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Articles 19721 through 19820 of 26693:
- Andhra Pradesh Municipal Elections On September 24 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
State Election Commissioner announces poll schedule
- Better Late Than Never (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 30, 2005)
It is time ripe enough to take bold steps and to be practical as well, Arshad Dijoo comments on the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza
- Control Them (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 30, 2005)
Notwithstanding the assurances of successive governments that gunmen enjoying official patronage shall be taken care of,
- China's Tibet (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 30, 2005)
It is China's Tibet and the original inhabitants of the isolated region have little to do with it.
- Manmohan, Karzai Pledge To Work Together (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced a 50-million dollars additional assistance to Afghanistan and pledged to work together with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to ensure that his country never again becomes a haven for terrorism and extremism
- Congress Asks Local Leaders To Go For Alliances (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Strategy meeting on municipal elections gets under way
Bank on winnability, leaders told
Alliance partners key to victory, says YSR
Ward-wise meetings suggested to select candidates
- Warm Welcome For Pm In Kabul (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was accorded a warm reception as he began a two day visit to Afghanistan Sunday during which he will discuss cooperation in various areas, including security, and announce developmental projects worth $ 50 million . . .
- The Fallen Angel-I (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 29, 2005)
The virulent reaction in India to LK Advani’s comment on Jinnah in Pakistan arises out of a deep-rooted prejudice. Prejudice literally means pre-judgment
- Employment Guarantee Shield (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Aug 29, 2005)
The National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) Bill has been passed but the debate it engendered will possibly never achieve closure given the polarised positions on it.
- Dharam Singh Orders Probe Into Two Explosions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Chief Minister N. Dharam Singh on Sunday asked Commissioner of Police Ajaikumar Singh to conduct an inquiry into the two explosions reported in the offices of Janata Dal (Secular) and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) on Friday.
- Crisis Deferred (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 29, 2005)
Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda has got a reprieve.
- Bengal: Reform And Perform (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 29, 2005)
There is little doubt that the CPI(M)'s very own Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is right now busy trying to develop a proper investment climate for West Bengal, his current slogan (the veracity of which has been questioned in some quarters) being "reform . .
- Bangalore Blues (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 29, 2005)
Bangalored means “layed-off” to workers in the West, but the infrastructure woes of India’s global cynosure are threatening to invest the neologism with a new meaning.
- There Is A Definite Change In Kashmir: Mufti Sayeed (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, Aug 29, 2005)
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed took over as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister on November 2, 2002, as the head of a multi-party coalition government.
- Pakistan Dogs Pm On Kabul Trip (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, Aug 29, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Hamid Karzai today made common cause in the fight against terrorism, but Afghanistan’s ruler brought Pakistan into the frame for a happy South Asian family picture.
- Just Anger And More (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Aug 29, 2005)
The author is president, Centre for Policy Research
- Wind Is A Powerful Alternative (Business Line, N. Ramakrishnan , Aug 29, 2005)
Among the non-conventional sources of power, wind seems to be the best bet, and is the biggest success story in renewable energy. Though still an insignificant contributor to the overall power demand, wind may soon become the fastest growing source in. .
- Military’S Inroads Into Job Market (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Aug 29, 2005)
President Musharraf never ceases to astonish the nation with his frequent, carefully calibrated exhortations on the merits of democracy.
- India And Afghanistan Ready To Combat The Terrorism Together (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Aug 29, 2005)
India and Afghanistan old friends are ready to show the world that they can share prosperity.
- India's Progress And A Grim Story (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Aug 29, 2005)
The PM will have to indicate which way India is moving in realising the Millenium Development Goals
- Where Does India Stand In Central Asia ? (Daily Excelsior, N. B. Menon, Aug 29, 2005)
First, it was the "revolution of roses" in November 2003 when a reluctant president Edward Shevardnadze capitulated and handed over the Georgian presidency to the pro-West Mikhail Saakashvili. Then, a little over a year later, the "orange revolution" . .
