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Articles 3921 through 4020 of 26693:
- No-Confidence Against Pm Fails (Pakistan Observer, Mahmood Hussain, Aug 30, 2006)
The No-Confidence Motion moved by the Combined Opposition against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz in the National Assembly has fizzled out.
- 'Musharraf Determined To Retain Dual Role' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, who has ruled the country for about seven years, is "determined" to retain his dual role as President and Army Chief of Staff for "years to come," a media report said, quoting people close to him.
- Pakistani Assembly Rejects Pm No-Confidence Move (Reuters, Arshad Sharif, Aug 30, 2006)
Pakistan's parliament rejected a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Tuesday after he dismissed accusations of corruption as lies and hailed economic improvement under President Pervez Musharraf.
- Media-How Much Embedded? (Daily Excelsior, Vijay Satokar, Aug 30, 2006)
‘‘Today, if you are a journalist in the print or the electronic media anywhere in the world, it is difficult to escape embedding,’’ celebrated documentary film maker, Anand Patwardhan recently wrote in an article. Corporate and Government interests . . .
- Cong On Wild Goose Chase (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
If the phone rings past midnight, it had better be important, don’t you think?
- Nepal To Probe King Role In Protest Deaths (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
An inquiry panel will question Nepal’s king about his role in the killing of pro-democracy activists in April, an official said today, an unprecedented move in a nation which once revered its monarch.
- Might Work (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 30, 2006)
In alliance politics, what matters is what works. No matter what they say or do in public, all politicians accept this as the rationale for an alliance. Ms Mamata Banerjee should have no more illusions about her party’s alliance with the . . .
- Back To The Third Front (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 30, 2006)
The third front may be no more than an idea at the moment, but the CPM believes its search for a non-Congress, non-BJP “third alternative” will finally emerge as it engages with the UPA on its policies.
- Tactical Gain, Strategic Blunder (Indian Express, C. Uday Bhaskar, Aug 30, 2006)
The killing of the Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti by the Pakistani military on August 26 looks like a tactical victory for Islamabad.
- The Sacred And The Polluting (Indian Express, SUBHASH GATADE, Aug 30, 2006)
As the Ganesh festivities reach their peak, it may be useful to remember the recent guidelines issued by the Gujarat state government to control water pollution during the festival of Ganesh Chaturthi.
- Notices To Power Firms, Pwd For Polluting Sutlej (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
The Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board (HPPCB) has served notices on private power sector giant Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL), its associate company Kashang Hydroelectric Project and the Public Works Department (PWD) of Kinnaur . . .
- Laxmi Mittal To Add Steel To Tharoor’S Un Campaign (Times of India, Sanjay Dutta, Aug 30, 2006)
Steel king Laxmi Niwas Mittal has a new mission after the Arcelor takeover. India’s most powerful brand ambassador has been roped in to win over government heads around the world to see that the country’s candidate, Shashi Tharoor, makes the grade . . .
- Abolished Posts In Schools To Be Revived (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
A meeting of the Punjab Council of Ministers held here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today approved to convene two-day session of the state Assembly from September 14.
- Violence Continues To Rock Balochistan (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 30, 2006)
Family, supporters take part in funeral prayers conducted in Quetta; four killed in bomb blast
- Cpi (M) To Review Government Performance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Not fully satisfactory, but no threat to UPA regime: Karat .
- Fighting Terrorism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 30, 2006)
Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran must have been driven by circumstances to state publicly that India is not receiving the necessary cooperation from the countries like the US and Britain to fight terrorism.
- Consensus Is The Way (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Aug 30, 2006)
No democracy can be run without providing plenty of space for dissent and debate on vital issues of the day.
- Pak’S Double Game (Tribune, Pamela Constable, Aug 30, 2006)
ISLAMABAD – For the past five years, Pakistan has pursued a risky, two-sided policy toward Islamic militancy, positioning itself as a major ally in the Western-led war against global terrorism while reportedly allowing homegrown Muslim insurgent . . .
- Ecological Havoc In The Kasauli Hills (Tribune, Baljit Malik, Aug 30, 2006)
The Kasauli hills are at present threatened with ecological havoc. Big ticket colonisers and property developers, alongwith a network of real-estate agents, are acquiring thousands of bighas of land from peasants and farmers to put up multistorey . . .
