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Articles 19521 through 19620 of 26693:
- When Army Rules The Political Roost (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Sep 04, 2005)
The elections recently held may put the district governments on a footing more viable than in their first term but the polling, assuredly, marks the beginning of the end of the country’s precarious parliamentary system, even in its present hybrid form.
- War Without Remedy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 04, 2005)
The worsening violence in Iraq and Afghanistan this summer has, at least, been accompanied by vigorous attempts at political solutions.
- Reforming Madressahs (Dawn, Mansoor Alam, Sep 04, 2005)
Why are the ulema opposed to the registration of madaris (seminaries) when they claim that these are not the breeding ground of extremism and hatred?
- Whither Justice? (Hindu, Shelley Walia, Sep 04, 2005)
A silence at the savagery that was witnessed by many around the country in 1984 "needs to be reprimanded and disciplined right away".
- Unwanted Sound (Greater Kashmir, SHAKEEL-UR-RAHMAN, Sep 04, 2005)
At long last there is some good news for all those who are concerned about the annoying levels of noise in the city.
- Should Congress And (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Sep 04, 2005)
Unconventional wisdom is rarely honoured. But what is happening in India in political permutation and combination is a rarity as yesterday’s friends and foes are friends today.
- Attention Turns To Change Of Guard In J & K (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik, Sep 04, 2005)
The Abdullahs want their rival, Mufti out of office. Former Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah had threatened to throw the Muftis into the Liddar river in Pahalgam.
- We Don’T Have A Minority Status, Says Jamia Vc (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 04, 2005)
Leading historian, academician and educationist, Professor Mushirul Hassan, the Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Milli Islamia is committed to changing the face of the university.
- Bihar Goes To Polls In (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
Chief Election Commissioner B B Tandon said foolproof security would be ensured in places where the law and order situation is lax.
- Communists Will Change — If It Suits Them (Deccan Herald, SUNANDA SANYAL, Sep 04, 2005)
Who says Communists do not change? They do, over time. The costs the people pay as a result are enormous, though.
- Nepal Maoists Declare Three-Month Ceasefire (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Sep 04, 2005)
This is the third truce called by the rebels since 1996. Every time, they have been the ones to end talks unilaterally and step up attacks against security forces.
- Polls: Lalu Welcomes Decision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad and Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Saturday welcomed the announcement of four-phase elections to the Bihar Assembly.
- Symbol Of Harmony At Taj Mahal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
People from all religions commemorate 350th Urs of Mughal emperor Shah Jehan
- After Gaza: Sharon, Abbas Plan To Meet (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet this month, their first summit since Jewish settlers were evacuated from the Gaza Strip, an Israeli newspaper said on Saturday.
- Pm's Visit To Chennai: 'I Am Proud We Repealed Pota' (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said his government had fulfilled the promise to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), which had "caused unnecessary harassment to many sections".
- A Clean Sweep For Congress At Delhi University (Hindu, Lakshmi B. Ghosh , Sep 04, 2005)
Defying all talk of an anti-incumbency factor playing a major role in the battle of the ballot on the campus,
- Close Watch On Naxal Movements In East Godavari Agency (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
The police were keeping a close watch on the movements of the Naxalites in the Agency area of East Godavari, said Police Superintendent V Naveenchand.
- Speed Up Growth: Manmohan Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
Prime Minister unveils statues of Gandhiji, Ambedkar, Nehru at Assembly complex
- 4-Phase Bihar Polls In October, November (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Sep 04, 2005)
Law and order among reasons for long schedule
Model Code of Conduct comes into effect
Maximum deployment of Central para-military forces
Videography to be undertaken
- Elections In Bihar In Four Phases From October 18 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
The Election Commission on Saturday announced four-phase elections for Bihar - on October 18, 26 and November 13 and 19.
- Nepal's Maoists Announce Three-Month Truce (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
Nepal's Maoist rebels announced a three-month ceasefire from Saturday, their chief said in a statement, in a move to win support of political parties after King Gyanendra seized power in February.
