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Articles 10021 through 10120 of 26693:
- Victory Of The Nepali People, Says New Delhi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Without making any reference to Nepal’s King Gyanendra or the Maoists, India on Tuesday hailed the restoration of multi-party democracy and handing over of political power to the people calling it as a victory of the people of Nepal.
- Cabinet Reshuffle (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 26, 2006)
THE long-awaited federal cabinet reshuffle took place yesterday as the President took oath of office from Senators Muhammad Ali Durrani, Saleem Saifullah Khan and Nilofar Bakhtiar, and Engineer Amir Muqam, Ms Sumaira Malik and Mr Zahid Hamid as . . .
- Nawaz-Benazir Meeting (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 26, 2006)
Notwithstanding Sh Rashid Ahmad's observation that the London meeting between Mian Nawaz Sharif and Benazir Bhutto was a "shot in the air", it turned out to be more than a mere social get-together.
- King Climbs Down (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 26, 2006)
In bowing to the force of popular pressure, announcing the revival of Parliament and paving the way for the Seven- Party Alliance (SPA) to form a government headed by Mr G.P. Koirala, King Gyanendra has only accepted the inevitable. When the monarch . . .
- Nepal Parties Want Constituent Assembly (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 26, 2006)
SPA plumps for Koirala; people tell leaders to "beware"
- "Vote Dpa For State Government To Work Hand In Hand With Centre" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
We want to show how much will be done at State level, says Sonia Gandhi
Takes note of Cauvery tribunal ruling
Karunanidhi praises her spirit of sacrifice
- India's Stand On Nepal Criticised (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday criticised India's stand on Nepal. He said New Delhi should not be bothered whether there was democracy or not in that country. Instead, it should insist the Seven Party Alliance dissociating . . .
- Nepal Maoists Want "Unconditional" Elections (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 26, 2006)
They denounce the King's revival of Parliament; SPA accused of betraying the people's movement by walking into the monarchy's trap
- Aiadmk, Congress Lock Horns In Srivaikuntam (Hindu, R. Vimal Kumar, Apr 26, 2006)
The constituency has always witnessed a straight contest between Congress and DMK or AIADMK since its formation in 1957
- Tirumala Hills Excluded From Panchayat Polls (Hindu, M. Malleswara Rao, Apr 26, 2006)
State Government reissues order to protect their sanctity
Voters can exercise their franchise in Tirupati
Last year Tirumala village, an area of 27.5 sq. km, was declared a township of religious significance
- Congress Ready For Debate On Factional Violence' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Chief Whip says problem had grown only under the TDP rule
- India Welcomes Developments In Nepal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Victory for the people, says Pranab
"We are ready to render unstinted support"
Silent on Constituent Assembly
- Abbas Warns Hamas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in an interview aired on Monday that he has the authority to remove the newly elected Hamas government from power, and warned the government that it had little choice but to negotiate with Israel.
- In Search Of A Sustainable Lifestyle (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Prasanna’s Desi Jeevana Paddati is both a critique of modern lifestyle and an attempt to evolve an alternative, sustainable lifestyle, writes Ramesh Mysore.
- Aiadmk Won't Find It Easy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The ruling party's traditional edge in the south is likely to be offset by the strength of the DMK's allies
- Jan Morcha Again (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 25, 2006)
Former Prime Minister V.P. Singh has struck again by setting up a new political forum, Jan Morcha, to be led by Mr Raj Babbar. It is supposed to be the political arm of the Kisan Morcha he had set up a few years ago.
- Urban Pollution (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 25, 2006)
WHEN it comes to pollution, India’s small towns are not lagging behind the big ones,
reveal the findings of a major 10-year study on air pollution conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
- Mk Cheating People: Vaiko (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
A day after DMK president M Karunanidhi addressed an election rally at Melavasi Veedhi in Madurai, Marumalarchi DMK leader and Chief Minister J Jayalalitha’s new-found ally Vaiko addressed a meeting at the same venue.
- Endgame In Nepal (Telegraph, Deb Mukharji, Apr 25, 2006)
The author is former ambassador to Nepal
Power to the people
The seven-party alliance in Nepal has done well so far to hold fast to its demands with continued rejection of the ‘offer’ from King Gyanendra to transfer executive power to a prime m
- American Empire-Ii (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 25, 2006)
Anatol Lieven in an article titled “The Empire Strikes Back” in The Nation offers a clue to the difference between the American imperialism of Clinton and that of Bush, a difference that is real but — like the relationships between nationalism . . .
