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Articles 921 through 1020 of 12026:
- Indonesia Quake Toll Rises To 4,611 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
20,000 injured, 1,00,000 homeless; US, Australia pledge aid worth $5m
- Don't Give Love A Name (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 29, 2006)
Often, you do not know how to respond, or feel obliged and bound, when someone shows a lot of love. The ability to receive genuine love comes with the ability to give love.
- Indonesia Quake Toll Shoots Past 4600 (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Rescue workers dug desperately for survivors today and hospitals struggled to cope with the thousands of injured, a day after an earthquake killed more than 4,600 people on Indonesia’s Java island.
- India Joins Rush To Help (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
India has joined the international community in offering relief and assistance to Indonesia in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that hit Java.
- Quake Damages Prambanan Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Painstaking restoration work at the 9th century U.N. world heritage site undone; exact effect still not known
- Race Against Time In Shaken Java (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Rescue workers dug desperately for survivors on Sunday as residents returned to ruined homes on Indonesia's densely populated island of Java a day after a powerful earthquake killed nearly 3,300.
- Gilgit People Damn Pak's Bhasha Dam Project (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, May 29, 2006)
People of Gilgit are up in arms against Pakistan Government over the proposed Bhasha Dam, whose benefits will to go to North Western Frontier Province (NFWP). It would inundate 32 villages of Gilgit and render 30,000 people homeless.
- Death Toll In Quake Rises To 3,700 In Indonesia (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Thousands of exhausted and grieving survivors dug through their crumpled homes today searching for clothes, food and valuables after a powerful earthquake hit central Indonesia, killing more than 3,700.
- Indo-Pak Talks In Islamabad Tomorrow (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Barely days after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's bold initiative to set up five working groups on Kashmir, Union Home Secretary V.K. Duggal left for Islamabad for the Home Secretary-level talks with Pakistan to provide an impetus to the composite . . .
- Kathmandu Takes The First Steps (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 29, 2006)
The 25-point code of conduct drawn up by negotiators of the Nepalese government and Maoist rebels is a welcome step in restoring peace and stability in the country.
- Stuck In Conflict, S.Lanka Monitors Find New Roles (Reuters, Peter Apps, May 29, 2006)
For civilians caught on the front line of a growing conflict between Sri Lanka's government and Tamil Tiger rebels, truce monitor Jukka Heiskanen's white jeep is almost the only reassurance around.
- Nepal Army Pledges To Obey New Government (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, May 29, 2006)
The chief of Nepal's army said on Sunday the military would accept the orders of the new government, his first comments since parliament curbed King Gyanendra's powers including his control over the armed forces.
- Indonesia Quake Toll Tops 5,000, Aid Trickles In (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Tens of thousands of homeless survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people in Indonesia spent the night camped out in the rain as aid from across the world arrived on Monday.
- Us Pressure On Gmp (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, May 29, 2006)
The Bush administration is pressing hard that India should liberalise its import policy of oil-yielding crops, coarse grains, fruits and vegetables.
- Defence Diplomacy Redefined (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, May 29, 2006)
It isn’t often that India’s defence ministers make a mark on global diplomacy. But that’s precisely what Pranab Mukherjee is doing these days.
- Keep The Local Jokers Out Of The Pack (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, May 29, 2006)
The global melt affected emerging markets, but local factors worsened the intensity in India.
- Indonesian Quake Toll Reaches 4,000 (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Rescue workers dug more bodies from rubble on Sunday, a day after a powerful earthquake flattened thousands of houses in Indonesia's densely populated Java Island, taking the death toll to nearly 4,000, with tens of thousands left homeless.
- Israeli Warplanes Attack Palestinian Bases In Lebanon (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Israeli warplanes attacked Palestinian militant bases in Lebanon, wounding at least five guerrillas, in response to a rocket attack on northern Israel earlier Sunday, Lebanese and Israeli officials said.
- Indonesia Quake Toll 4600 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Rescue workers dug desperately through rubble today for survivors of Indonesia’s earthquake as weeping relatives buried victims of the disaster which killed more than 4,600 people.