- Parties Object To Polling Schedule (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
Point out that dates clash with Ramzan, Dussehra The long-drawn process would increase expenditure for the candidates especially where polling would be held towards the later part, says Congress
- Democracy Revisited (Hindu, Rajni Kothari, Sep 04, 2005)
To contest one's own formulations in public is no mean job; especially when they have been articulated forcefully. But, scholar-activist Rajni Kothari sets out to do just that in his monograph Rethinking Democracy.
- Blair Isolated Over Iraq (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Sep 04, 2005)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair's isolation over Iraq has deepened as the broad political consensus in Westminster on the issue appears to be breaking down with the Tories who had strongly backed him until now signalling their disillusionment.
- Buddha Ushers In Perestroika (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Sep 04, 2005)
Gorbachev made a valiant, though belated, bid to bring perestroika and glasnost in a decaying communist system, but failed.
- Nda Crisis A Chance: Cpi(m) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
To intensify its activities in Hindi-speaking States NDA's inability to play an effective opposition has forced that role also on us, says the party
- Yes For Celebration; No For Pollution (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
Jeeva Jeevanadharma is a phrase in Sanskrit which means water is the source of life. But this source of life is the most polluted and contaminated today, thanks to indiscriminate release of various forms of waste into water bodies.
- Different Strategies For Local Polls (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 03, 2005)
Alliances formed during Assembly and Parliamentary elections usually fall apart during local body polls.
- Participation In Meetings After Announcement On Divestment (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 03, 2005)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Friday made it clear that the Left parties would resume participation in the United Progressive Alliance-Left coordination committee meetings only after a "categorical announcement" by the Government that there wo
- Buta Singh's Letters To President Made Public (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 03, 2005)
The Centre on Friday filed in the Supreme Court the reports sent by Bihar Governor Buta Singh to President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on April 27 and May 21 recommending dissolution of the Assembly. The letters, faxed to the President, who was then in Moscow, for
- Will Afghanistan See Free And Fair Elections? (Hindu, Aunohita Mojumdar, Sep 03, 2005)
In the absence of institutional safeguards, rule of law, and security of life, the election process in Afghanistan may be compromised beyond acceptable limits.
- Hurricane: A Toxic Brew Of Sewage And Oil (Hindu, John Vidal, Sep 03, 2005)
We know there has been lots of damage to oil installations and that the sewage system is extensively damaged.
- Sec May Decide Quota In Zps And Tps (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2005)
Rural Development, Panchayat Raj, Small Savings and Science and Technology Minister Basavaraja Horatti on Friday said the State government has planned to entrust the State Election Commission with the task of deciding the scheme of reservation of . . .
- Talking To Israel (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2005)
The Pakistan foreign minister met his Israeli counterpart in Istanbul on Thursday.
- Plan To Convert Waste Into Petrol (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 03, 2005)
With Pondicherry generating a high volume of plastic waste, the government owned Pondicherry Agro Services and Industries Corporation (PASIC) has hit upon a plan to generate petrol from the waste.
- A Rather Cold D-Day At Delhi University (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2005)
The much-talked about elections for the Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) turned out to be a rather lacklustre affair on Friday with colour and enthusiasm clearly missing among students and the turnout of voters being put at a moderate 40-45 per cen
- A Doubter Who Likes Bhajans, Keertans (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Sep 03, 2005)
“He who doubts the existence of God perishes,” wrote Bapu Gandhi. I count myself among the doubters but I have not perished yet; as a matter of fact I’ve had a longer innings than Bapu’s and am still batting.
- Koirala Elected Ncp Chief For Third Term (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Sep 03, 2005)
Party statute allows a member to head the party only twice but Koirala loyalists amended the rule to let the patriarch lead once again.
- Good Opportunity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 03, 2005)
The Hurriyat must talk for the people of Kashmir
- How Bureaucrats Resist All Good Initiatives (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Sep 03, 2005)
As someone who believes India’s biggest problem is not poverty but governance I seize any opportunity to discover why despite our technological and considerable other achievements our fair and wondrous land remains deprived of good governance. So, last we
- Hooda Announces Relief Package For Gohana Victims (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Sep 03, 2005)
The Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Friday announced compensation for the affected families whose houses had been damaged in the violence at Gohana near Sonepat.
- Ajk Psc Announces Results Of Mdg Exams (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 03, 2005)
Mirpur (AJK) —Azad Jammu Kashmir Public Service Commission (PSC) has announced the names of the successful candidates appeared in the written examination and interview test for seven posts of Assistant Commissioner (B-17) of management group, six posts...