- A Country Unravels (Deccan Herald, AHMED RASHID, Aug 30, 2006)
The Baluch, who have waged four unsuccessful insurgencies against the army since 1947, have been demanding a fair share of the profits and development funds, and political representation.
- Song Of The Soul (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 30, 2006)
So far as Muslims are concerned, true, as per the dictates of Islam, they can never worship or bow in front of anything other than Allah.
- "There Cannot Be A Black To White Evolution In Nepal" (Hindu, Suresh Nambath and K. Ramachandran, Aug 30, 2006)
The country faces the twin challenges of bringing into the political mainstream the left-wing Maoists and keeping in check a right-wing monarch, according toKanak Mani Dixit, Editor ofHimal, who was in the forefront of the pro-democracy struggle.
- Mamata's Move Buoys Up Congress, Leaves Bjp Confused (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Aug 30, 2006)
Is a new non-Left arrangement in the offing in West Bengal? This is the question being asked within Opposition political parties in the State.
- Pm Reviews Initiatives In Punjab (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
With an eye on the forthcoming Assembly election in Punjab, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently reviewed the progress of infrastructure projects and directed the state and central ministers to speed up their implementation.
- From Bullets To Ballots In Kashmir? (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 30, 2006)
Is the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen contemplating turning to politics? If he takes the peace road, Syed Salahuddin could face opposition from within his own organisation too.
- China And Nam (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Aug 30, 2006)
The 14th summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in Havana next month is bound to be dominated by anti-American rhetoric from the Latin Left, Israel-bashing by the Arabs, and Iran’s nuclear confrontation with the West. Instead of being bogged down by . . .
- Konkan Paradox (Frontline, LYLA BAVADAM, Aug 30, 2006)
In resource-rich Konkan, successive governments have neglected agriculture, the region's mainstay.
- ‘The Middle Way Is A Pragmatic Approach’ (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Aug 30, 2006)
Beijing can no longer afford to ignore the issue of Tibet. We are confident that it will be resolved, if not in this decade, maybe in the next few decades.
- I Say, Three Cheers For Ayaan (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Muslim by birth, is a daring woman. She has dared to raise questions despite knowing that a Mussalman is prohibited from raising any question on Islam.
- Speaking Of Urdu (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Excluded from school curricula, Urdu’s growth as a functional language ceased.
- Withering Lives (Frontline, P. SAINATH, Aug 30, 2006)
The agrarian crisis bankrupts whole communities and drives hundreds of farmers to suicide across Maharashtra.
- `Irrigation, The Key' (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Interview with Dr. B.L. Mungekar, member, Planning Commission.
- 1,500-Cr. Nabard Aid For Cooperatives (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Andhra Pradesh has signed a memorandum of understanding with the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) to receive Rs. 1,500-crore assistance to streamline three-tier cooperative credit institutions.
- The Road Ahead (OutLook, B. Raman , Aug 30, 2006)
'India could not help us whereas we stood beside India throughout our history. We protect Hindus whereas all over Pakistan they were hunted and killed. A brave friend is better than a coward friend. India always showed her cowardliness in front of . . .
- A Disappointing Judgment (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 30, 2006)
It is a disappointing judgment, although the Supreme Court has taken five months to finalise it. Probably, the word ‘perverse’ is more apt because the five-judge bench has opposed what is wanted, reasonable or required.
- India: The Siege Within (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Aug 29, 2006)
Senior citizens who lived through the traumatic days of partition must be feeling a sense of déjà vu when they hear Muslim clerics launching a shrill attack on our National Song Vande Mataram, 56 years after India became a secular, democratic republic.
- The Sikandar-Jinnah 'Understanding' (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 29, 2006)
The year 1926-27 was a continuous period of communal strife between Hindus and Muslims. Towards the end of 1926 Muslim leaders of Punjab decided to unite on one platform and reconstitute the Punjab Provincial Muslim League, which was headed by . . .
- His Message: Smile Through Your Woes (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 29, 2006)
He took the concept of catharsis to beautiful heights without disturbing the flow and feel-good texture of the movie, which mainly revolved around educated middle-class families.
- Not On, Mr Singh (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 29, 2006)
Twenty-seven months after assuming office, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has arrived in Orissa on a visit that is, really, an insult to the State.