- Progress On Sir Creek (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 29, 2006)
BY agreeing on a joint survey of the Sir Creek ahead of a 2009 UN deadline for final demarcation of maritime borders, Pakistan and India have given a further push to the on-going composite dialogue.
- The U.S. Will To War (Frontline, AIJAZ AHMAD, May 29, 2006)
What drives the `sole superpower' inexorably towards perpetual warfare?
- Hunt For Survivors On As Java Quake Toll 4,611 (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Thousands take part in relief effort
* Pakistan dispatches aid goods
- Woman Dies In Quetta Rocket Attack (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Over 30 rockets were fired in various parts of Balochistan on Saturday, killing one woman and injuring three other people in the capital.
- Minority Government In Tamil Nadu (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, May 28, 2006)
The DMK's manifesto and alliance arithmetic enable M. Karunanidhi to take charge as Chief Minister for the fifth time in Tamil Nadu.
- Town Flattened • 200,000 Homeless (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
A powerful earthquake flattened homes and buildings in central Indonesia on Saturday as people slept, killing more than 3,500 and injuring thousands more in the nation’s worst disaster since the 2004 tsunami.
- Coalition In Assam (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, May 28, 2006)
The Congress returns to power in Assam, but with Bodo support which will be difficult to handle.
- Agha Shahid Bugti Among 15 Booked For Gas Pipeline Blast (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP)’s secretary general, Senator Agha Shahid Bugti, his son Tabish Bugti and Central Secretary .
- Bottling Livelihoods (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, May 28, 2006)
Dropping ground water levels in Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh, prompt a fresh crop of protest actions against Coca-Cola.
- 3,505 Die In Quake (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
A powerful earthquake flattened homes and buildings in central Indonesia early Saturday as people slept, killing more than 3,505 and injuring thousands more in the nation's worst disaster since the 2004 tsunami.
- Affirmative Action (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 28, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government should be commended for its prudent dealings in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Quake Kills 3,000 In Indonesia (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
A powerful earthquake flattened homes and hotels in central Indonesia early Saturday as people slept, killing at least 2,900 and injuring thousands more in the nation’s worst disaster since the 2004 tsunami.
- Pakistan Offers Help In Relief (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Pakistani leaders sent messages of condolences to Indonesia on Saturday over the destruction and casualties caused by the deadly quake and offered help for the quake victims.
- Left Sweep Poet In Disguise (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, May 28, 2006)
The Left Front wins for the seventh consecutive time, with a whopping three-fourths majority, in West Bengal.
- Sex Racket In Srinagar (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 28, 2006)
Despite saturation coverage of the protests against a commercial sex racket in Srinagar, their political content has passed unexamined.
- Indian Govt Ignored Kashmir Earthquake Victims: Report (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 28, 2006)
An NGO has lashed out at the Indian government for lack of planning and coordination in the rehabilitation of the October 8 earthquake victims in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Straining Ceasefire (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, May 28, 2006)
A full-fledged but undeclared politico-military conflict is under way between the Sri Lankan state and the separatists.
- Unwieldly Peace (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 28, 2006)
High-level U.S. intervention has enabled the signing of a peace agreement on Darfur, which will be difficult to enforce.
- India To Ask Pak About Its Steps Against Terror (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
With a spurt being witnessed in terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and reports of 59 militant camps operating from across the border, India will ask Pakistan what steps it has taken on the ground to dismantle terror infrastructure on its soil when . . .
- 3,500 Killed In Indonesian Quake (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Epicentre near Yogyakarta; temblor may trigger eruption of Mount Merapi
- Nature's Splendour (Hindu, S. RAMAKRISHNA, May 28, 2006)
Kaziranga is an example of how an area can regain its natural vitality if given due protection.
