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Articles 521 through 620 of 12026:
- Court Separates Salem, Bombay Blasts Trial (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Next hearing on Salem's trial on July 3
Bombay blasts trial has been on for 13 years
Enough evidence against Sanjay Dutt
- Bangla Protests Turn Violent (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Almost 100 people were wounded in Bangladesh today as Opposition activists fought with police at the start of a two-day strike for electoral reforms.
- Us In Ocean Region (Tribune, Amit Kumar, Jun 14, 2006)
Ever since President George W. Bush’s March visit, both New Delhi and Washington have been looking forward to intensifying the bond of cooperation in the Indian Ocean region.
- Hike In Prices Of Pds Foodgrain On The Anvil: Bjp (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
After castigating the Centre over its “failure” to check recurring fuel price hikes, BJP today fired another salvo at the ruling UPA over its “decision” to increase issue price of food grains distributed through the public distribution system . . .
- Pm Under Siege (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Jun 14, 2006)
Main Threat From Within?
The Constitution defines how politics should be conducted. The system determines how politics is actually run.
- Nepal's Rough Road Ahead (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jun 14, 2006)
How many zeroes does it take to make Girija Prasad Koirala smile? At least three - quipped a wag, as mandarins in the Ministry of External Affairs sweated in the Delhi heat to create an aid package that would meet the expectations of India's neighbour . .
- Another Blow (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 14, 2006)
Sri Lankan government can tackle the LTTE only politically
- India To Start Digitally Mapping Territory (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jun 14, 2006)
The Indian cabinet has approved a liberalised map policy and digital mapping of the country, overruling objections raised by the defence establishment.
- Floods Continue To Reek Havoc In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Flash floods and mudslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed eight people and displaced some 75,000 in India’s northeastern states of Assam and Tripura, officials said on Tuesday.
- Pressure To Shut Down Guantanamo (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 14, 2006)
Relatives of two of the three Saudi detainees who died at Guantanamo Bay have said the men could not have committed suicide as the US military claims because they are strict Muslims.
- Story Of Profitable Politics (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 14, 2006)
UPA Government must not rush into passing the Office-of-Profit Bill without giving serious attention to the President's concerns, says CP Bhambhri
- Dynamism In Gas Pricing: Provide Investor Comfort (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 14, 2006)
There is a new, welcome dynamism when it comes to the domestic pricing of natural gas, the cleanest fossil fuel. Reportedly, power major NTPC is to call for daily price bids to competitively source a part of its requirements of gas.
- The Palestinians’ Palestine Question (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 14, 2006)
It’s unfortunate that an errant rocket, presumed to be Israeli, which killed a Palestinian family in Gaza last week has turned out to be a catalyst for renewed violence in the region.
- Labourers’ Killer Among 6 Militants Killed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Six militants including a killer of nine labourers were killed in separate encounters at Pampore, Handwara and Uri today while as militants shot at and injured a BSF trooper in Sopore.
- Kulgam Massacre (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 14, 2006)
It is a cause of acute discomfort that nine Nepalese and Bihari labourers have been shot in cold blood in Kulgam in the south of the Valley.
- Bsf Jawan Killed In Bdr Firing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was killed when personnel of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) fired on a BSF patrol pursuing cattle smugglers at Ghojadanga in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Monday night.
- A Taste For Luxury (Deccan Herald, Amrit Sadhana, Jun 14, 2006)
Maybe you've noticed it, too: despite a belt-tightening economy, many more men and women today are reaching up for high-style luxury goods.
- Azad Kashmir: Longing For Normality (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Most visitors to the earthquake-devastated areas in Azad Kashmir come away with a distinct impression that while the victims are showing great courage and resilience in rebuilding their shattered lives and broken houses brick by . . .
- 8 Killed, 75,000 Displaced In Indian Floods (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Flash floods and mudslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains have killed eight people and displaced 75,000 in India’s northeastern states of Assam and Tripura, officials said on Tuesday.
- ‘Reports About Arms Sales From Pakistan Are Misleading’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 14, 2006)
The peace process between Sri Lanka and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), begun with Norwegian mediation in 2002, remains stalled, violence is the order of the day in the . . .