- Pakistan Damaged Kashmir Or Vice Versa? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 25, 2006)
Syed Salahuddin, the Islamabad-based leader of Hizbul Mujahideen, the Indian-held Kashmir-based freedom-fighting militia, has said that Pakistan has caused “irreparable damage” to the cause of Kashmiri fighters by pursuing peace with India without . . .
- Andipatti Voters Say Jaya Can Rest Easy (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Apr 25, 2006)
For Krishnaveni Ammal (82), Andipatti’s first legislator when it was a reserved constituency and a die-hard Congress supporter until the other day, this election is an occasion to repay her debt of gratitude to Chief Minister J Jayalalitha.
- Bush’S Thousand Days (Indian Express, Arthur Schlesinger Jr, Apr 25, 2006)
The Hundred Days is indelibly associated with Franklin D Roosevelt and the Thousand Days with John F Kennedy.
- In Nepal, Novel Forms Of Protest And Familiar Ones Too (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 25, 2006)
Free Students Union at the T.U. Teaching Hospital organised a referendum onganatantra,lokatantra, orrajtantra
- One Killed, 32 Injured In Election Violence In Jammu And Kashmir (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Apr 25, 2006)
59 per cent polling recorded in the four segments for byelections
Boycott call by separatists largely ignored
Bhaderwah witnesses the highest turnout of 72 per cent
High turnout in Palhalan, which has not voted since 1996
- Complaint Against Sonia Infructuous, Says Ec (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 25, 2006)
Says it is returning it to President as the question "would only be of academic value"
- Politics Of Pesticide (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The plight of the victims of endosulfan and the failure of the Government to act are hot issues in Kasaragod, says Roy Mathew
- Gyanendra Yields, Restores Parliament (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Nepal's embattled King Gyanendra on Monday reinstated the lower house of Parliament and offered solace for those killed in weeks of pro-democracy protests, hoping to avoid a bloody showdown between his security forces and demonstrators.
- `Experimental' Short Stories (Hindu, AMBIKA ANANTH, Apr 25, 2006)
This book is a collection of stories under `Katha Prahelika' series a unique experiment conducted by the popular magazine Rachana. The selection of stories is an attempt to extract home truths about the various ways in which readers react . . .
- At The Cutting Edge Of Technology (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Apr 25, 2006)
The media guru Marshall McLuhan is credited with the aphorism: "If it works, it's obsolete." In the Information Technology (IT) arena, this remains true three decades after his death, as the computer industry churns out ideas and updates, faster . . .
- Jamaat Blues (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 25, 2006)
Last word has not been yet heard about the ongoing confrontation between veteran secessionist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and the leadership of his parent organisation, Jamaat-e-Islami (Jammu and Kashmir).
- Ministry Of External Affairs X-Rayed (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Apr 25, 2006)
The blame game has started in the ministry of external affairs for the blotched policy formulation on Nepal and Indo-US nuclear deal. On both the fronts New Delhi is left with little option to manoeuvre out of the difficult situation as Kathmandu . . .
- Rss Slipping Through Trinamool Backdoor’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya on Sunday hit out at the Opposition Trinamool Congress for providing a “backdoor entry” to the RSS by aligning with the BJP to oust the CPM-led Front.
- Vote For Development: Sonia (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday asked the people of Kerala to give another mandate to the United Democratic Front (UDF) for the development of the state and fulfilment of the programmes that it had initiated.
- Checkmated King Rolls Dice Again (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 25, 2006)
A 19-day “people’s war” by tens of thousands of unarmed Nepalis finally brought King Gyanendra on his heels, an achievement 10 years of an armed communist insurgency could not.
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 25, 2006)
"Above all, a new and genuinely democratic and inconclusive Constitution will allow Nepal to transcend the violence and bloodshed that has marred the better part of the past decade," does not make sense, says a reader (Op-Ed, "In Nepal, the beginning . .
- Bush Pushes Immigration Proposal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
He plans to call that the United States cannot allow people to break the law, but also cannot send the nation's estimated 11 million illegal immigrants back
- Kumaraswamy To Visit Naxal-Hit Areas Every Month (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
He will make a two-day visit to such areas in Shimoga, Chikmagalur and Udupi districts
The Chief Minister will oversee implementation of the action plan chalked out to tackle naxal menace
He has asked Social Welfare Department officials to visit the r
- Ukd Threatens Agitation In Uttaranchal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
"Declare entire Tehri Garhwal district a backward area"White Paper on unemployment demanded
- Politicisation Of Violence (Hindu, C. T. Kurien, Apr 25, 2006)
Story of the Godhra carnage which etched deep faults in Gujarat's social landscape
- Will Live Ballots Revive A Dying Economy? (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Apr 25, 2006)
In the long-time UDF bastion of Wayanad, the agrarian crisis has transformed things. All have been affected.
