Crossing (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Around two-dozen travellers from held Kashmir who were trapped in AJK by last month’s earthquake made an emotional return home on Thursday.
- Nuclear Power: China Races Ahead Of India (Express India, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 18, 2005)
Everyone’s talking about China. Well, not quite everyone. India, which should perhaps be obsessing about its northern neighbour, is not an avid China watcher. This fortnightly feature in our op-ed page is an attempt to partly fill that gap. Indian Express
- Relief Work Still Patchy: Unocha (News International, Naveed Ahmad, Nov 18, 2005)
The latest situation report by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Thursday pointed to some important gaps in disaster relief activities owing to extreme weather, lack of funding and shortage of expertise . . .
- Days Of The Conspiracy Theorist (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Nov 18, 2005)
A gentle winter has set in, warranting the appearance of woolens at Delhi’s garden parties. Musical concerts, plays, art exhibitions, film shows beckon at an ever increasing number of centres, halls, galleries.
- Beyond The Dhaka Summit (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Nov 18, 2005)
AS Prime Minister Manmohan Singh candidly admitted in the Bangladeshi capital, 20 years after its birth the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has very little to show for itself. That should explain the note of optimism . . .
- Chinese Government Vs Indian Private Sector (The Financial Express, SUMANT SINHA, Nov 18, 2005)
A recent trip to China proved very illuminating. I share some observations to further fuel the India and/versus China debate.
- Iaf Show Leaves Us Forces Spellbound (Express India, Shiv Aroor, Nov 18, 2005)
As the Cope India 2005 Indo-US air force exercises wound down today after two weeks of feverish action in the eastern skies, the US Air Force were left with a stark, double-edged realisation.
- Let Us Not Make It Any Worse (Dawn, Iqbal Haider, Nov 18, 2005)
The aftermath of the apocalypse on October 8 continues to reveal statistics, staggering even to the most fertile imagination.
- Donors’ Conference (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 18, 2005)
While it would be an exaggeration to say that the fate of the earthquake survivors’ depends on what the donors come up with, there is no doubt that the conference opening in Islamabad tomorrow will determine to a large extent the speed and scope of the...
- Pm-Ulfa Talks (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Nov 17, 2005)
The positive beginning to the landmark peace talks between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and representatives of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has kindled a ray of hope for bringing the curtain down on a dragging three-decade . . .
- Calculate The Real Value Of Aid (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 17, 2005)
Extracts from the Human Development Report 2005
- Kashmiri Separatists Still Groping In The Dark (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Nov 17, 2005)
Even the devastating earthquake has not taught any lesson to either the terrorists or the separatists in Kashmir valley.
- Pranab Sends Message To Left Via Moscow (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
From 10 Janpath to Alimuddin Street via the Kremlin, Pranab Mukherjee today carried a message for the Left in India and also told a gung-ho Washington that in India’s military relations the US must be left out somewhere.
- Fighting Terror With Terror (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 17, 2005)
A ruthless use of force by any state authority does not eliminate terror but fans the fires of violence. A balanced way is to be adopted so that criminals don’t go unpunished and human values are upheld too, writes Maryam Bacha
- Delayed Response & Mismanagement (Dawn, S Akbar Zaidi, Nov 17, 2005)
In the heady democratic days of the 1990s, Pakistan was considered to be a failed state.
- Fifth Point Along Loc Opened (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Kashmiris from Indian side will be allowed to cross the Line of Control (LoC) with Azad Kashmir on Thursday to check on family living in the earthquake-ruined region, according to a Pakistani official.
- Al-Qaida Boosts Activities In Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Al-Qaida network has increased its activities in Afghanistan, smuggling in explosives, high-tech weapons and millions of dollars in cash for a resurgent terror campaign, the defense minister said Wednesday.
- Loc, Tent Issues Stir Walkout In Senate (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Nov 17, 2005)
The combined opposition in the Senate on Wednesday protested against what it called government’s lukewarm response to allegations of supply of substandard tents to earthquake....
- Karachi Car Blast Mastermind Nabbed (News International, AH Khanzada, Nov 17, 2005)
The Karachi police have picked up more suspects, including a policeman, on Wednesday after establishing links of the PIDC House blast to a militant group of Balochistan and claimed to have traced the culprits involved in the car bombing.
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 17, 2005)
Maoist nightmare
Jehanabad should send out wake-up call
- Four Killed In Srinagar Blast (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Militants carried out a massive car bomb blast outside the corporate headquarters of Jammu and Kashmir Bank in the heart of the city,
- Bihar Cops Clueless On Jehanabad (Statesman, Manoj Chaurasia, Nov 17, 2005)
Who is the true head of Jehanabad, the new “experimental” site of the Maoist’s ongoing “armed struggle” in key towns?
- Shoddy Performance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 17, 2005)
Considering the performance of the National Assembly one wonders what kind of democracy is Pakistan.