- What Went Wrong And Where In Smc Office (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2005)
Why fight each other when there are many common enemies to be fought against. Let’s avoid drawing pleasure from trivialities and behave like matured minds. This is what nation demands from us.
- Pakistan’S Compulsions On Israel (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Sep 03, 2005)
THE meeting between Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri and his Israeli counterpart Silvan Shalom in the Four Seasons Hotel in Istanbul has understandably generated a lot of attention in India and abroad.
- Sangh Files Plea For Dismissal Of Pil On Ayodhya (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2005)
The PIL sought trial as per the chargesheet filed by CBI in 1993 and to quash the one filed in 2003 dropping conspiracy charges against Advani.
- Jehadi Terror In Bangladesh (Tribune, Suhas Chakma, Sep 03, 2005)
A series of coordinated blasts of over 400 bombs in 63 out of 64 districts on August 17 firmly established Bangladesh as another hotbed of terrorism. While the police blamed the Jamaatul Mujahideen, Minister of Industries and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Maulan
- Not Through Violence, Please! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 03, 2005)
VIOLENCE begets violence. Many times over. In reaction to the torching of the houses of Dalits in Gohana, traffic was blocked at many places in Haryana and government buses were damaged in Panchkula on Friday.
- Nepal's Maoist Chief Announces 3-Month Truce (Boston Globe, Gopal Sharma, Sep 03, 2005)
Nepal's Maoist rebels announced a three-month ceasefire from Saturday, their chief said in a statement, in a move to win support of political parties opposed to King Gyanendra's seizure power in February.
- Chc Site Vacated, Auction Of Old Structure On Anvil (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 03, 2005)
Site meant for the 150-bed Children Hospital Complex (CHC) has been totally vacated and auction and demolition of the old residential quarters is on the anvil these days.
- Metro: Cm-Gowda Talks Soon (Deccan Herald, DH news, Sep 03, 2005)
Chief Minister Dharam Singh will shortly hold discussions with Janata Dal (Secular) president H D Deve Gowda to clarify objections raised by the latter over Bangalore Metro, Deputy Chief Minister M P Prakash disclosed here on Thursday.
- A Clash Of Ideas (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Sep 03, 2005)
"Seek people's mandate", "think big" and build the "self-confidence to deal with new opportunities" is some recent key advice from the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh. But one section thinks there is no need to alter long-held beliefs. Far from being...
- Hurriyat Humoured (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 03, 2005)
The Prime Minister has done well not to get bogged down by prestige and invite the moderate section of the All Party Hurriyat Conference to talks — though valid would be the argument that the invitation is unwarranted since the outfit deemed itself too im
- Turmoil In Israel (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2005)
The Middle East is passing through an extraordinary moment in history; a momentous development seems headed to be followed by a phase of political uncertainty.
- A Tale Of Two Wars (Dawn, Lewis M. Simons, Sep 03, 2005)
I went to Vietnam a hawk. It was July 1967; I was an ex-Marine and a reporter for the Associated Press.
- Cpm Seeks Intimation From Govt On Bhel (Deccan Herald, DH news, Sep 03, 2005)
The CPM has demanded an assurance from the government that it would not disinvest the Navratna companies.
- Trifling With Fpsc’S Tenure (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 03, 2005)
The government’s promulgation of an ordinance reducing the tenure of the members of the Federal Public Service Commission (FPSC) from five to three years can only be seen as a step to arm-twist a body whose key function is to select officers for posts
- For A Coherent Regional Policy (Dawn, Javid Husain, Sep 03, 2005)
IN my last article on the state of Pakistan-US relations, I emphasized the need for Pakistan to adopt a coherent regional policy as the central element of our overall foreign policy. I would now venture to add that since the end of the Cold War, the absen
- Politicians’ Writ Or Police Raj (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 03, 2005)
THAT police are meant to maintain law and order still holds good in the West, although the 9/11 attacks have drastically changed its meaning.
- Bengladesh Crisis Pose Threat To India (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 03, 2005)
Events in Bangladesh are unfolding almost like a Greek tragedy. The nation born in 1971 with the blood and sweat of the Indian army and Mukti Bahani is facing a crisis of identity.
