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Articles 1221 through 1320 of 12026:
- Naxalite Group Attacks Schoolteacher's House (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
The incident occurred at Nadapal in Udupi district
There were 12 to 15 naxalites in the group
They fired two shots into the house damaging a TV set
- The Wronglish Tree (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 14, 2006)
Last year, in an article on writing in India, William Dalrymple compared our regional literatures to the elephant being touched by blind savants, their sightless groping yielding no proper description or definition.
- On A Bloody Front, Sri Lanka Troops Want To Hit Back (Reuters, Peter Apps, May 14, 2006)
Standing by the bloody dust where he says two of his men were shot dead by Tamil Tiger rebels, Sri Lankan Army Lieutenant-Colonel Kumar Wijenayake knows what he wants to do.
- Nepal Ultras Unveil Road Map For Peace (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, May 14, 2006)
The first three steps of the strategy have already been implemented, declaring of a ceasefire, drawing up a code of conduct and forming a team for holding negotiations with the government.
- The Genocide Story (Statesman, SUBRATA MUKHERJEE, May 14, 2006)
Milosevic has been rightly accused of war crimes but EU is equally guilty because of inaction and desire to protect narrow self-interests
- Ltte Tells Lanka Navy To Keep Away (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Tamil rebels warned on Friday that they will attack Sri Lankan navy vessels that approach coastal areas under their control, a day after they sank a patrol boat in a major sea battle that killed dozens and pushed the country closer to an all-out war.
- India For Reciprocal Visits By Indian, Pak Army Vice-Chiefs (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
India has proposed reciprocal visits by Vice-Chiefs of Indian and Pakistan armies as well as officials of the National Defence Colleges to promote understanding and interaction between the armed forces of the two countries.
- Means And Ends (OutLook, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 14, 2006)
For the most part, the war in the high mountains of Jammu
- Poll Over, Cpm Guns For Panel (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Emboldened by its sweep in Bengal, the CPM has turned up the heat on the Election Commission.
- Jessica Case Grounds ‘Honeymoon’ Flight (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Minutes before taking a flight to Bangkok, Shayan Munshi, the prime witness in the Jessica Lal murder case, was arrested from Calcutta airport this morning.
- Writing For Money 114 (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, May 13, 2006)
Commercialisation of creativity lies at the root of young writers taking short-cuts to fame.
- Rain Fury Leaves Two Dead In City (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
Thundershowers lashed the City late Friday evening, killing two men and injuring another in J C Nagar. Thousands were stranded in gridlocks on roads across the City.
- Pdp In Search Of Identity (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 13, 2006)
A story is much in circulation these days. This refers to late National Conference leader Mirza Afzal Beg's penchant for waving green flag or handkerchief at public meetings during his days with the Plebiscite Front.
- Mind's Tendencies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
The tradition of Sanatana Dharma lays emphasis on cultivating virtues because this human life is not considered in isolation.
- As Many Red Herrings As Grow In The Wood (Business Line, D. Murali , May 13, 2006)
A nursery rhyme reads thus: "The man in the wilderness asked me how many strawberries grew in the sea. I answered him as I thought good, as many as red herrings grew in the wood."
- Nepal Detains Five Former Ministers (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, May 13, 2006)
Nepal detained five ministers in the former royalist government on Friday, bowing to demands of pro-democracy activists to act against those responsible for a crackdown on popular anti-monarchy protests.
- The Quetta Blasts (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 13, 2006)
The BLA promptly claimed responsibility for Thursday's blasts at the Police Training College in Quetta, where it targeted the Anti-Terrorism Squad.
- Protests Over Sex Scandal Gather Momentum (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 13, 2006)
CBI takes over case; in Friday sermons, Imams of mosques castigate those involved in the scandal
- Watershed In Tn (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 13, 2006)
It was a contest between chemistry and arithmetic
- Unanswered Questions (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, May 13, 2006)
I receive quite a few letters questioning my lack of belief and suggesting ways of overcoming this deficiency in my character.
- Lanka’S Hour Of Reckoning (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 13, 2006)
With the military and the rebels engaged in pitched battle, Sri Lankans once again find themselves being sucked into a vortex of violence.
