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Articles 16221 through 16320 of 26693:
- Punjab Govt Hopeful For Pak Visa Consulate At Amritsar: Bajwa (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
Punjab PWD Minister Partap Singh Bajwa today said the State Government was hopeful for the opening of a Pakistan visa consulate in Amritsar soon, as Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh had already approached the Centre in this regard.
- U.N. Names Ex-President Bush Envoy On Pakistan Quake (Reuters, Matthew Robinson, Dec 16, 2005)
Former U.S. President George H.W. Bush was appointed special U.N. envoy for Pakistan earthquake relief on Thursday and said he would use the role to ensure donations are converted into concrete aid for victims.
- Asean Games (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 16, 2005)
India has reason to be satisfied with the way things went at the Asean summit in Kuala Lumpur. New Delhi’s offer of lower trade barriers, help in making generic drugs to combat bird flu and taking part in regional maritime security certainly ensured this.
- Operation Duryodhan Was Well-Named (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Dec 16, 2005)
Why did Kamlesh Kumari, Jagdish Prasad Yadav, Matbar Singh Negi, Nanak Chand, Rampal, Om Prakash, Ghanshyam, Bijender Singh, and Deshraj lose their lives? What was it that they rushed to protect four years ago?
- Man Who Isn’T Here (Indian Express, SANDIPAN DEB, Dec 16, 2005)
Yesterday upon the stair/ I met a man who wasn’t there./ He wasn’t there again today/ I wish that man would go away.
— Hugh Means (1875-1965)
- When We Begin To Protect Our Children’S Rights (Indian Express, PRIYA DUTT, Dec 16, 2005)
More than 60 per cent of the country’s population resides in rural India, so the first thing to do is make the villages more liveable in order to control migration to the cities and empower India.
- Democracy No Monopoly Of West, Says Amartya Sen (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
"Public discussion and public interaction have a role in democracy... ."
- Lok Sabha Nod For Legislative Council Revival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Bill passed; CPI(M),TDP vote against it
- Leftist Set To Be Bolivia's First Indian President (Christian Science Monitor, Danna Harman, Dec 16, 2005)
Evo Morales is an unorthodox candidate. He's a former IIama herder and coca farmer, and an indigenous Indian with an eighth-grade education. His platform rests on ending Bolivia's 20 years of free-market economic policies, and . . .
- Advani Will Not Quit Till December 30, Says Mahajan (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 16, 2005)
Official announcement may come soon after Mumbai conclave is over
Selection process will begin after Parliament session Conclave a purely party affair
- Bangladesh Freedom Fighters In Fresh Campaign To "Restore Secularism" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
Mukti Joddha Kalyan Foundation seeks to realise "their old dream"
Vijay Diwas to be celebrated on Friday
Mukti Joddha members in Kolkata to participate in the celebrations
- Chandy, Agriculture Department Working At Cross-Purposes? (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Dec 16, 2005)
Committee observes no link between pesticide and health problems at Padre
- Being Irate At Iran, But Wisely (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
Iran's potential nuclear threat took on ominous meaning after several recent fiery speeches by its new president. In stating Israel should be moved elsewhere and claiming the Holocaust is a myth, Mahmud Ahmadinejad deserves condemnation.
- Bank On The King (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 15, 2005)
Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran's three-day visit to Nepal merits a welcome, particularly since it included a nearly two-hour meeting with King Gyanendra in Kathmandu.
- Us Looks To India In New Light (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Dec 15, 2005)
Located in the heart of Washington DC, the Indian Embassy is an impressive building, now adorned with a statue of Mahatma Gandhi just opposite its entrance. The statue, built with special approval accorded by the US Congress, is a tribute by America's ...
- Changing Us Perceptions (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Dec 15, 2005)
Located in the heart of Washington DC, the Indian Embassy is an impressive building, now adorned with a statue of Mahatma Gandhi, just opposite its entrance. The statue, built with special approval accorded by the US Congress, . . .
- Uniting For Progress (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Dec 15, 2005)
THE idea of a real Islamic Commonwealth or common Market has always appealed to Muslims all over the world. Although religion is a common bond among the 57 member states of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), there are several roadblocks or miss
- Where Is Osama? (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Dec 15, 2005)
IT doesn’t surprise me that George Bush had a plan to bomb the Doha headquarters of the pesky Arabic news channel Al Jazeera back into the desert age. What shocks me is that he hasn’t sent Al Jazeera a thank you note after his re-election last year in Nov
- Expansion Is Only Way To Cut Eu Dole Queues (Hindu, John Grieve Smith, Dec 15, 2005)
Demand must be stimulated by the use of monetary or fiscal policy
Full employment must be given priority
Time for new pact on stability and growth
- Water And India's Constitution (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 15, 2005)
Water has to be given an important place in the Constitution to guide and empower the legislature, the judiciary, and the executive to regulate its use.