- Halt Sethu Canal Dredging Work, Says Jaya (Deccan Herald, DH news, Sep 03, 2005)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalitha on Friday called for a halt to the on-going dredging work for the Sethusamudram project, involving deepening of the Palk Straits to enable ships from India’s west coast to reach eastern ports via the Bay of Bengal w
- Wakf Board’S Order (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Sep 03, 2005)
The Wakf Board’s decision of banning political speeches at religious places has been taken with a pinch of salt in the Valley.
- Politics In Shangri-La (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 03, 2005)
n more ways than one Leh district across the mighty Himalayas is our Shangri-la, the expression chosen by English author James Hilton to describe the setting (a fictional land of peace and perpetual youth supposedly in the mountains of Tibet) of the Lost
- India’S Past-Ii (Statesman, Jagmohan , Sep 02, 2005)
Bright And Dark Sides Of The British Coin While the impact of British rule was salutary, in some respects, its negative fallout was deep and widespread.
- India Briefs (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 02, 2005)
Slums have fared better than non-slums in child sex ratio, according to the Census report 2001.
- Tn Politics Hotting Up (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 02, 2005)
Although Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu are still eight months away, the opposition DMK party is ramping up its preparations and competitive politics as was seen at its recent Vellore zonal conference.
- Maoist Bans A Hasty Decision: Lakshman (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2005)
Senior BJP leader Bangaru Lakshman said the State Government’s decision to impose ban on CPI (Maoist) was a hasty one, taken without proper understanding of the realities.
- Experts Warn Of Environmental Disaster (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2005)
As the City administrators intensified their campaign against plastic by taking more stringent measures including seizure of the environmentally-hazardous plastic products from shops, this website’s newspapersought to know from the experts on what exactly
- Burning Casteism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 02, 2005)
The nasty demon of casteism has defied all attempts to exorcise it. Every now and then it raises its ugly head, leaving dazed victims in its wake.
- Chaos And Fury (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Sep 02, 2005)
The defining moment of the just-concluded monsoon session of parliament, we will be told,
- Can Musharraf Deliver? (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Sep 02, 2005)
Reports of terrorists training camps in Pakistan being reopened,
- Re-Ignition Key (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 02, 2005)
The prime minister’s decision to invite the Hurriyat for talks, and the Hurriyat’s decision to accept the invitation are welcome developments.
- Pak Devolution Of Power (Tribune, Ash Narain Roy, Sep 02, 2005)
Democracy has been anathema to Pakistani rulers during a large part of the country’s existence.
- More Child’S Play (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 02, 2005)
Delhi has been brimming over with strange happenings this last week. The chant from a rather broken down BJP has been, “Chidambaram must go.” Why?
- Parliament's Monsoon Meeting — A Session Not Rained Out (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Sep 02, 2005)
The monsoon session of Parliament has just ended, and happily quite some business was done this time unlike earlier sittings, which were stalled by an acrimonious opposition.
- Judiciary And Legislature — Confrontation Or Co-Operation? (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Sep 02, 2005)
The framers of the Constitution considered it undesirable to give unfettered powers to the Legislature. Judicial review was set as a check. Yet, far from the Judiciary indulging in making or restating the law, it is the Legislature that has often been....
- Power In The Wind (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2005)
With Over 1,100 MW of capacity added in 2004-05 — a 45 per cent growth over the previous year
- Panic Attack (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 02, 2005)
Terror comes in many guises in Iraq. It erupted in a horrific form among the hundreds of thousands of Shia pilgrims heading towards the Khadimiya mosque in northern Baghdad on August 30.
- A Step Ahead (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 02, 2005)
Constitutional debates are important in so far as they improve on existing laws and become a guide to future action.
- Back To Work On The Airport (Deccan Herald, R Krishnakumar, Sep 02, 2005)
After a brief lull, Albert Brunner, CEO, Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL), is back doing what he modestly calls his ‘work’. Last week, a parliamentary standing committee had flayed the manner in which the engineering procurement contracts...
- Elections: Don't Expect Too Much (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Sep 02, 2005)
As the international political year begins anew, the democratic election season has arrived with a vengeance.
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