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Articles 721 through 820 of 12026:
- Tds On Interest Under Senior Citizen Savings Scheme (Hindu, S. Rajaratnam, Jun 05, 2006)
Ministry's clarification requires to be dropped as it serves no purpose and only adds to the burden of post offices and banks
The limit of Rs. 5,000 itself is abnormally low requiring tax deduction in most cases with the least likelihood of . . .
- Toddler From Pok Reaches Srinagar (Tribune, K J M Varma, Jun 05, 2006)
Movez Ishaq, the Kashmiri toddler granted Indian citizenship after being orphaned in the devastating quake in PoK last year, has been taken to India without the requisite travel documents issued by the country's mission here, his uncle claimed today.
- Ex-Ips Officer Shot In Train Near Patna (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
An armed gang shot dead a retired IPS officer and looted cash and valuables from passengers in an air-conditioned coach of the Rajendra Nagar-Lokmanya Tilak Superfast Express near Patna junction here today, an official said.
- Water Shortage In Quake Areas (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 05, 2006)
IT is tragic that seven months after the earthquake, an acute shortage of water continues to persist, causing suffering to survivors.
- Loan Spending Priorities (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 05, 2006)
The $6.5 billion loan approved by the World Bank for Pakistan for spending on infrastructure building over the next four years has come with well-defined priorities laid down by the bank.
- Sri Lankan, Ltte Teams Leave For Oslo (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Jun 05, 2006)
Delegations of the Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on Sunday left for Oslo to hold direct talks on the functioning of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM), said the state-run Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.
- Afforestation Leads To Change Climatic Conditions In North, Global Warming (Daily Excelsior, Gopal Sharma, Jun 05, 2006)
Indian history and heritage is witness to our oldest culture which flourished in the great green Himalayan states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttranchal as well as in other hilly areas.
- Environment Day: Afforestation Is The Mantra (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
With "Deserts and Desertification" as the focus of the World Envrionment Day , State Governments and NGOs are undertaking massive tree plantation drives, all with an aim to restore the dwindling forest cover.
- Tension Across Loc (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 05, 2006)
It’s difficult but life must go on. This old adage has come true in the case of "Azad" Kashmir as the occupied territory across the Line of Control is locally known.
- Suicide Bomber Kills 28, Hurts 62 In Iraq (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
A suicide car bomber blew himself up in a crowded market in oil-rich southern Basra on Saturday, killing 28 people and wounding 62. In Baghdad, a Russian diplomat was killed and four diplomatic employees were kidnapped.
- Gunmen Kill Twenty Two Villagers In Baghdad (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Gunmen attacked two mini buses, killing 22 people and injuring three on late Saturday in a village near Baquba, 60 km northeast of Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said.
- Iraq Turmoil Continues (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Gunmen killed 21 people, including a dozen high school students, after they dragged them off buses north-east of Baghdad.
- Karunanidhi, Sonia Gandhi Meeting Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
The arrival of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi here on Sunday and his official meeting with the Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday are being watched with keen interest in State Congress circles.
- India's Tigers In Losing Battle Against Poachers (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Jun 05, 2006)
On a routine patrol of a vast jungle in the central highlands in April, forest guards came across a gruesome scene.
- Raha`s Fire Refuses To Die Down (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, Jun 05, 2006)
While the ministry of petroleum and natural gas is now readying for a new ONGC chief, the fire lit by the unceremonious departure of Subir Raha refuses to die down.
- Living With Grime On The Face (Telegraph, SAHELI MITRA, Jun 05, 2006)
How far are we prepared to meet the environmental hazards that threaten Calcutta?
- Back Gujarat Bill (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 05, 2006)
If UPA scuttles it, jihadis will rejoice ---- The drama over the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime Bill, 2003, which has been hanging fire for three years, is now set to enter a new act.
- Your Smoking Is Killing Me (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 05, 2006)
Ban on depiction of smoking in films and TV serials is necessary as impressionable minds take their screen idols very seriously, says Shailaja Chandra.
- Russian Diplomat Killed In Iraq (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
A Russian diplomat was killed and four diplomatic employees kidnapped in the Iraqi capital today, the Russian foreign ministry said.
- Talks On Siachen Not Dialogue Of The Deaf: Pak Defence Secy (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jun 04, 2006)
Pakistan Defence Secretary Lt-Gen Tariq Waseem Ghazi (retd) visited New Delhi for the tenth round of Defence Secretary-level India-Pakistan talks on Siachen and Sir Creek. He agreed for an interview but could not find time. On his return to Islamabad . .