- Seven Qaeda ‘Terrorists’ Killed In Iraq (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
The US military said seven “terrorists” linked to Al Qaeda leaders in Iraq were killed during an air strike on Monday near the restive Iraqi city of Baquba. The strike also left two children dead.
- Soldier Killed, Three Civilians Hurt In Lanka Mine Blast (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels detonated an anti-personnel mine near the northern town of Vavuniya on Monday, killing one soldier and wounding three civilians, the area's police chief said.
- Ten Killed In Two Militant Attacks In J&k (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Picking on soft targets, militants on Monday killed 10 persons, including seven Nepalese labourers, and injured four Amarnath Yatra pilgrims, in two major strikes in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Nepal To Free Maoist Detenus (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Jun 13, 2006)
Talks with Prachanda fruitful
Maoists hint at readiness to drop House dissolution issue
Next round of talks to focus on ceasefire monitoring
- Digesting The Rbi’S Unexpected Rate Hike (The Financial Express, Rajeev Malik, Jun 13, 2006)
The portents are clear for at least another hike between now and the end of the calendar year.
- North Korea Flexes Missile Muscle To Grab Us (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
North Korea’s preparations for possible long-range missile tests, its first in nearly a decade, may be an attempt to grab the attention of a US government distracted by its nuclear row with Iran, experts said Monday.
- Markets And Macro Diverge, Hike Infrastructure Spending (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 13, 2006)
The stronger than expected industrial growth in April predictably failed to impress the markets, which again tanked on Monday.
- Soldier, 9 Labourers Killed In Kulgam Massacre (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jun 13, 2006)
Unidentified gunmen operating in combat uniform and vehicles today shot dead 9 Nepalese and Bihari labourers and a Kashmiri soldier of JAKLI in a broad daylight massacre near Yaripora in Kulgam area of south Kashmir.
- Why Talk To The Ltte? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 13, 2006)
In four years, the peace process in Sri Lanka has weathered several body blows aimed at it by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil . . .
- Long On Promises, Short On Delivery: The Budget For 2006-07 (Dawn, Shahid Kardar, Jun 13, 2006)
The manner in which the budget speech in the National Assembly was delivered the other day, one was left wondering if it was connected with the budget for the year 2006-07 or an act of mocking at the performance of previous civilian governments with . . .
- North-East: Troubling Portends (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Jun 13, 2006)
Insurgency and instability in the north-eastern segment of India appears set to exacerbate and there could be no worse omen of unpleasant things to come than the flowering of the bamboo, a phenomenon that repeats itself every half century and brings . . .
- Be Alert (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 13, 2006)
One can only but take an extremely serious view of the targetted militant activity in the State.
- Nepal Govt Scraps Anti-Terrorism Law (Indian Express, BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, Jun 13, 2006)
Nepal's government scrapped anti-terrorism laws on Monday and withdrew hundreds of cases against jailed communist rebels a day after top rebel leaders met a senior government minister to iron out differences, officials said.
- In Brief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Militants kill 8 in Kashmir
Eight non-Kashmiri labourers were massacred in Baroo village in Kulgam tehsil of south Kashmir on Monday. Five others were injured in the incident, reports DHNS from Srinagar.
- Kashmir Exploding (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, Jun 13, 2006)
15 Nepali labourers lined up & shot, 8 dead ---- Unidentified gunmen lined up 15 Nepali labourers and shot them in cold blood killing eight while injuring an equal number at Badroo village near Yaripora in south Kashmir on Monday afternoon. . . .
- Kashmir’S Sikhs On Shaky Ground (Statesman, Kavita Suri, Jun 13, 2006)
Every time there is an increased movement of troops in and around the twin villages of Triboni and Sumbalpora, situated on the line of control across the famous Shamshabari ridge, the great mountain range in North Kashmir which separates Tangdhar . . .
- World Bank Reviews Rehabilitation Work (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Team apprised of work done in tsunami-hit villages
Revised action plan to be drawn for construction of 5,096 houses
Need to strengthen sea protection system at Dubrayapet: Selvaraj
- Turnover Of Haryana Forests Corporation Goes Up (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Felling, conversion of trees from forests are being checked
- From Cold Calls To Hot Leads (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 13, 2006)
'Permission marketing' seems like the best alternative for the rude and helpless 'Interruption Marketing'.