- America’S Game In The Middle East (Dawn, Karamatullah K. Ghori, May 13, 2006)
IT cannot be just a coincidence that every time George W. Bush paints himself in a tight corner a new recorded message of his nemesis, Osama bin Laden, pops up out of the blue to come to his rescue and remind an increasingly sceptical American people . .
- Price Of Growth Bretton Woods Twins In Trouble (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 13, 2006)
Awe-inspiring achievements on the economic front have diverted attention from China's poor record in the safety of coal miners.
- Karachi's Worsening Power Situation (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 13, 2006)
Karachi's worsening power outages have resulted in what has now become a yearly ritual. With the onset of summer, the power situation has deteriorated to the point where people come out on the roads to protest and vent their anger.
- Interview (Frontline, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 12, 2006)
What is your reaction to the G.P. Koirala government's ceasefire offer and its decision to remove the terrorist tag from the Maoists?
- Terror On The Mountains (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 12, 2006)
On the politics and practice of massacres in the Jammu region in the wake of the killings in Doda and Udhampur districts.
- Frayed Truce (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, May 12, 2006)
The April 25 attack on the Army chief has cast a shadow on the fragile peace process in the country torn by years of civil strife.
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 12, 2006)
A reader says that in the report "`Heels on Fire' — Running down the heat" (May 11, 2006), there are spelling variations of the name of the development specialist, who is on a run in Kerala.
- Caroe's Lessons (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, May 12, 2006)
The book dips into archival material to trace the strategic thinking of Sir Olaf Caroe, a distinguished Foreign Secretary of the Raj.
- Time To Deliver On Promises (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 12, 2006)
Regaining power is easier than retaining it. The victory of the Democratic Progressive Alliance led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is essentially a vote for change in Tamil Nadu.
- Dmk Manifesto Hero Of 2006 Poll (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Just before campaigning started in Tamil Nadu for the assembly election, it was a foregone conclusion that J Jayalalithaa would return to power, a feat achieved only by M G Ramachandran in the past.
- Whose Per Capita Income? (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 12, 2006)
The announcement by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, during his inaugural address at the Pakistan Development Forum 2006 on Wednesday in Islamabad, that Pakistan's per capita income is likely to reach the $800 mark by end-June, is by all means great news.
- History Repeats (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 12, 2006)
BMP must get its act together to prevent disasters
- India's Uncared Masses Abroad (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, May 12, 2006)
No Government can claim a place at the world's high table if its citizens need dirty, poorly paid jobs abroad where every despot and dictator can kick them around.
- Sonia Registers Her Biggest Win (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Wins by a margin of over 4.17 lakh votes in Rae Bareli
Other candidates lose security deposits
Her margin higher than those of Rajiv Gandhi, Indira Gandhi, and Feroze Gandhi
- A Vote For Development, Says Buddhadeb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
"Our responsibilities have increased"
Verdict a mandate for greater industrialisation
Consolidating success in agriculture, improving conditions of below poverty line people also important
No differences in CPI(M) over economic measures
- Cadres Of Dmk, Alliance Camps Over The Moon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Burst firecrackers, distribute sweets and shout slogans
- Fire Precaution Fee To Be Levied On Builders (Hindu, K.V.S. Madhav, May 12, 2006)
Fee aimed at developing fire safety infrastructure
Amount to be credited to HUDA directly by applicants during submission of proposal for construction
Idea aimed at involving local builders for modern fire safety system
- Advantage Left (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 12, 2006)
The five state election results offer the Left much to celebrate, demand that the Congress be stoic, and give the NDA a knockout punch. The Left Front has retained office in West Bengal for the seventh consecutive time and with an enhanced majority.
- Deceit And Duplicity (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 12, 2006)
Unless Ulfa is constrained by a brokered ceasefire or is engaged in talks, its hit-and-run methods will persist.
- Charge Sheet Filed Against Army Officials In Pathribal Killings (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, May 12, 2006)
Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) today stole the show of high profile policing in Kashmir as it took over the investigation of the explosive 'sex scandal' and filed charge sheet against five Army officials, including an officer of the rank of . . .