- An Unusual Self-Portrait (Hindu, R. KRITHIKA, Jun 04, 2006)
Truly, this is a story of courage under fire.
- Strike Out (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 04, 2006)
The foiled terrorist strike on the RSS headquarters at Nagpur early on Thursday was not unexpected, even though it is to the credit of the security forces that they acted according to drill and gunned down the three attackers.
- Quiet Moments At Dawn (Hindu, GUNVANTHI BALARAM, Jun 04, 2006)
Here's a monument that's an ode to indigenous craftsmanship.
- Taliban-Ii More Lethal (Pioneer, B Raman, Jun 04, 2006)
Afghanistan continues to boil in the jihadi cauldron while Pakistan stokes the fire below ---- The upsurge in violence - partly conventional strikes, partly acts of terrorism - which one has been seeing in southern and eastern Afghanistan since the . . .
- Boy Orphaned In Pok Quake Allowed To Join His Grandparents In . . . (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 04, 2006)
High Commission processed the application for Indian nationality within a week
- Ancient Landfall (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 04, 2006)
Where did the Pallava ships go from Mamallapuram? A trip to Bujang Valley in Malaysia provides the answer.
At long last, we were standing on the Pallavas' landfall beyond Mamallapuram.
- Demilitarisation Of Siachen (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok K. Mehta (retd), Jun 04, 2006)
The Siachen breakthrough did not materialise. We are closer to resolving any of the other outstanding issues with Pakistan.
- Management Of Water Resources (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Jun 04, 2006)
The need for achieving the highest possible standards in the management of India's water resources is self-evident.
- The (Vicious) Cycle Of Progress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 04, 2006)
Chandni Chowk sees a turf battle between minister and MP, Centre and State, over a move to replace rickshaws with CNG buses
- People Stories And The Public Interest (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jun 04, 2006)
If President Kalam were media-obsessed — there’s absolutely no suggestion of this in this most serious-minded head of state —
- Office Of Perplexity & Pandemonium (Indian Express, Vivek Deshpande, Jun 04, 2006)
The attack on RSS headquarters in Nagpur shows that the Islamic militants are targeting a particular community.”
- Fresh Fighting Erupts In East Timor (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Fresh fighting erupted among rival ethnic gangs in East Timor's capital Dili Sunday, as church leaders pleaded with factions to heal the rifts that have threatened to push the country into all-out civil war.
- 35 Die In Afghan Unrest As District Retaken (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Nearly 35 Taliban rebels were killed in the latest strikes in Afghanistan as Afghan and coalition troops took back a district that had been in rebel hands for days, officials said.
- 35 Taliban Killed In New Afghan Unrest (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Nearly 35 Taliban rebels have been killed in the latest strikes in Afghanistan as Afghan and coalition troops took back a district that had been in rebel hands for days, officials said.
- Poetry Of The Nitty-Gritty (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Australian novelist, essayist and short-story writer Delia Falconer goes back into the past to find subjects for her books.
- Combined Arms Warfare Vs Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Jun 04, 2006)
The series of killings by terrorists before and during the roundtable conference called by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Jammu and Kashmir and the military exercises conducted by the Indian armed forces to hone combined operations techniques . . .
- Grim Picture Of Armed Conflict And Violence (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Jun 04, 2006)
There seems turmoil and unrest all around. The Annual Report of 2005, just published by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva, paints a grim picture of the impact of armed conflict and violence on civilians.
- Playtime In The Pastures Of Language (Hindu, Keki N. Daruwalla , Jun 04, 2006)
Hoskoté's sense of linguistic play comes through in this volume.
- On The Wrong Foot (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 04, 2006)
Jyoti Basu’s reaction to the fiasco over acquisition of agricultural land for the Tata Motors factory reveals exactly what has gone wrong.
- Anti-Fascist Manifesto (Hindu, RAVI VYAS, Jun 04, 2006)
The Abruzzo Trilogy: Fontamara, (1930) Bread and Wine (1926) and The Seed Beneath the Snow, (1943), Ignazio Silone, Steerforth Press, Paperback, £18.99. Other Books Consulted: Christ Stopped Eboli, Carlo Levi; Selections from Prison Notebooks, . . .