- Benazir, Nawaz Unite Against Musharraf (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Rule out any deal with govt; demand free polls, release of political prisoners; ex-PMs may return together
- Dp World Triggers A Trend (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Apr 25, 2006)
DP World being stymied by US Congress means that many deals involving American assets and bidders, say, from West Asia, South Asia and China may not go through.
- 'The Shame Of Katrina Is Still With Us' (Jordan Times, James J. Zogby, Apr 25, 2006)
Eight months after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, New Orleans remains a devastated city. Having just returned from a short visit, I was shocked by what I saw.
- Hu’S Discerning Remarks (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 25, 2006)
President Hu Jintao’s address to the Saudi Shura Council on Sunday was full of observations that were as much discerning and pertinent to the present global scenario as much as they contained a strong undercurrent of criticism of Western policies . . .
- Saving The Nation (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 25, 2006)
IN a PTV interview General Musharraf has recounted what he considers his major achievements.
- Testing Is New Wrinkle In U.S.-India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Apr 25, 2006)
The United States will stick to its insistence that India adhere to a moratorium on testing atomic weapons as part of a deal that would give India access to U.S. and foreign nuclear technology for the first time in three decades, senior officials . . .
- Law And Order Situation Better In Aiadmk Rule, Says Vaiko (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The MDMK general secretary Vaiko has appealed to the voters to vote for the AIADMK-led alliance based on the achievements of the AIADMK Government, which has been maintaining law and order situation in an appreciable manner.
- Nepal Wins, King Hands Over The Nation’S Keys (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Apr 25, 2006)
Giving in to a key demand of pro-democracy protesters and backing off from a confrontation that had brought the kingdom to a standstill, Nepal’s King Gyanendra tonight announced the reinstatement of the dissolved parliament.
- Endangered Monarchy (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Apr 25, 2006)
As Nepal undergoes its gravest convulsions in recent times, two trends stand out. The time for King Gyanendra is running out as is India’s traditional two-pillar policy for the kingdom: a constitutional monarchy and multi-party democracy.
- Blood And Thunder In The Family (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Apr 25, 2006)
Never before has there been anything like the murderous assault on the BJP general secretary, Pramod Mahajan, even though it is impossible to keep count of the murders or attempted murders of politicians in this supposedly non-violent country.
- Remember Kathmandu (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Apr 25, 2006)
In a week when crowds surged to the barricades at the Buckingham and Narayanhiti palaces, comparing the curiosities that are the British and Nepalese royal families would be the obvious thing to do.
- Myanmar — Gateway To S-E Asia (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Apr 25, 2006)
Rather than joining a Western chorus of condemnation of Myanmar, India would do well to cooperate with Asian powers to encourage Yangon to move towards a more representative government. With New Delhi engaging Yangon economically and . . .
- The Climate Is In Crisis (Deccan Herald, Robert Macfarlane, Apr 25, 2006)
Oil was the substance that defined the century just ended; ice will define the one just begun.
- Constructive Talks (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 25, 2006)
Cordial Sino-US relations are needed for world peace
- Lessons From France (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Apr 25, 2006)
Unemployment benefits scheme for laid-off workers must form part of the labour market reforms package
- Are We Buying Happiness Or Misery? (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Apr 25, 2006)
In is the American Dream Killing You? How “The Market” Rules Our Lives, author Paul Stiles says that what’s needed is a global shift in consciousness — away from conspicuous consumption and towards a more meaningful, balanced way of life.
- Damage Control (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 25, 2006)
Human resource development minister Arjun Singh’s proposal for reservation for OBCs in institutions like IITs and IIMs may be on the backburner for now — but the Capital’s hyperactive political grapevine has not stopped speculating about the wily . . .
- Bending Communism Like Buddha In The Citadel Of Marxism (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Apr 25, 2006)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya has unleashed a virtual revolution in the Marxist citadel.
- On Dissent And Democracy (Times of India, SHIV VISVANATHAN, Apr 25, 2006)
One of the great indicators of any society is the creativity of its radicals and the availability of its eccentrics. Equally critical is the tolerance and understanding that society shows its dissenters.