- Maoist Skeleton In Nepal King's Cabinet (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
In its latest edition issued today, a popular Nepalese weekly published a report potentially embarrassing for King Gyanendra,
- Five ‘Bla Men’ Held For Karachi Blast (Dawn, Arman Sabir, Nov 17, 2005)
Police and government officials were tight-lipped on Wednesday about identity of five people detained for their alleged involvement in Tuesday’s bomb blast outside the PIDC House, in which three people were killed and 21 injured.
- Resurgent Buddhism (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Nov 17, 2005)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, not a contestant in the 17 November presidential election in Sri Lanka,
- Unprecedented Level In Ties: Putin (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Nov 17, 2005)
There is no question of diluting the dominant position Russia enjoys on the Indian defence market
- The ‘Sleeper Cells’ Of Isi (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Nov 17, 2005)
Addressing the SAARC summit in Dhaka, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted that “there should be zero tolerance for cross-border terrorism and for the harbouring of hostile insurgent groups and criminal elements”.
- Quake Opportunity To Forge Closer Ties, Resolve Kashmir: Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Observing that last month's earthquake has provided an opportunity for closer Indo-Pak ties, President Pervez Musharraf today said the "energy being generated" on both sides of the LoC for mutual interaction and assistance should be utilised to resolve th
- Russia To Help India Develop Nuclear Submarine: Pranab (Press Trust of India, Vinay Shukla, Nov 17, 2005)
Russia has agreed to help India in developing indigenous nuclear-powered submarine and aircraft carriers, while India is ready for joint development of a fifth-generation fighter aircraft, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee here today
- 4 Civilians Killed In Car Blast At Jk Bank Hqs (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Four civilians got killed and 72 others—including a former Minister Usman Majeed—sustained injuries in a powerful car bomb explosion near the main entrance of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank Corporate Headquarters here today.
- British Troops Await Afghan Order (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Nov 17, 2005)
Helmand province is to be "home" for up to 2,000 British troops next spring.
- Regional Terrorism Our Biggest Threat, Says Afghan Nsa (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
For a country like Afghanistan trying hard to consolidate its fragile democracy, there can be no news worse than terrorism. And that too, when terrorist elements trace their origins from across the border.
- Russia To Help Build Nuclear Submarine (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Nov 17, 2005)
Defence Ministers meet at summit for military-technical cooperation
Plans for building fifth-generation fighter aircraft on the anvil
Several thrust areas identified for future collaboration
Joint military exercises will be held in 2006 or 2007
- Future Of Internet In Question (Tribune, Daniel Howden, Nov 17, 2005)
A United Nations summit, in the unlikely setting of Tunisia, will attempt to thrash out the future of the internet. More than 40 world leaders, including Kofi Annan, are set to attend and the ownership of the World Wide Web itself is at stake.
- Warning Signals From Jehanabad (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Nov 17, 2005)
The Jehanabad type of raid is significant because the Maoists laid siege to the town with the help of people who are not hardcore cadres.
- ``Solution To Kashmir More Possible Now'' (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 17, 2005)
But India must see opportunity: Musharraf
Says his country could not be expected to clap with one hand
Liberal help sought to raise US $ 5 billion for the reconstruction phase
F-16 aircraft deals not under consideration at the moment
- Iran Starts Converting New Uranium Batch - Diplomat (Reuters, Francois Murphy, Nov 17, 2005)
Iran has begun processing a new batch of uranium despite Western pressure on it to halt sensitive atomic work, possibly harming attempts to defuse a standoff over its nuclear aims, a diplomat said on Wednesday.
- Revolutionary In Israeli Politics (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Nov 17, 2005)
The last few days have brought an optimism to the Middle East that is hard to resist.
- Mounting Frustration In Kashmir (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Inside of 48 hours, Jammu and Kashmir has seen four dramatic terrorist attacks: a bomb attack that almost claimed the life of senior People's Democratic Party leader Ghulam Hassan Mir; another, which injured former Minister Usman Majid;
- Hollow Claims (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 17, 2005)
Pakistan has tackled terrorism in a selective way
- Gag Disorder (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
As the morality thugs run riot in Chennai and Mumbai, it’s time for reason to assert itself
- Andy Told Me He Wanted To Bring London’S Masefield To Iraq’ (Indian Express, Ashok Malik, Nov 17, 2005)
A ‘‘third man’’ and perhaps a London-based ‘‘fourth man’’ too—the K. Natwar Singh-Volcker Committee mess has got more complicated.
- China Backed His Feb 1 Takeover, So King Rooted For Beijing In Dhaka (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Nov 17, 2005)
King Gyanendra’s crucial role in securing observer status for China in the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) may have been inspired by Nepal’s northern neighbour’s unflagging support to the royal takeover of February 1.