- Comrade In Trouble (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Aug 29, 2006)
Kerala has a history of charges claiming harassment of women; the latest one to surface taints PJ Joseph, giving VS Achuthanandan much to worry about
- Being Aiims President No Basis For Disqualification: Anbumani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Tells EC he holds position in ex-officio capacity as Minister
Post of president of AIIMS is not office of profit
Covered by provisions of Section 3 of Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act .
- A Touch Of Natural Green For Mtc Termini (Hindu, P. Oppili, Aug 29, 2006)
The saplings programme will be implemented in 12 depots .
- Bugti: Making Of A Martyr (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 29, 2006)
By meeting a violent end Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti may now become a martyr for the Baloch nationalist movement.
- India Must Not Lose Interest (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 29, 2006)
India’s disinterest has created fear in Pakistan. Peace process must continue even if it is limping.
- Sharing The Blame (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 29, 2006)
Think of the mass hysteria that gripped the citizens of Maharashtra when some semi-literate girl from a Mahim slum woke up one morning and discovered that the waters of the ocean had turned ‘sweet’.
- The Man Who Saw Magic In The Mundane (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 29, 2006)
The year that Hrishikesh Mukherjee came out with his first film, Musafir, was also the year that Mehboob Khan’s Mother India, B R Chopra’s Naya Daur, Nasir Hussain’s Tumsa Nahin Dekha, Subodh Mukherjee’s Paying Guest, and Guru Dutt’s Pyasa were released.
- In The Afterlight Of The Bugti Episode (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 29, 2006)
The widespread protests in Balochistan and elsewhere in the country over the killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti should come as no surprise to anyone.
- The Two-Way Traffic (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 29, 2006)
There is a group of European nationals who, in their hundreds of thousands, are leaving home to set up in other countries, pushing up property prices, using local services and failing miserably to learn their hosts' languages or to integrate . . .
- Cleaning Kali Bein: Govt To Act As Support System (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
President Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s recent visit to Nirmal Kuteya in Sultanpur Lodhi has expedited the cleansing process of sacred rivulet Kali Bein.
- Salute To Professor, Governor Steps In (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
It was a rare show of public grief. Life in the ancient temple town Ujjain came to a standstill today with the ruling BJP supporting the Congress call for a bandh to mourn the death of Professor H.S. Sabharwal in Madhav College during the . . .
- Lata, Asha To Move Out From Peddar Rd (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Is the controversial flyover at Peddar Road finally forcing the legendary sister duo of Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle to move out of their Prabhu Kunj residence? It would seem so after their recent investments in residential properties which are a . . .
- Teach Them A Lesson (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 29, 2006)
The death of Harbhajan Singh Sabharwal, a professor at Ujjain's Government Madhav Arts and Commerce College, at the hands of a student mob calls for the immediate setting up of a proper electoral system on campuses as directed earlier by the . . .
- Dangerous Neighbour (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 29, 2006)
The killing of Nawab Akbar Bugti, mouthpiece of Baluchi aspirations, by Pakistani armed forces in the Marri tribal area takes the country one more step towards becoming a failed state.
- Pak Media Flays Second Biggest Military Blunder (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
That the Pakistani military may have committed a serious error of judgment in killing veteran Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti was evident in the Pakistani media on Monday with the targeted killing being termed the second biggest military blunder. . .
- Flower Power (Times of India, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Aug 29, 2006)
Tens of thousands of women in Nepal's feudal society protested on the streets and organised all-women's rallies. The image is powerful; and the impact strong enough to win a people their democracy.
- 55 Killed In Lebanon Blitz As Foreigners Flee (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
At least 55 civilians were killed as Israeli jets and gunboats pummelled towns and villages across Lebanon and tens of thousands of people fled a conflict that both sides defiantly warned would have no limit.
- Historic Turn (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 29, 2006)
It is almost the end of history for Nepal’s monarchy; only the future will tell if it is also the beginning of a new age for the Himalayan nation. The draft of a new constitution for Nepal has all the makings of history.
- To Invest In Nuclear Safety (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 29, 2006)
Nuclear power plants have a ‘front-loaded’ cost structure, i.e. they are relatively expensive to build but relatively inexpensive to operate.
- A Salutary Approach (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's remarks at a conference on terrorism organised last week by Muslim clerics in the capital addressed their immediate apprehensions against the grisly background of the Mumbai bomb explosions.