- Apex Court's Notice To Coke On Kerala Panchayat's Plea (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to soft drink major Coca-Cola on a special leave petition from Perumatty panchayat in Kerala seeking to stay an order of the Kerala High Court directing the panchayat to issue licence for drawing water ...
- Towards An Upheaval In Jammu & Kashmir? (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 15, 2005)
Unnoticed, the pressures on the troubled State's political system are building. A seismic reordering of its structures seems inevitable in the not-too-distant future.
- China Snubs The Us (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Dec 15, 2005)
The US President, George Bush has just concluded his third visit to China since coming to office nearly six years ago. That is as good an indication as how important it is for the US to maintain close friendly relations with China, . . .
- Mps On Sale! (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Dec 15, 2005)
The sensational cash-on camera expose showing 11 MPs - six from the BJP and the rest from the BSP, the Congress and the RJD - taking bribes has stunned the political establishment in the country.
- Ec To Consider All Aspects Before Deciding Assam Poll (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
The Election Commission would take all aspects into consideration, including festivals and examination schedule, before taking a decision on the timing of the Assam Assembly election.
- All Aboard (Hindustan Times, Sitaram Yechury, Dec 15, 2005)
The results of the recently concluded assembly elections in Bihar, apart from everything else, is unfortunately helping to sustain an erroneous understanding as a part of the current national discourse.
- Sound And Fury (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
Even the most rosy-eyed see the Hong Kong ministerial of the World Trade Organisation as a stepping stone towards a final conclusion of the Doha round of trade talks. It is not only the deep divisions that exist between the various WTO members . . .
- Dharam Doles Out Bda Sites To Vips (Deccan Herald, Anand V Yamnur, Dec 15, 2005)
Chief Minister N Dharam Singh has created a record of sorts by allotting Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) sites under his discretionary quota to 340 people in just 18 months of his government assuming office, according to documents available . . .
- When We Begin To Protect Our Children’S Rights (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 15, 2005)
More than 60 per cent of the country’s population resides in rural India, so the first thing to do is make the villages more liveable in order to control migration to the cities and empower India.
- Polls Again, But Problems Loom Large (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Dec 15, 2005)
Iraq’s 14 million voters go to the poll today for the third time this year to choose the first four-year national assembly since the fall of Saddam Hussein. But the election will not solve Iraq's problems.
- Constable Scandal May Hit Congress (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 15, 2005)
The government's decision to enrol candidates of their choice in the constabulary has backfired.
- Vajpayee Blesses `Nyaya Yatra' (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 15, 2005)
This time he is likely to play the key role in identifying the party president
- Cabinet Nod For Feasibility Report On Budget Airline (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved the proposal for starting a budget airline in the joint sector.
- Operation Duryodhan Was Well-Named (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Dec 15, 2005)
Why did Kamlesh Kumari, Jagdish Prasad Yadav, Matbar Singh Negi, Nanak Chand, Rampal, Om Prakash, Ghanshyam, Bijender Singh, and Deshraj lose their lives? What was it that they rushed to protect four years ago?
- View From The Left (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 15, 2005)
With the Sensex scaling new heights, the CPI(M) mouthpiece has sent out a typical warning, attributing the movements to speculation, and suggesting the stockmarket simply serves the interests of finance capital.
- Manmohan For Release Of Suu Kyi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
"It is for them to solve their problems"
We favoured national reconciliation Myanmar leader appreciative of suggestion
- Risky Business Of Politics (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Dec 14, 2005)
If the health of a nation is to be measured by what its media presents, then India is ill, says Claude Arpi
- Identifying Problem Is Not The Solution (Pioneer, Uday Singh, Dec 14, 2005)
I have had the privilege of listening to Congress president Sonia Gandhi speak on various issues in Parliament. However, it was a surprise to hear an extremely expressive and candid Ms Gandhi speak at the "Leadership Summit" in New Delhi recently.
- Politics Of Amendment (Pioneer, MC Joshi, Dec 14, 2005)
The proposed Bill for amendment in the Constitution for providing quota for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in private unaided professional institutions has been brought by the Government to overturn the Supreme Court verdict restricting the State f
- The King Of Hard Times (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Dec 14, 2005)
King Gyanendra returned to Kathmandu on December 2 from a three-week African safari immediately after the Dhaka SAARC summit where he "granted an audience" to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh but nothing came out of even the second meeting between . . .
