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Articles 1621 through 1720 of 12026:
- Bjp Slams Pm On Office Of Profit (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
The BJP today accused the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, of dilly-dallying on making public the contents of the proposed Bill on the “office of profit” before Parliament session starts on 10 May.
- Maoists Announce Three-Month Truce In Nepal (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Apr 27, 2006)
In a significant move, Maoist rebels in Nepal late last night announced a three-month unilateral ceasefire but stuck to their demand for a Constituent Assembly, a day before the formation of a new government under veteran leader . . . .
- Docs Clash With Police, Threatens Strike (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Anger over the proposal to impose OBC quotas in Central institutions spilled onto the streets of the Capital on Wednesday even as doctors at some of the main government hospitals announced an indefinite strike after police fired tear gas shells . . .
- Eu Condemns Attack On Army Hq In Sri Lanka (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
The European Union has condemned the suicide bomb attack at the Army Headquarters in Colombo on Tuesday.
- It's Union Ministers Versus The Chief Minister (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Apr 27, 2006)
Debate between Jayalalithaa and Chidambaram stands out
"Oust Jayalalithaa" slogan dominates DPA campaign
Jayalalithaa accuses Union Ministers of blocking Central aid
- The Big Fight (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Apr 27, 2006)
The two major alliances may be throwing caution to the winds as they make promises they may find hard to keep.
- Tiger Hunting Arm Sri Lanka, Get Prabhakaran (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 27, 2006)
Exactly a decade after their opening terror strike in Colombo - the first major bomb attack on the Sri Lankan capital was in the summer of 1996 - the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam have announced resumption of warfare by attempting to blow up the . . .
- Not Peaceful (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 27, 2006)
Setbacks are hardly sudden; they usually have a build-up. The ceasefire between the Sri Lankan government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, mediated by Norwegian peacemakers in 2002, is suddenly looking shaky.
- Lanka Burning... Again? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 27, 2006)
Is Sri Lanka heading back to war?
- Nepal Maoists Declare Three-Month Ceasefire (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels declared a three-month unilateral ceasefire from Thursday, easing tensions in the impoverished kingdom, but again underlined their demand for a new Constitution.
- 233 Railway Incidents In 2005-06! (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Apr 27, 2006)
The ghost of accidents is back to haunt the Railway Ministry. Against all tall claims of the Ministry on an improving safety apparatus, the latest statistics suggests the Ministry still has miles to go to ensure a safe and sound journey for the . . .
- Norway, U.S. Condemn Colombo Blast (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Oslo optimistic of early end to violence in Sri Lanka
- Karuna Days Or Jaya Hey, No One Can Say! (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Apr 27, 2006)
With less than two weeks to go before Tamil Nadu elects a new Assembly, the election scene presents a hazy picture with neither of the two main fronts having a clear look at the finishing line.
- Ballot Beats Bullet (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 27, 2006)
There is a very interesting story doing the rounds in political circles these days. A representative of a section of the Pakistan media got in touch with a secessionist leader wanting to know his reaction about the polling in four Assembly . . .
- Nepal Rebels Declare Three-Month Ceasefire (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Apr 27, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels declared a three-month unilateral ceasefire from Thursday, easing tensions in the impoverished kingdom, but again underlined their demand for a new constitution.
- Cbi To Book 5 Army Officers For Killing 5 Kashmiris In Cold Blood (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Apr 27, 2006)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is set to chargesheet five Army officers, including a Brigadier, for the alleged abduction and murder of five unarmed, innocent Kashmiris in the infamous Pathribal “encounter” in Anantnag in March 2000.
- “Growth Remains Robust” (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 27, 2006)
It is appreciated that the international financial community continues to praise Pakistan’s economic outlook.
- India Has Sold Its Nuclear Soul To The Us (Rediff on the Net, Brahma Chellaney , Apr 27, 2006)
The US waiver bill to give effect to the nuclear deal with India shows just how wide the gap is between what America promises and what it sets out to do.
- Outrageous Attack (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 27, 2006)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam has once again shown that it is not interested in a negotiated settlement to the conflict in Sri Lanka.