- Kashmir Sliding (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Three attacks in three days. Clearly, the terrorists are sending a message in Jammu and Kashmir.
- India To Develop N-Subs With Russian Aid (Hindustan Times, Vinay Shukla, Nov 17, 2005)
Russia has agreed to help India in developing indigenous nuclear-powered submarine and aircraft carriers, while India is ready for joint development of a fifth-generation fighter aircraft, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee said in Moscow on Wednesday.
- Rebel Without A Cause (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Nov 17, 2005)
It is time sub-continental Muslims are taught to check out the validity of a rumour before taking action
- Pakistan Bombing: One Held (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
In a major breakthrough, the Pakistan police have arrested one person in connection with Tuesday’s car blast outside an outlet of the American fast-food company, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), in Karachi.
- Fifth Relief Point Opened In Uri (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Nov 17, 2005)
The Silikot-Haji Peer point was a major challenge for authorities
- Quake Came As A Boon For Lashkar Leadership (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Nov 17, 2005)
Confessions of captured fidayeen cast light on Kashmir terror wave
Lashkar strategists believe high-profile terror strikes will allow them to harvest the goodwill generated by their quake relief efforts
- Bjp To Adopt Tough Stand In Parliament (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 17, 2005)
To demand Sonia Gandhi's resignation as UPA chairperson
Volcker Report and Mitrokhin papers are not about simple corruption"
Indian state had become "soft and pulpy"
BJP counting on favourable Bihar election results
- Navy For Posting Officer At U.S. Central Command (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Nov 17, 2005)
With the joint naval exercises getting bigger, it will ensure faster coordination
Command oversees the area west of India
U.S. had offered to post an observer at the Pacific Command three years ago
- U.N., Britain Launch Big Pakistan Quake Airlift (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Nov 17, 2005)
The United Nations and British military launched an airlift on Wednesday to move hundreds of tonnes of food and shelter to earthquake survivors high in Pakistan's mountains to ensure they survive the winter.
- Lanka Polls: Ballots And Ak 47s (Indian Express, Peter Apps, Nov 17, 2005)
Police wielding AK-47s guarded ballot boxes in Sri Lanka’s restive east on Wednesday as thousands of observers and troops fanned out across the island on the eve of a close-fought presidential poll.
- Sonia Calls Meet To Devise House Strategy (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Nov 17, 2005)
: Sensing a turbulent Parliament session ahead, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has convened an urgent meeting of key party leaders to finalise what could well be the government strategy once the session starts November 23.
- India, Pakistan To Let Quake-Hit Kashmiris Cross Border (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Indian Kashmiris will be allowed to cross the de facto border with Pakistani Kashmir on Thursday to check on family living in the earthquake-ruined region, according to a Pakistani official.
- Diplomats Say Iran Set To Convert Uranium (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Sources say Iranians have told the IAEA they will resume nuclear work from Nov 26
- 3 Afghans Killed In Blast Aimed At Us Convoy (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
A suicide car-bomber attacked a military convoy including US troops in Kandahar on Wednesday, killing three Afghan civilians, said witnesses and a senior official.
- Putin Hails Growing Defence Cooperation With India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Russia, India discuss arms contracts worth $10b
* New Delhi to build multi-purpose transport plane with Moscow: Mukherjee
- ‘India Should Stop Producing Fissile Material’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Nov 17, 2005)
Congressman Gary Ackerman has suggested that India should be required to declare a moratorium on further production of fissile material in exchange for Washington’s support for a permanent seat for New Delhi on the UN Security Council.
- Dangers Of Speculating About The Karachi Car Bomb (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 17, 2005)
Dangers of speculating about the Karachi car bomb
- Bihar's Continuing Woes (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 17, 2005)
With one more phase of polling left in the Bihar Assembly polls, the Naxal attack on the Jehanabad prison has brought into sharp focus the serious break-down of law and order in the State.
- Russia, India Eye $10 Billion Of Arms Contracts (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Russia and India are discussing $10 billion worth of arms sales contracts, Interfax news agency quoted Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee as saying on Wednesday.
- Ballots And Ak47s: Sri Lanka Prepares For Poll (Reuters, Peter Apps, Nov 17, 2005)
Police wielding AK-47s guarded ballot boxes in Sri Lanka's restive east on Wednesday as thousands of observers and troops fanned out across the island on the eve of a close-fought presidential poll.
- Iraq To Probe Baghdad Detainee Abuse (Indian Express, MARIAM KAROUNY, Nov 17, 2005)
Iraq is investigating allegations of abuse after more than 170 prisoners were found locked in an Interior Ministry bunker in Baghdad, many of them beaten and malnourished and some apparently tortured
- India To Develop Nuclear Subs And Aircraft Carriers With Russian Aid (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Russia has agreed to help India in developing indigenous nuclear-powered submarine and aircraft carriers,
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