- Over 3,000 Killed In Indonesia Quake (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
6.2-magnitude earthquake leaves up to 12,500 injured and 200,000 displaced
* President Yudhoyono orders dispatching of troops to area
- Ngos For Alternative Rehabilitation Policy For Quake Victims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
The Kashmir Earthquake Relief and Rehabilitation Coordination Committee (KERRCC) and the Pakistan-India People's Forum for Peace and Democracy (PIPFPD) have said that a minimum of Rs. 1,000 crore may be required for the complete rehabilitation of the . .
- Where Do Arjun, Sonia's Grandkids Study? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, May 28, 2006)
First, let us drop the pretense that Mr Arjun 27 per cent was acting on his own when he announced his new quotas.
- How Other Critics Saw It (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 28, 2006)
Brown’s novel is utterly preposterous; Ron Howard’s movie is preposterously entertaining... The movie works; it’s involving, intriguing and constantly seems on the edge of startling revelations.
- Siachen Glitch (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 27, 2006)
Pakistan’s argument is not convincing
- Pm For Pragmatic Solutions With Humane Face (Tribune, T R Ramachandran, May 27, 2006)
Hardcore skeptics in Jammu and Kashmir who had written off the second Roundtable conference as an exercise in futility were in for a rude shock.
- Fresh Evidence For Jessica Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Since confessional statements are not admissible in the courts, the police should dig for clinching proofs, says Devesh K. Pandey
- Quake Rocks Himachal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
An earthquake of low intensity, measuring four on the Richter scale, shook several areas of Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh early on Friday, but no loss of life and property was reported from anywhere in the State, Seismological Department said.
- Choices Before The Ltte (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 27, 2006)
It is entirely in keeping with the character of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam that, faced with the real prospect of a ban by the European Union, it has threatened to take "a hard-line individualist path."
- Cold War Mentality Of Us (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 27, 2006)
IN a report, the American Defence Department has claimed that the rapid military build up by China poses credible threat to the United States. In a strongly worded reaction, a Chinese spokesman has described it as reflection of cold war mentality . . .
- Antidote To Sins (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
After narrating the entire Bhagavata Purana to King Pareekshit before an assembly of eminent sages, Sage Suka summed up the merit of chanting the Divine name, which is the quintessence of the teachings of this scriptural text, "I salute Sri Hari . . .
- Pm Meet Triggers Rethink (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Medical students spearheading the protest against the proposed 27 per cent quota for Other Backward Classes tonight began discussing whether it was time to call off their 13-day strike that has paralysed health services.
- Maoists Begin Talks Amid Hope (Telegraph, J. HEMANTH, May 27, 2006)
Three years after they broke off peace talks with the Nepal government, Maoist rebels returned to the negotiating table to hammer out a possible solution to the decade-old strife which has crippled the Himalayan nation.
- Q&a: 'Rushdie Is Only Indian Author To Hit Big Time' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 27, 2006)
Bloomsbury's publishing director Liz Calder's most recent success has been the launch of the famous Harry Potter series of books written by J K Rowling. Salman Rushdie credits her with the launch of his Booker Prize winner Midnight's Children.
- Silent Spectator (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, May 27, 2006)
P.V. Narasimha Rao's book on the Ayodhya demolition of December 1992 only confirms his own culpability in what happened.
- Improving The Image Abroad (Dawn, Athar Osama, May 27, 2006)
In a recent article, I had outlined a case for a new partnership between the peoples of the United States and Pakistan — one that is based on political realities and an understanding of each other’s interests and not on misperceptions created . . .
- Nepal Government, Maoist Rebels Begin Talks (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, May 27, 2006)
Focus now on conduct of constituent assembly elections
- Praise The Power Cut (Deccan Herald, APARNA MOHILE, May 26, 2006)
We encounter several hidden beauties of nature during a powercut
- Dimensions --- Internal (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, May 26, 2006)
Terrorism must end. Demilitarisation should be expedited. There ought to be homecoming of Kashmiri Pandits.