- Need To Redefine `Social Justice' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 04, 2006)
The article "Reservation — an alternative proposal" (The Hindu, May 22-23) merits serious attention by the policy makers as well as civil society at large.
- Congress Leader Pawanraje Nimbalkar Shot Dead (Pioneer, PTI, Jun 04, 2006)
Pawanraje Nimbalkar, who was sacked as chairman of Osmanabad District Central Cooperative Bank (ODCCB) after he was found to be allegedly involved in the multi-crore gilts scam that rocked Maharashtra's cooperative sector four years ago, was shot . . .
- Nightmare In Kashmir (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 04, 2006)
It will not help if the ghastly attack on a bus carrying tourists, mostly from West Bengal, in Srinagar is treated as an “accident’’ and tour operators are allowed to do business as usual even after the tragedy that claimed one life and inflicted serious
- `Banks Not Supplying Transaction Details To Fiu' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has urged errant public sector banks to comply with the provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Act and provide the monthly cash transaction report (CTR) to the Finance Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Union Government.
- Valid Protest (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 03, 2006)
It is seldom that the legislators of the Jammu region cut across party lines to take up a common cause.
- Solitude Is Bliss (Deccan Herald, V Pradeep Kumar, Jun 03, 2006)
Solitude always offers a different perspective of life
- Rbi Raps Banks For Failing To File Monthly Ctrs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said a number banks in the public sector in the country had not complied with the provisions of the anti-money laundering legislation in supplying the monthly cash transaction report (CTR) to the Finance . . .
- Hurriyat Chairman Geelani Arrested In J&k (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
Chairman of the breakaway faction of Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani was on Friday arrested when he was heading towards Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said.
- Strike Out (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 03, 2006)
The foiled terrorist strike on the RSS headquarters at Nagpur early on Thursday was not unexpected, even though it is to the credit of the security forces that they acted according to drill and gunned down the three attackers.
- Tata, Rel, Ntpc Bid For Ultra Mega Power Projects (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
Ntpc, Tata, Reliance, Essar, L&T and GMR besides Japan's Sumitomo and US-based Khanjee Holdings have submitted bids to develop the two 4,000 MW ultra mega power plants in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
- The Guessing Game (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jun 03, 2006)
As Tony Blair limps towards the end of his tenure, the controversy over John Prescott, his deputy prime minister and the ruling party’s deputy leader, who was 68 this week, is a reminder that oppositions do not win elections, governments lose them.
- Get Rid Of The Culture Police (Tribune, Shakuntala Rao, Jun 03, 2006)
In December 1998, a small group of protesters halted the screening of the movie Fire in two Mumbai theatres.
- Chemical Onslaught On Human Life (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 03, 2006)
There was a time when man derived all his requirements from nature. He used naturally available herbs as medicine, naturally available nutrients and colours as cosmetics, and so on.
- The (Vicious) Cycle Of Progress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 03, 2006)
Chandni Chowk sees a turf battle between minister and MP, Centre and State, over a move to replace rickshaws with CNG buses
- Boat Ride To Death (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 03, 2006)
Enough intentional killings are taking place in Kashmir every day. An unintentional one took place on Tuesday when a naval boat carrying schoolchildren capsized in Wullar Lake, taking 23 children and one teacher to their watery grave.
- Nations Try To Patch Up Splits On Sex At Aids Meet......... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
The president of the United Nations General Assembly has sought to break the deadlock over a UN declaration on AIDS, with Islamic countries objecting to empowerment for girls and the United States and others resisting defining financial targets.
- Us Troops Cleared Of Iraq Wrongdoing (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
A US military investigation has found there was no misconduct by US troops over Iraqi civilian deaths in the town of Ishaqi, defence officials said.
- World Bank Comes Up With Lending Prog For Pakistan (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
The World Bank has come up with a flexible three-year USD 6.5 billion lending programme for Pakistan beginning 2006 with a view to helping the country achieve its development goals.
- Rise As One (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 02, 2006)
Let it not be the lament of tourism authorities alone. They are not quite sure about the response of thousands of tourists after the twin grenade attacks by militants on a section of them at the Dal Gate on Wednesday.
- Private B Ed Colleges Come Under Fire In Uttaranchal (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
After private universities, it's now private B. ED colleges' deluge in Uttaranchal with the State Government giving its nod to open scores of such educational institutes.
- Police Foils Terrorist Attack On Rss Headquarters (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
major attempt to attack the heavily-guarded RSS headquarters here was today foiled when three heavily-armed terrorists were shot dead in an encounter with the police while trying to enter the sprawling complex in the wee hours today.