- Joke Morcha Charge Of The Lost Brigade (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 25, 2006)
O! what a fall was there, my countrymen!" A former Prime Minister of India, who had also held the Defence and Finance portfolios at the Centre, and had been Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, has now set up an organisation which, though called Jan . . .
- A Pm For Iraq (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 25, 2006)
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani asking the Shia bloc’s new nominee, Mr Jawad al-Maliki, to form a government in the violence-torn country ends the impasse that has been continuing since the parliamentary election results were announced in December 2005.
- Diplomats Work To Cut Deal, Avoid Showdown In Nepal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Desperate to avoid a bloody showdown between Nepal's king and protesters calling for his ouster, foreign diplomats struggled on Monday to cut a deal to end weeks of protests that have left this Himalayan nation on the verge of chaos.
- As Kathmandu Crumbles, India May Abandon King (Pioneer, Pramod K Singh, Apr 25, 2006)
With Nepal swiftly slipping into Maoist control, India on Monday appeared all set to abandon Nepal's beleaguered monarchy and instead prepare a contingency plan to tide over developments post-monarchy.
- Nepal King Revives Parliament (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Yielding to unrelenting pressure from the pro-democracy movement, King Gyanendra of Nepal tonight met a key demand of the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) by announcing that Parliament, which he had dissolved in 2002 would be revived.
- Quit, Face Polls: Siddu’S Challenge (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Aipjd leader Siddaramaiah on Monday challenged Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy to st-ep down and face polls if he really means what he says and believes in de-mocracy.
- Sonia's Arrival Gives Boost To Udf Poll Campaign (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Big crowds attend her meetings in the State
- Congress Accuses Government Of Neglecting Irrigation Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Kumaraswamy working against the interest of Tumkur district, allege leaders
`Charge sheet'
The allocation for irrigation is the lowest in nine years
Upper Bhadra, Netravati and Hemavathy 2nd Phase projets have been neglected
- The Ultra Menace (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 24, 2006)
The moral victory the Left Front can claim over Maoists following the impressive turnout in Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore should not blind them to the reality that the extremists in these three districts will continue to be a major headache . . .
- Curfew Imposed For 6th Day In Nepal (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Apr 24, 2006)
Nepal's Royal Government imposed a curfew for the sixth consecutive day today as political parties intensified their anti-King demonstrations aimed at restoring total democracy in the Kingdom.
- Price Hike (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 24, 2006)
Strangely , it is not the plight of the common man, but pressure from the opposition forces about the uncontrolled price spiral that is bothering the President, who advised Mr Shaukat Aziz to take all-out measures to check the trend in a meeting . . .
- Election Expenses (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 24, 2006)
Cherie Blair has just written another chapter in the extensive but inconclusive debate over what constitute legitimate electoral expenses.
- Harmony In Religious Beliefs (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Apr 24, 2006)
The Rashtriya Swayamsavak Sangh (RSS) chief, Mr K.S. Sudarshan, has made the very interesting suggestion that Muslims should accept Lord Krishna “as one of the prophets” sent by Allah.
- Protecting Minority Rights (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 24, 2006)
AT a minority rights conference held in Islamabad, various religious leaders once again made an impassioned appeal for the repeal of discriminatory laws like the one relating to blasphemy as these are often used to persecute minorities.
- Elections In 2007 (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 24, 2006)
Is 2007 election year or not? The prime minister has just said it is. But other ruling party bigwigs, including Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, continue to suggest that elections can be put off by a year, “constitutionally” they add, as if to show how . . .
- Code Of Conduct Needed For Ipo-Bound Companies (The Financial Express, RAJEEV DUBEY, Apr 24, 2006)
RPL’s announcements, timed with the IPO’s opening and closing, highlights the lack of . . .
- Maoists Must Be Excluded: Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Says they are trying to set up a corridor
- President’S Resolve (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 24, 2006)
It was good to see General Musharraf highlight the need for free and fair elections and ask the people not to vote for corrupt elements. Addressing a students’ convention in Islamabad on . . .
- Nepal In Crisis India Must Help King Restore Order (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 24, 2006)
Anti-monarchy protesters thronging the streets of Kathmandu continue to chant, "Not enough, not enough..
- Enough's Enough Solution To Talaq Lies With Article 44 (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 24, 2006)
The plight of India's Muslim women has been underscored yet again with a fatwa issued to a couple to live apart merely because the man uttered talaq three times to his wife in an inebriated state.
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