- Gutka Named After Sant Kabir Banned In Varanasi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
The godown of the concerned tobacco company sealed
- Dont’ Worry About Tomorrow (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 13, 2006)
Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, it empties today of its strength.
- Core Group To Monitor Aids Awareness Campaign Mooted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Governor calls for effective programmes in all schools, colleges
- Musharraf Turns To China (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 12, 2006)
President Musharraf's visit to Shanghai is being seen as an attempt to look beyond the U.S. in international relations.
- Helping A Friend (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 12, 2006)
While there is nothing new in India providing financial and other forms of assistance to Nepal, the announcement of a Rs.1000 crore aid package during the recent visit of Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala is significant.
- Terror Stalks Banks Of Chambal (Hindu, Sunny Sebastian, Jun 12, 2006)
Seven kidnapped by yet to be identified gang of dacoits
- Questions Of Peace In Assam (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 12, 2006)
The deadly chain of violence set off in Assam over the past few days — the handiwork of the United Liberation Front of Asom, by all accounts — poses challenges for the peace process under way to end insurgency in the State.
- Sonia's Victory Hailed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Many top Urdu poets assembled at the imposing Iqbal Maidan in the State Capital on Saturday night to participate in an all-India Mushaira especially organised to celebrate the Congress President Sonia Gandhi's record victory in the Rae Bareli election.
- Too Early To Celebrate In Iraq (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, Jun 12, 2006)
The Bush Administration may rejoice in the death of Zarqawi, but there is no indication that its nightmare of stabilising Iraq will be over soon------ The dramatic killing of Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in an American air-strike is being . .
- Nepal King's Veto Powers Scrapped (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Bills need no royal assent
Concept of `King in Parliament' abolished
All the authority the King once had in Parliament eliminated
First face-to-face meeting between officials and Maoists
- Quake Survivors Protest Extortions (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Hundreds of tenants held a protest demonstration in here on Sunday against the alleged highhandedness and interference of influential people in the distribution of compensation cheques among earthquake-affected people in the area.
- Tribals An Unwilling Wall (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Jun 12, 2006)
The Independent Initiative’s visit to Dantewada in Chhattisgarh has thrown up more questions than answers.
- India Will Get To Stockpile Fuel For Every N-Reactor (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jun 12, 2006)
N-deal talks today: New Delhi can import fuel beyond its immediate reactor requirement as part of its strategic reserve
- Chinese Lessons (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 12, 2006)
Pratap Bhanu Mehta This is the final part of a two-part article
The author is president, Centre for Policy Research
Those, like Qin Hui, calling for political reforms sooner rather than later make one additional argument. In China, much . . .
- Rebuild Nepal (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 12, 2006)
It is no surprise that G P Koirala's first official trip after taking over as Nepal's prime minister was to India. Koirala's four-day trip to New Delhi was primarily intended to get India's support to rebuild Nepal's shattered economy.
- Canada Honours 11 Nris For Their Achievements (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
A Kolkata-born scientist whose invention is powering NASA astronaut's suits, and a paramedic who reached out to tsunami-hit people and quake victims in Pakistan, are among 11 Indo-Canadians honoured by Prime Minister Stephen Harper for their . . .
- Planning Punjab’S Future (Tribune, B S Thaur, Jun 12, 2006)
The Punjab government was on cloud nine a while ago. Big industrialists appeared, descending on the state.
- Nepal House Strips King Of Veto Powers (Pioneer, PTI, Jun 12, 2006)
In a fresh move to curtail his authority, Nepal's Parliament has unanimously voted to strip King Gyanendra of his right to veto laws, ensuring a purely ceremonial role for the once powerful monarch.
- Sikkim's Buddhists Meditate On Waning Influence (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 12, 2006)
A group of shaven-headed boys dressed in maroon robes stand nervously under a tree clutching Buddhist texts, waiting their turn to show their mastery of the Tibetan scriptures to a stern-looking monk.