- All Against Cpm (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 14, 2005)
The consolidation of anti-Left political forces in West Bengal - or Mahajot - has been an elusive dream since the late-1990s. This is mainly because of the refusal of the Congress to adjust its national policy of keeping the BJP . . .
- From One In 1951 To Eleven In 2005 (Deccan Herald, L C JAIN, Dec 14, 2005)
Despite several warnings, governments have shown little will to eradicate corruption
- Cash For Question (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 14, 2005)
The urgency which presiding officers of the two Houses of Parliament and every concerned political party have shown in dealing with the cash-for-question scandal is the only silver lining in an utterly shameful affair.
- Recalling A Great Man (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Dec 14, 2005)
SOME time ago there was something of a controversy in the newspapers on the post-partition politics of Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, prime minister from September 1956 to October 1957, in the context of unity between east and west Pakistan.
- Ray Of Hope In Afghanistan? (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Dec 14, 2005)
EARLY on Tuesday morning an earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale hit north-eastern Afghanistan.
- Losing The War Against Errors (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Dec 14, 2005)
This is how “extraordinary rendition” appears to operate. A suspect is pounced upon by US agents or local proxies, and interrogated.
- Un-Parliamentary! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 14, 2005)
The prompt action by the political leadership, cutting across party lines, suspending the 11 MPs captured on camera brazenly accepting cash for asking questions in Parliament, is small consolation for outraged citizens.
- Balance Shifts Between Secular And Islamist Iraq (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Dec 14, 2005)
Ayad Jaml Eldin receives his visitors in an extraordinary pavilion made of reeds, bent into huge arches to form a barrel vault above a carpeted floor.
- "Fight Terrorism, But Be Mindful Of Human Rights" (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Dec 14, 2005)
A.S. Anand, Chief Justice of India between October 1998 and November 2001, became Chairperson of the National Human Rights Commission in February 2003. In an interview, Mr. Anand spoke on a range of subjects including terrorism and the death penalty.
- Mutual Admiration (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 14, 2005)
Paswan keeps his options open
A letter from the Union chemicals and fertilisers minister to the newly installed Bihar chief minister seeking speedy action by the state on the sale of decontrolled fertilisers ought to have been a routine affair.
- Does It Pay More To Fly Empty Than Full? (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 14, 2005)
If, On reading about Kingfisher's plans to buy Air Deccan's ASKMs or available seat kilometres, you're asking for a quick grounding in airline jargon, rest assured that you aren't alone.
- The Business Of Social Responsibility (Business Line, Vidya Hattangadi, Dec 14, 2005)
THE World Business Council for Sustainable Development has defined corporate social responsibility (CSR) as the "ethical behaviour of a company towards society".
- Duryodhan At Large (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 14, 2005)
THE falling of 11 MPs into the trap laid by the web site CobraPost and some scribes posing as representatives of small manufacturers, and visuals of their accepting with apparent eagerness amounts varying between Rs 15,000 and Rs 1,10,000, . . .
- Upa’S Shining India (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Dec 14, 2005)
India needs to improvise on its taxation to curb the tide of excessive consumerism that a certain class engages in
- Election Commission In Command (Daily Excelsior, M V Meenakshisundaram, Dec 14, 2005)
The successful conduct of the Bihar assembly polls has brought to the fore an unlikely hero — The Election Commission.
- Sansad Sell-Out (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 14, 2005)
Unacceptable but not unexpected. There is a hollow ring to the outrage of parliamentary leaders across the board at the cash-on-camera expose that is the focus of national attention.
- Volcker Disclosures (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Dec 14, 2005)
Decades ago, much before he became Prime Minister, some news reporters interacted with Mr Chandrashekhar.
- Export Of Democracy (Daily Excelsior, N. B. Menon, Dec 14, 2005)
A group of senators in the US Congress have moved a resolution named "Advancing democratic values world over". Specifically, this draft contains a proposal to establish a special "Democratic movements department" within the State Department, . . .
- India Urges Gyanendra To Mend Fences With Parties (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
Indian foreign secretary Mr Shyam Saran met Nepal King Gyanendra at the Narayanhity royal palace today morning, conveying Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s message that the monarch should seek a reconciliation with the parties in order to effect . . .