- Whose Freedom? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 12, 2006)
Normally it would have been taken as a positive signal from Muzaffarabad, the Capital of "Azad" Kashmir as the occupied territory across the Line of Control is locally known.
- Tourist Season In Full Swing (Hindu, D. Radhakrishnan, May 12, 2006)
Evokes mixed reactions from people
- Post-Poll Turbulence Likely For The Pm (The Financial Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 12, 2006)
While an emboldened Left plans to raise the pressure, so do leaders from within the Congress.
- The Babu And The Jawan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 12, 2006)
The reasons for the young men of today shunning a career in the armed forces are not far to seek.
- Benefits Of Large Dams: The Bhakra Example (Tribune, Narinder Sharma, May 12, 2006)
Large dams are being targeted every now and then by self styled environmentalists and NGOs.
- Over The Moon (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 11, 2006)
It's a small step for science, but a large one for political symbolism. Given the large number of lunar missions that have already taken place the scientific value of an Indian spacecraft surveying the moon's surface for minerals and ice is questionable.
- Reservation: Nkc Members Meet Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Apprise him of their individual positions on the question of reserving seats for OBCs in Central institutions
The Prime Minister only listened: Jayati Ghosh
Majority view within the Commission is that status quo should be maintained
- 100 Injured In Bangla Protest (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
At least 100 people were injured and many vehicles damaged in Bangladesh today as sporadic clashes erupted between police and Opposition workers protesting against rising commodity prices, police and witnesses said.
- A Helpless Bystander (OutLook, B. Raman , May 11, 2006)
Sri Lanka has been bleeding continuously ever since Mahinda Rajapakse took over as the President last November and immediately thereafter wriggled out of the commitment made to the Sri Lankan Tamils by his predecessors to find a solution to their . . .
- Get Cracking (Pioneer, Editorial, The News International, May 11, 2006)
In announcing an increase in troop mobilisation in Jammu & Kashmir, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has only accepted that the UPA Government's wishy-washy approach to terrorism has been a failure.
- Seat Of The Muses (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 11, 2006)
The CAG has deviated from fiscal foozles to focus ~ and trash ~ what has been Kolkata’s proud boast, its cultural heritage.
- Pulichintala Project Fast Becoming A Reality (Hindu, M. Malleswara Rao, May 11, 2006)
Dream project of K. L. Rao to benefit Krishna delta takes shape
Work on at feverish pitch on the riverbed and banks of the Krishna at Pulichintala
Strong contingent of Greyhounds posted at site
Engineers confident of completing dam by 2008
- Nepal Maoists Form Team For Talks (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, May 11, 2006)
Less than a week after Maoist supremo Prachanda aka Pushpa Kamal Dahal welcomed newly appointed prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala’s announcement of a ceasefire and call for beginning talks, Nepal’s Communist guerrillas moved swiftly, forming a . . .
- Army Jawan Shot Dead In J-K (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Militants shot dead an army jawan and injured a government teacher in separate attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said on Wednesday.
- A New Equation (Frontline, Deb Mukharji, May 11, 2006)
Indo-Nepal relations must evolve from one of largely personal linkages to one truly between two sovereign states.
- For Lasting Peace (Frontline, Kanak Mani Dixit, May 11, 2006)
The people and the political players pull Nepal back from the brink, with some help from India; now it is time to let the U.N. to play its part.
- Indian Flip-Flop (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 11, 2006)
The Indian government managed to retain some credibility by going with popular sentiments despite its slipshod initial reaction.
- The Freelance Jihadis (OutLook, B. Raman , May 11, 2006)
They are not members of any identified jihadi terrorist organisation. They are not brainwashed into resorting to suicide terrorism by any organisation or madrasa or religious cleric or state-sponsor of terrorism. They are just angry. Very angry.
- Five Cops Abducted By Maoists In Nepal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Maoist rebels abducted at least five policemen patrolling a highway in southern Nepal, police said on Wednesday.
- 'Shut Down Projects, Leave Afghanistan' (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The new Taliban spokesmen peddle their version, claim that K. Suryanarayana confessed during interrogation that he was an American spy.