- Pm Offers Helping Hand To Kabul A Bridge To Entire Region (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
In the first joint statement at the highest level ever since the ouster of the Taliban, India on Sunday formally endorsed Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s vision to restore Afghanistan’s ‘‘historic role’’ as a ‘‘land bridge’’ between Central Asia . .
- Iraq Considers Charter, Sunnis Oppose (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Sunnis are objecting to federalism which they fear would lead to disintegration of the country.
- Dead Fish Move With The Flow (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Aug 29, 2005)
Discarding old methods of farming and blindly adopting foreign ones has been extremely unprofitable
- No Compromise With Terrorism: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Visiting Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday jointly condemned global terrorism as a major threat to democracy and declared that there could be no compromise in dealing with this menace head on.
- Interlinking Rivers: Is It The Solution? (Hindu, V. Rajamani, Aug 29, 2005)
The long-term ecological consequences of interlinking rivers should be evaluated before any such project is taken up in India.
- Reforming The System (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
The Shaukat Aziz government completes its first year in office today. Mr Aziz’s elevation to the prime ministership had come in bizarre circumstances:
- The Alice I Knew — And Her Indian Commitment (Hindu, Barbara Harriss, Aug 28, 2005)
She was a living example of what we now call `development'
- Nostalgia For Saddam Days (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 28, 2005)
Nobody could have believed that there would be a pro-Saddam march in Iraq within two and a half years of the fall of Baghdad on April 9, 2003.
- Indian Pm To Renew Old Bonds On Rare Afghan Trip (Boston Globe, Y.P. Rajesh, Aug 28, 2005)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh begins a rare visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, the first by an Indian premier in nearly 30 years, as New Delhi steps up efforts to deepen historic links hit by years of conflict
- Indian Pm To Renew Old Bonds On Rare Afghan Trip (Boston Globe, Y.P. Rajesh, Aug 28, 2005)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh begins a rare visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, the first by an Indian premier in nearly 30 years, as New Delhi steps up efforts to deepen historic links hit by years of conflict
- After The Pullout (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 28, 2005)
Israel has completed its evacuation of Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip and northern West Bank far more quickly and easily than virtually anyone — including the government of Ariel Sharon — expected.
- India: A World Power? (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Aug 28, 2005)
Many of India’s spokesmen assert that it is, or that it is on the way to becoming, a major world power.
- Consult Ngos Before Fmcc Bill Is Enacted (Tribune, Pooran Chandra Pandey, Aug 28, 2005)
The voluntary sector is seriously concerned over the Centre’s proposal to enact a new Foreign Contribution Management and Control (FCMC) Act by replacing the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA), 1976.
- Restraint On Pakistan Poll Result (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 28, 2005)
Pakistan Supreme Court on Friday restrained Election Commission of Pakistan (EC) from issuing gazette notification of the names of all the religious school (Madaris)
- Muslims Facing Social Boycott In India (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 28, 2005)
A High level committee appointed by Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to study the economic, educational and social status of Indian Muslims has said that the Muslims are facing virtual social boycott in India. The Banks are declining loans to them and
- Iraq Sunnis To Review Draft Constitution (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
Shi’ites have agreed to leave the issue of the status of former Baathists in Iraqi public life to the new parliament.
- Pm Gives Credit Where It Is Due (Tribune, Kishore Gandhi, Aug 28, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s presentation at Oxford raised many a storm in the academic tea cup of India International Centre, New Delhi. Among others, the Cambridge celebrity, Khushwant Singh,
- Scrap Them! (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 28, 2005)
Awards of acrimony
- Indian Communists Finally Start To See Light In Economic Reforms In India – West Bengal Chief Minister Head Of Eastern States Wants Controlled Reform Like China (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
As reforms in eastern state of West Bengal make political waves in India, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee . . .
- Asia - Pacific To Reduce Green House Gases (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, Aug 28, 2005)
The dramatically changing face of Indo-US relations is restricted not just to the recent civilian nuclear cooperation deal clinched by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with US President George W Bush but was also expanded to cover the crucial climate issue.