- Allow Muslims To Sing Vande Mataram On Sept 5, Bjp Urges Speaker (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
The controversy boiling over the compulsory recital of Vande Mataram to mark the conclusion of the year-long celebrations of the national song on September 7 is refusing to die down.
- End Of A Legend (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 29, 2006)
Shamsur Rahman's death is a blow to the literary world as well as forward thinking forces in Bangladesh, says Sandip Mukharji.
- Mere Deadlines Will Not Do (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 29, 2006)
The Foreign Ministers of the Bangladesh, India, Mynamar, Sri Lanka and Thailand group for Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), have played . . .
- Historic Investigation Of An Assassination (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Aug 29, 2006)
It is now more than 15 years since Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated under very tragic and dastardly circumstances at Sriperambudur, about 40 km from Chennai.
- Capitalism With A Human Face (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
An account of modern economic policy from a classical liberal perspective — a contribution to the globalisation debate .
- Maintain Sanctity Of Contracts: Chidambaram (Hindu, Staff Reporter , Aug 29, 2006)
Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has said that the sanctity of contracts and strict enforcement of laws were the need of the hour to make India a global leader.
- Up Poll Before Expiry Of Present Assembly: Cec (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
The Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh would be held before the expiry of the tenure of the present legislature in May next year, Chief Election Commissioner N Goapalswamy has said.
- The Balochistan Cause Gets A Martyr (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 29, 2006)
The killing of Akbar Khan Bugti has angered Balochistan. It has also sent shock waves through political circles in Pakistan.
- Ec To Send Common Opinion To Kalam On Office-Of-Profit Issue (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Ten days after President A P J Abdul Kalam gave his assent to a Bill seeking to exempt certain posts from inviting disqualification for being ‘offices of profit’, the election commission (EC) has said it would send a common opinion to him on a . . .
- Core Of The Forest Issue (Indian Express, JAY MAZOOMDAAR, Aug 28, 2006)
Parliament finally passed the wildlife bill last Friday, although with a bunch of last-minute amendments which, conservationists fear, may make it rather toothless.
- Who Makes Policy? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 28, 2006)
More or less everyone with an interest in nuclear policy welcomed Saturday’s meeting between the prime minister and nuclear scientists.
- Revenge Of The Creamy Layer (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Aug 28, 2006)
The quota bill, cleared by the cabinet and tabled in Parliament, provides for staggered implementation.
- Curse Of The Red Star (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Aug 28, 2006)
Arriving in Beijing on August 23 for his third China visit in five years, Venezuelan president, Hugo Chavez, praised the country’s communist leaders to the skies for having rescued China from a “practically feudal” situation and made it into one of . . .
- India Must Help Sri Lanka (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 28, 2006)
New Delhi, one wishes, had made serious efforts to stop the flare-up in Sri Lanka.
- Cantonment Boards (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 28, 2006)
Earlier this week, the governing body of Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority took to task the Clifton Cantonment Board (CCB) for its poor performance in providing civic services to the DHA areas in the city following last week’s rains.
- The Semantics Of Terror ‘ (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 28, 2006)
What do Nelson Mandela, Michael Collins, Archbishop Makarios, Menachim Begin, Yasser Arafat, Yitzhak Shamir, Eamon DeValera and Jomo Kenyatta have in common?
- Numbers Victory No More (News International, Nasim Zehra, Aug 28, 2006)
As expected the currently unified opposition has begun to exert political pressure on the government by tabling a no-confidence motion against the prime minister. One hundred and forty one members have signed the motion.
- Street Fun (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 28, 2006)
Drama and fisticuffs are no longer new — or shocking — in the Indian parliament.
- Tiger Of Balochistan Killed In Lair (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
A photograph of Nawab Akbar Bugti sitting with a gun in a well-guarded cave in Balochistan and vowing to carry on an armed struggle against Pakistan's military to achieve autonomy for his over-exploited province sent shock waves across Pakistan and . . .
- Our Energy Interests~ii (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 28, 2006)
This is where the oddities arise and a disjoint becomes apparent between what the Government of India is saying and what American and Indian businessmen have been doing.
- Left For ‘Paradigm Shift’ In Upa’S Economic Policy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
The CPI-M has called for a “paradigm shift” in the government’s economic policy for larger doses of public investments to enhance job opportunities and purchasing power.
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