- Taliban's Target (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 11, 2006)
The kidnapping and killing of the Indian telecom engineer is another warning from the Taliban against the Indian presence in Afghanistan.
- Pdp Wants Militants To Declare Ceasefire (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Hoping that the Hurriyat Conference will attend the second roundtable conference here later this month, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged all militant organisations operating in Jammu and Kashmir to declare a ceasefire.
- China, India Are Fast-Growing Polluters - World Bank (Reuters, Deborah Zabarenko, May 11, 2006)
Greenhouse gas pollution from China and India rose steeply over the last decade, but rich countries, including the United States, remain the world's biggest polluters, a World Bank official said on Wednesday.
- Nepal Rising (Frontline, Siddharth Varadarajan, May 11, 2006)
A road map exists, and the people of Nepal are anxious to get moving. But there are also seven roadblocks to be overcome.
- Ghosts Of Kargil (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 11, 2006)
India's former Chief of the Army Staff provokes renewed debate on the intelligence warnings prior to the 1999 Kargil War.
- Slum Tours: An Idea Taken Too Far: Delhi’S Street Children (Daily Times, Amelia Gentleman, May 11, 2006)
Clearing his throat theatrically as he gets ready to reveal a highlight of the tour, group leader Javed stops halfway up the staircase to platform one and points through the railings to a dark alcove beneath the footbridge over the tracks.
- Aziz For Tech-Transfer To Developing Nations (Daily Times, Sajid Chaudhry, May 11, 2006)
Sees GDP growth of 6-8% this year
IDB president says reforms should deliver
WB says cost of doing business in Pakistan too high
- Meeting The Spirit Of Enterprise (Pioneer, Vinayshil Gautam, May 11, 2006)
While visiting a town in western Rajasthan, Vinayshil Gautam discovers the way a private industry has shaped the destiny of its inhabitants
- Eight Killed Due To Squall In North-West India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Houses damaged, trees uprooted, power & water supplies disrupted
- Livelihood A Major Issue For Quake Survivors In Uri (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, May 10, 2006)
URI (Kashmir): Life will, perhaps, never be the same for the hundreds of families affected in the earthquake that shook parts of Jammu and Kashmir on October 8 last year. For over 260 families, now living at the Bela Camp in Uri, there is nothing . . .
- Subir Roy: Stay Small And Beautiful (Business Standard, Subir Roy, May 10, 2006)
One of the easiest ways in which a Bangalorean can give himself an inferiority complex is by visiting Hyderabad.
- Agriculture In Strategic Policy Making (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, May 10, 2006)
The productivity gains made in the last forty years can be the foundation for India's agriculture sector to be globally one of the best. If these gains are compounded, the country's exportable surplus in many commodities and . . .
- No Troop Cuts In Kashmir Till Militancy Halts, Says India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Pakistan rejects Mukherjee’s allegations
- Nepal Scraps Some Royal Decrees, Eases Media Curbs (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, May 10, 2006)
Nepal's new multi-party cabinet scrapped several royal decrees on Tuesday, including easing media curbs that were imposed by King Gyanendra after he sacked the government and seized absolute power last year.
- Non-Existent Evils (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 10, 2006)
Biman’s way of charging up cadres
Biman Bose, appointed the CPI-M’s state secretary after the passing away of Anil Biswas, has a style that is radically different from that of his predecessor.
- Transition Tryst (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 10, 2006)
Common purpose is what Nepal needs
- Killer Waves (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 10, 2006)
Long ago a boat filled to capacity with pilgrims from Akhnoor to the Jhiri fair capsized on the way in the Chinab River.
- Pakistan Charity Says U.S. Terror Label An Indian Plot (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , May 10, 2006)
The founder of one of the most feared militant groups fighting in Kashmir accused the United States on Tuesday of pandering to India and being anti-Islam by branding the charity he now runs as a terrorist organisation.
- Prosperity May Lead To Reforms (Deccan Herald, JANARDHAN ROYE, May 10, 2006)
Economic prosperity and changing lifestyle in China is slowly shifting the goal towards political reforms
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