- One Killed As Army Opens Fire On Kupwara Demonstrators (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jun 11, 2006)
Residents protest against alleged desecration of Quran, mosque
18 persons, including 10 policemen, injured in pitched battles
Prohibitory orders in Kupwara district
- India, Bangladesh Troops Exchange Border Fire (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
gladesh accuses India of unprovoked attack
*India shot a Bangladeshi smuggler
- Killing Of Picnickers (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 11, 2006)
When Israel kills Palestinian civilians in cold blood, western governments and media do not consider it an act of terrorism.
- Container Insecurity (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Jun 11, 2006)
The U.S. leads nations that are paranoid about the possibility of terrorists using containers to smuggle explosives and equipment.
- Indonesia: Quake And Politics (Frontline, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jun 11, 2006)
Indonesia has hardly gone off the international community's natural disaster monitors since the horrific Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004.
- One Flew Over The Issues' Nest (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 11, 2006)
What makes our media the devil's advocate? What makes it soft towards terrorists and critical towards its own security forces? The answer lies in the Lib-Left . . .
- Abbas Sets Date For Referendum Opposed By Hamas (Reuters, WAFA AMR, Jun 11, 2006)
President Mahmoud Abbas, stepping up his power struggle with the Hamas-led Palestinian government, on Saturday set a July 26 referendum on a statehood proposal that implicitly recognises Israel.
- One Killed, 25 Injured In Army's Firing On Mob (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jun 11, 2006)
Desecration of a mosque allegedly by troops at Zurhama village today evoked massive protests in Kupwara district as a mob turned violent and Army opened fire, killing a 25-year-old civilian.
- Sikkim's Buddhists Meditate On Waning Influence (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 11, 2006)
A group of shaven-headed boys dressed in maroon robes stand nervously under a tree clutching Buddhist texts, waiting their turn to show their mastery of the Tibetan scriptures to a stern-looking monk.
- Truce Torn After Blood On Beach (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Hamas today fired rockets at Israel, formally ending a 16-month-old truce, after seven Palestinians on a Gaza beach were killed by Israeli shelling.
- Who’S Booting The Bmic Bill? (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jun 11, 2006)
What with the rhetoric about land grabbing, excess land being acquired, doing justice to farmers, and politicians cashing in
- Solution To Conflict Should Be Based On "Right To Self-Determination": Ltte (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jun 11, 2006)
New communique omits references to "federal" model
Says it is the "sole interlocutor" of the "Tamil nation"
Reflects LTTE's disenchantment with international community's rejection of separatist option
- Fast Track To The Future (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
From the Great Wall to the MagLev, China presents an interesting mix of tradition and modernity.
The MagLev train flies a few inches above the tracks at speeds above 400 kmph...
- One Killed, 19 Injured In Assam Blasts (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jun 11, 2006)
ULFA denies its hand in the six blasts in which civilians were injured
- Hamas Ends Truce With Rocket Attack (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Hamas launched rockets at Israel on Saturday, formally ending a 16-month-old truce, after seven Palestinians relaxing on a Gaza beach were killed during Israeli artillery shelling.
- Hamas Calls Off Truce, Fires Barrage Of Rockets At Israel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Militant group threatens "earth-shaking" response
- Mcd Restructuring Report To Be Submitted By July 15 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Opinion divided on the methodology of restructuring
- Almatti: Karnataka Under Pressure? (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Jun 11, 2006)
Is the Central Government, along with Maharashtra, putting pressure on Karnataka when it comes to water storage in Almatti reservoir?
- Set The Seedball Rolling (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Jun 11, 2006)
Five million seedballs churned out in the hands of people who care for the environment. Five million seedballs that will then be dispersed in the dry areas of the state. Five million plants (or a few lesser) that will rise from the denuded land . . .
- Who’S Booting The Bmic Bill? (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jun 10, 2006)
What with the rhetoric about land grabbing, excess land being acquired, doing justice to farmers, and politicians cashing in
- Pipelines Blown Up In Assam Blasts (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Separatist guerrillas triggered five powerful explosions overnight blowing up oil and gas pipelines and wounding at least six people in Assam, police said on Saturday.
- Day-Long Curfew In Baghdad (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 10, 2006)
Fear of reprisal to Al-Zarqawi's killing
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