- Learning To Relearn (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
The politician shook his head and looked with pity at the young woman who had introduced herself as a student of political science (honours) in a prestigious institution. He said matter-of-factly: "I wish you all the best. I had also studied Aristotle, Pl
- The Battle Of Bihar (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Aug 28, 2005)
The Battle for Bihar [2nd time] is to begin and I think the month of September will be full of events related to the unfortunate state [bottom of the list on economic growth]
- Revolutionary Initiative (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 28, 2005)
A Delhi-based NGO's unique progamme may be the first step in finding a solution to a major health hazard.
- Antics Of Suki (Hindu, MANDIRA MODDIE, Aug 28, 2005)
One of the nicest things that Manjula Padmanabhan's cartoon character Suki does for you is that she makes you laugh uncontrollably at an absurd person doing absurd things:
- Sunnis Defiant On Iraq Charter (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Aug 28, 2005)
Differences yet to be resolved; U.S. frees 1,000 inmates from Abu Ghraib
- India Offers Help To Afghanistan In Dealing With Terrorism (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2005)
India today offered all possible assistance to Afghanistan in effectively dealing with terrorism and rebuilding the war-ravaged country.
- Polluted Waters (Greater Kashmir, SHAKEEL-UR-RAHMAN, Aug 28, 2005)
Condition of water resources in Kashmir should concern us all
- Manmohan Singh To Renew Old Bonds On Rare Afghan Trip (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Aug 28, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh begins a rare visit to Afghanistan on Sunday, the first by an Indian premier in nearly 30 years, as New Delhi steps up efforts to deepen historic links hit by years of conflict.
- Iraqi Constitution Does Not Have Broad Vision (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Aug 27, 2005)
The Iraqi Constitution poses a danger to Iraq’s very existence as a country, as it is an imposition by the occupying power
- Chandrika’S Term Ends This Year: Sc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2005)
Parties are projecting either incumbent Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse or former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to succeed Chandrika Kumaratunga
- The Grand Old Ripper (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2005)
Despite the derision hurled at her when she first aired her theories, the American crime writer Patricia Cornwell is back on the trail of Walter Sickert, the painter whom she believes was Jack the Ripper — the man who murdered five women in the East. . .
- Sofi Stresses Conservation Of Forests, Wildlife (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2005)
State Government contemplates to upgrade the Forest Training Schools of Doomi, Miransahib and Chitternar in the State to the College level.
- The Maoist Threat (Statesman, JR MUKHERJEE, Aug 27, 2005)
Marx in the Communist Manifesto broadly spelt out the following major aspects for the Communist Revolution:
- The Second Round (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 27, 2005)
Rigging and violence seem to have become an intrinsic part of elections in Pakistan.
- Anura Meets Manmohan, Sonia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2005)
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Anura Bandaranaike held discussions with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi, and External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh on Friday.
- Sri Lanka Presidential Poll This Year: Apex Court (Hindu, V. S. Sambandan, Aug 27, 2005)
SLFP accepts ruling, says it will work for success of Rajapakse
Commissioner of Elections directed to take steps
Verdict ends year-long speculation
Matter was referred to Supreme Court in early August
- Natwar Singh’S Obsession (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 27, 2005)
An obsession, magnificent or otherwise, is an obsession. It is an impulse that a person cannot escape. Foreign Minister Natwar Singh is overpowered by the idea that India must be on the UN Security Council.
- Who Will Say ‘No More’? (Dawn, Gary Hart, Aug 27, 2005)
Waist deep in the Big Muddy and the big fool said to push on,” warned an anti-Vietnam war song those many years ago.
- Back On The Backburner (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Aug 27, 2005)
There is now little doubt that the Women's Reservation Bill will not see the light of day for some time which, clearly, will be a setback for the United Progressive Alliance Government if one is to go by its Common Minimum Programme (CMP).
- Govt Spends Rs.700 Crore In State Annually For Pds’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2005)
The State Government has been spending Rs.700 crore every year to distribute rice and wheat at much cheaper rate to 74 lakh families having ration cards under Public Distribution System (PDS), said Deputy Chief Minister and also Revenue Minister. . . .