- Terrorists' Attempt To Storm Rss Headquarters Foiled, 3 Killed (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
A major attempt to attack the heavily-guarded RSS headquarters here was today foiled when three heavily-armed terrorists were shot dead in an encounter with the police while trying to enter the sprawling complex in the wee hours today.
- Re-Examination Sought In Jessica Murder Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Police doubt earlier report which said that cartridges were fired from different weapons
- Many Hospitals Of Bmp In Coma (Hindu, Afshan Yasmeen, Jun 02, 2006)
Rs. 27 crore allocated for healthcare
Most hospitals spruced up with Japanese grant
Roof of D.J. Halli hospital operation theatre leaks
Two primary health centres in low-lying areas closed
- Police Had Information About Possible Attack (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
There was credible information for almost a year suggesting such an attack, says police officer
- Gujarat Communalised (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 02, 2006)
The BJP attempted to make Gujarat chauvinism synonymous with Hindutva for better poll prospects
- Strike Out (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 02, 2006)
The foiled terrorist strike on the RSS headquarters at Nagpur early on Thursday was not unexpected, even though it is to the credit of the security forces that they acted according to drill and gunned down the three attackers.
- Cops Foil Terror Bid On Rss Hq (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
A major attempt to attack the RSS headquarters in Nagpur was foiled when three heavily-armed militants were shot dead in an encounter with the police while trying to enter the heavily-guarded sprawling premises in the wee hours on Thursday.
- About Time, A Ban On Ltte (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 02, 2006)
In the 30 years of its existence, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam brazenly used Europe as an extended backyard for its war against the Sri Lankan state.
- The 2008 White House Race Is Wide Open (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Jun 02, 2006)
Hillary Clinton is regarded as a divisive figure in some quarters
John Mcain could be "too old" by January 2009
Jeb Bush is popular but the problem is his name
A fresh face could be what America is waiting for
- Mumbai's Season Of Conflicts (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jun 02, 2006)
The south-west monsoon has set in, but some of the long-term issues concerning the development of the country's commercial capital still await direction.
- Maoists To Hold First Rally In Nepal Capital In 3 Yrs (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels are set to hold their first mass rally in Kathmandu in over three years on Friday, in what their chief negotiator said would be a peaceful demonstration after a ceasefire declared in April.
- Mumbai On Alert For Heavy Rains (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
India's commercial capital of Mumbai was on alert for very heavy rains on Thursday, almost a year after a sharp cloudburst crippled the metropolis for days and killed hundreds of people in the region.
- Terror At Nagpur (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
A major attempt to attack the RSS headquarters here was foiled when three heavily-armed militants were shot dead in an encounter with the police while trying to enter the heavily-guarded sprawling premises in the wee hours today.
- Appeasement As State Policy (Pioneer, Sanjog Maheshwari, Jun 02, 2006)
While the past decades have witnessed relentless competition among various political organisations to appease the minority community in a bid to cultivate the Muslim vote-bank, none can match the UPA Government's firestorm of minorityism.
- Trinamool Fans Farmers' Ire On Land For Tatas (Pioneer, Saugar Sengupta, Jun 02, 2006)
For the first time after the elections, the Nationalist Trinamool Congress on Thursday got down to testing the political waters in Hooghly district by galvanising disgruntled farmers at Singur block to protest against the "unlawful and impetuous . . .
- Police Foil Terror Bid On Rss Hq (Deccan Herald, AMRISH HERDENIA, Jun 02, 2006)
A large number of RSS workers converged to the headquarters as the news of the attack spread. During the day, the city went about its business usually. In the evening, the BJP held a public meeting at the spot.
- Govt Wants Peace, To Refrain From Military Action: Rajapakse (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
Sri Lanka's president on Thursday told the United States that his Government sought peace with separatist rebels and would not opt for a military solution to the conflict.
- Haditha Massacre Big Worry For Us (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jun 02, 2006)
Fresh claims have emerged of an alleged massacre of Iraqi civilians by US forces in the city of Haditha and elsewhere following the testimony by parents of two American soldiers who say their sons have been traumatised by what they saw.
- Falling Prey To E-Scams (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 02, 2006)
This morning I received, among other e-mails, one from a former “princess” of Zimbabwe, no less, pleading for help in retrieving a few million US dollars stashed away by her father secretly before he got killed.
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