- One Wonders Can This Be A Family Entertainment? (Greater Kashmir, Sheikh Asif, Dec 14, 2005)
If yes, then we don’t consider ourselves as a member of what they call Star Parivar, comments Sheikh Asif
- Regaining Lost Glory Of Karachi (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 14, 2005)
PRESIDENT Pervez Musharraf has called for hard work and dedication to implement major projects of Karachi for providing a strong infrastructure to resolve the problems faced by the people. Inaugurating the Beach Park, he said extra resilience is required
- Crocker’S Ill-Conceived Advice (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 14, 2005)
US Ambassador Ryan C Crocker has expressed concern over the open involvement of groups under the US watch list like Jamaatud Daawa in the earthquake relief work in Azad Kashmir.
- Funding Elections (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 14, 2005)
The Centre’s plan to table a Bill on state funding of elections in the current session of Parliament should be viewed against the backdrop of the increasing role of money power in the polls.
- On Money For Questions, There Are No Easy Answers (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Dec 14, 2005)
As a sting operation confirms an open secret, Neerja Chowdhury takes stock of the distortions in Question Hour
- Saran Meets King, Discusses Restoration Of Democracy In Nepal (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Dec 14, 2005)
Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran today held talks with Nepal's King Gyanendra during which he is understood to have discussed restoration of multi-party democracy in the Kingdom and the Maoist insurgency.
- Dirty Eleven (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
The present Indian political class has never been valued for its scruples and its integrity. In fact, most people consider an honest politician to be a contradiction in terms.
- India Calls For Political Reconciliation In Nepal (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 14, 2005)
A visiting Indian official called on Tuesday for a reconciliation between Nepal's King Gyanendra and the country's warring political parties to restore peace in the Himalayan kingdom.
- Settle Siachen Before Addressing Kashmir: Wisner (Daily Times, Umer Farooq, Dec 14, 2005)
The Former US Ambassador to New Delhi, Frank G Wisner, has said that Pakistan and India should first focus on negotiating a settlement of issues like Siachen and Sir Creek to give confidence to the negotiators before taking up bigger issues such as Kashmi
- Why I Believe In Gay Rights (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 14, 2005)
For over two years now, a public interest petition has been traversing the corridors of the courts asking that Section 377 of the IPC—a century old provision that deems private, consensual same-sex sexual activity between adults “against the order of natu
- Clean The Core (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 14, 2005)
The alacrity with which political parties have acted to suspend MPs caught in the cash-for-questions scam reveals that the political system still retains some sensitivity to public opinion. More cynically, it has not quite lost its healthy instinct . . .
- Gated Dignities (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 14, 2005)
It is no secret that the media, especially television, is polarised in Tamil Nadu on party lines.
- Sweeping Victory For Bjp In Gujarat Civic Polls (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Dec 14, 2005)
Captures all the 5 municipal corporations and 4 municipalities
- Celebrating Christmas By Other Names (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 14, 2005)
In Britain, there is an increasing and misplaced emphasis on multiculturalism in a way that does it more harm than good.
- The Indian Scheme Of Things (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Dec 14, 2005)
It has been apparent for some time now that since the dialogue process recommenced between Pakistan and India, the latter has adopted a devious and indirect approach — the line of least resistance on the part of Pakistan, as Liddell Hart would have put it
- India Slams Mps Filmed In Tv Sting (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Dec 14, 2005)
India's media lambasted 11 federal lawmakers said by a TV station and a Web site to have been filmed secretly taking cash in exchange for asking questions in parliament, and one MP was suspended from the upper house.
- Right To Recall Will Be Deterrent: Cpi (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Dec 14, 2005)
Calling for national crusade against corruption and installing a foolproof monitoring system to look into complaints of and malpractices by Members of Parliament, the Communist Party of India on Tuesday offered suggestions, including the `right to recall'
- Dialogue With Hurriyat Will Resume Soon: Azad (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Dec 14, 2005)
"Ready for mid-term elections if separatists take part"
While there would be no compromise on violence, "local sensitivities" have to be kept in mind
Talks between the Hurriyat and Manmohan will take place "soon"
- The Sickness Bequeathed By The West To The Muslim World (Guardian (UK), Jonathan Freedland, Dec 14, 2005)
There were few memorable moments in the election campaign of 2005, but there's one I won't forget.
- India Still Sees Role For King As Saran Meets Gyanendra Today (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Dec 13, 2005)
India's Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran will be meeting Nepal’s King Gyanendra on Tuesday, amidst speculation that India wants the king to play an expansive and positive role in taking forward the understanding between the Maoists and Nepal’s . . .
- Out Of Order (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 13, 2005)
The urgency being displayed now by the Union Law Ministry and the Supreme Court in the filling up of vacant judicial posts is long overdue.
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