- Brash. Brazen. Banal!! …… (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Aug 27, 2005)
He won’t be removed. He is my nominee.’ Thus spake the ex-CM, who recently lost a state election, of the Governor, who now rules the state in the name of president under the constitution.
- Left To Multinationals (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 27, 2005)
Anil Biswas quotes from capitalist manual!
- Guarding The School Gates (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 27, 2005)
Today, as students, my children face the same learning experiences as me 20 years ago.
- Into Election Mode (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Aug 27, 2005)
The Sri Lankan Supreme Court's unanimous verdict that the Presidential election should be held later this year has ended a nearly year-long period of uncertainty and put the island-nation in election mode.
- Economic Development Challenging In Functioning Democracy: Pm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2005)
Noting that India had the potential to achieve eight per cent growth for sustained period, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the task of economic development was "challenging" when it is to be realised through a functioning democracy, as "politics
- A Liability Called Buta Singh (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 27, 2005)
The more things change, the more they remain the same — so goes the lament in Bihar, with Governor Buta Singh reportedly quite happy to act on the `aid and advice' of Union Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad.
- Manoeuvring An Election (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 27, 2005)
A head of government pulling down his own regime through parliamentary manoeuvres is not a new phenomenon for the people of Germany.
- Government Released Rs 250 Crore For Flood Relief In State: Dy Cm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2005)
State Government has sent a proposal for Rs 3,285 crore to meet the losses and damages due to recent floods and rainfall havocs in State, said Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister M P Prakash on Thursday.
- On Jharkhand Rebels, Bjp Scrambles To Form Panels (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
Fearing that the outbreak of dissidence in Jharkhand could spell the end of Arjun Munda's BJP-led government, the party's central leadership on Thursday decided to form two coordination committees - one at the party level and the other which will include
- Sc Notice To Haryana For Not Declaring (Tribune, S. S. Negi, Aug 26, 2005)
The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Haryana Government on a petition challenging the Hooda Ministry’s directive to the Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC)
- Fighting Legacy Of Partition (Daily Excelsior, Aditya Nath Dar, Aug 26, 2005)
In a changing world order after the end of the cold war a number of issues at the international level will prevent India from pursuing its main national interests
- The Warriors Against Democracy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 26, 2005)
In the immediate aftermath of the liberation of Bangladesh, Islamist forces were despised in the country for siding with Pakistan. These forces are now back with vengeance.
- Tony Blair’S New Game (Dawn, Sayeed Hasan Khan and Kurt Jacobsen, Aug 26, 2005)
After the bloody London bomb attacks British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned, with an underlying touch of authoritarian glee, that “the rules of the game are changing.”
- The Price Tag Of Alliance With The Us (Dawn, Mustafa Malik, Aug 26, 2005)
In his Independence Day message President Pervez Musharraf reiterated his vow to defeat terrorists and extremists.
- Swiss Brace For More Floods (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
Floods across Romania have killed 67 so far this year and the government estimates the damage at 1.5 billion euros.
- Managing And (Daily Excelsior, Subhash Mansotra, Aug 26, 2005)
Undoubtedly, we as a Nation are developing and growing amidst many maladies and fiscal felonies.
- No More Blame Game (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 26, 2005)
IT is a measure of the distrust between Islamabad and Kabul that Pakistan has to renew assurances periodically that it is interested in peace and stability in Afghanistan.
- Mainstreaming Naxalites And Other Extremists (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Aug 26, 2005)
There can be no condonation of violence in a democracy. What stands in the way of violent extremist movements taking to the path of persuasive advocacy of genuine causes and becoming the democratic representatives of the people they claim to take up arms
- In The Land Of Hammurabi (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Aug 26, 2005)
"We the people of Iraq, who in all our forms and groupings undertake to establish our union freely and by choice, to learn yesterday's lessons for tomorrow, and to write down this permanent constitution... "
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