- No Stock Of Situation (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, May 26, 2006)
The Finance Ministry should have heard the alarm bells ringing when the sensex crossed 12,000 and taken steps to prevent the crash
- Wither Education? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Times, May 26, 2006)
We, Indians seem to be obsessed with education, be it nursery education, school education, higher education, our minds are always teeming with ideas that can hopefully revolutionise the entire education scenario.
- Terms Of Reform (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 26, 2006)
The petroleum ministry will be watched for its role on issues raised by Subir Raha
- Aiadmk Seeks Deputy Mayor Dismissal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
It wants to table a resolution during Tuesday's Council meeting
Says that he left the City and his office without informing anyone
Alleges that when people were suffering during the floods, he did not serve them
- No Extension For Ongc Chairman Subir Raha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
Seniormost director appointed Chairman as interim arrangement
Murli Deora opposed extension for Subir Raha
New CMD to be selected through the Public Enterprises Selection Board
- Dubious Record (Frontline, HIMANSHU UPADHYAYA, May 26, 2006)
The Sardar Sarovar project, plagued by problems from the start, continues to be mismanaged at the expense of the people.
- Golden Heritage Of Myanmar (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, May 26, 2006)
Myanmar, though one of the most backward countries of the region, is incredibly beautiful and the people are exceptionally warm.
- Gujarat: Breeding Ground (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 26, 2006)
Investigators shut down terror cells tasked with executing strikes in Gujarat, but the threat remains.
- A Ridge Too Cold (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 26, 2006)
Nine earlier rounds of defence-secretary level talks between India and Pakistan on de-militarising the Siachen sector have failed to make headway, and there should be no surprise that the tenth round, which concluded on Thursday, ended on a similar note.
- Bjp May Soften Stand On ‘Fanaa’ If Aamir Apologises (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
The BJP today said it was willing to put an end to the row over actor Aamir Khan’s movie “Fanaa” if the film star apologises for his stand on the Narmada dam project and the recent Vadodara demolition.
- Pm Says Autonomy To Be Discussed (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, May 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh categorically said today that the issue of autonomy and self-rule will be discussed by one of the five groups to be constituted to deal with various aspects of the problems of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Glacial ‘No-Go’ (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 26, 2006)
That the defence minister opted to personally report the lack of progress at the discussions to resolve the Siachen stand-off articulates reality more emphatically than the diplomatically-worded statement issued thereafter.
- Gogoi As Catalyst (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 26, 2006)
Having led the Congress to victory in the 2001 and 2006 assembly elections, Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi can be relied upon to act as a catalyst to bring about direct talks between the Centre and Ulfa leaders.
- Realpolitik And Nepal (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , May 26, 2006)
Fudging objective reality is a pointless exercise. The view that the Maoists in Nepal have agreed to return to the ‘democratic’ path is sheer hokum.
- While We Were Looking... (Deccan Herald, SHASHI THAROOR, May 25, 2006)
In 2004, the UN listed stories that needed to be covered by the media
- 38 Injured In Series Of Grenade Attacks In Kashmir (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Notwithstanding the tight security in the Valley, militants carried out six grenade attacks injuring at least 38 people, including 14 security personnel.
- Aiadmk Mlas Stage Walkout (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Claim DMK captured power by "reeling out false promises"
- Quake-Hit Kashmiris Face Poor Crop, Bad Diet (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Kashmiri villager Jamal Din Chaudry lost his dairy cow and his bullocks in last year's earthquake, and now can only count his blessings as he prepares to sow maize on the terraced mountainside.
- Israel Must Halt Crisis Among Palestinians (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, May 25, 2006)
If Israelis won't deal with Hamas, they could end up facing a more radical alternative: Islamic Jihad or even Al-Qaeda.
- Siachen Ceasefire To Continue (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, May 25, 2006)
India and Pakistan today yet again failed to reach a breakthrough on resolving the Siachen dispute but, on the brighter side, they decided to continue with the ceasefire, which has been holding since November, 2003.
- Naxals Call For Economic Blockade (Indian Express, Manoj Prasad, May 25, 2006)
The latest in the Naxal armoury is what they call economic blockade.
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