- Whither Sri Lanka's Peace Process? (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Apr 27, 2006)
Will the situation spiral out of control or will it ultimately veer back to the path of negotiations? The international community could help determine what happens.
- Slide To War (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 27, 2006)
India needs to be prepared to react to the new situation
- Mp Cong Treads With Care On Narmada (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Congress does not regard Madhya Pradesh as a fertile ground for political dissent against the Narmada project. While the issue of rehabilitation is considered relevant, calls for an agitation are being treated with caution lest they convey the . . .
- Cleaning Up After Chernobyl (Hindu, John Vidal, Apr 27, 2006)
ON APRIL 26, 1986, Konstantin Tatuyan, a Ukrainian radio engineer, was horrified when Reactor No 4 in the Chernobyl nuclear power complex exploded, caught fire, and for the next 10 days spewed the equivalent of 400 Hiroshima bombs' worth of radioactivity
- Nepal Army Chief Helped Convince Gyanendra (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 27, 2006)
The royal Nepal Army's perception that the crisis in the country was fast escalating out of control played a decisive role in convincing King Gyanendra to step back from the brink on Monday night.
- Six Killed, 11 Injured In Nepal Army Firing (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Six persons were killed and 11 others injured when the Nepalese army opened fire on demonstrators protesting the killing of a young woman allegedly by the troops in country's east.
- Indus Water Woes (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Apr 27, 2006)
Pakistan’s water worries should concern India. Both sides share the Indus and it is only if they join hands that its potential can be optimised with sustainability to combat the common peril of climate change.
- Saffron Agenda (Indian Express, SATISH K SHARMA, Apr 27, 2006)
Said my guide, “Sir, you are two weeks too early.” It was mid-October 2002 and I was visiting Kashmir for the first time. I was at Naseem Bagh, the magnificent grove of Chinar trees in the Kashmir University campus of Srinagar.
- 1 Dies In Lanka Attack On Ltte (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
At least one civilian was killed and nine wounded, including two Sri Lankan navy sailors, in fresh strikes launched by the Sri Lankan air force against the Tamil Tigers today.
- Explosion In Lanka (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 27, 2006)
Tuesday’s suicide bomber attack in Colombo, which seriously injured the Army Chief, Lieut-Gen Sarath Fonseka, is a body blow to the peace process that may effectively end the fragile four-year ceasefire between Tamil separatist rebels and the . . .
- Historical Links, Civilisational Affinities (Hindu, N. Ram , Apr 27, 2006)
Uzbekistan and India share a tradition of secularism and accommodating the interests and aspirations of diverse ethnic groups.
- Lanka Army Strikes At Tiger Targets (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s military launched air and artillery strikes on Tamil Tiger targets in the island’s north-east on Wednesday, sending thousands fleeing their homes a day after a suicide attack shattered an already fragile ceasefire.
- This Spice Is A Hot Little Number (Hindu, HRUDANANDA BEHERA, Apr 27, 2006)
Cloves have high nutritional and medicinal value
- 10 Killed In Bid On Army Chief; Air Force, Navy Strike Ltte (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
In a virtual collapse of the peace process in Sri Lanka, the Air Force and Navy today bombed LTTE positions in Northeast shortly after a bid on the life of the Army chief by a woman rebel suicide bomber that killed at least 10 soldiers and civilians . . .
- In Sivakasi, Caste Holds The Fireworks (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Apr 26, 2006)
A pall of gloom hangs thick over Pernayaganpatty.
- Dangerous Neighbourhood (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Apr 26, 2006)
That India lives in a rough and turbulent neighbourhood is not news. Even as we celebrate the triumph of people power in Nepal we are shocked by the latest manifestation of terrorism in Sri Lanka.
- Lanka On The Brink After Ltte Targets Army Chief (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Sri Lanka's military launched air strikes on Tuesday against Tamil Tiger-held areas near a strategic port after a female rebel suicide bomber targeted the country's top military general in Colombo.
- Human Bomb Hits Lanka Army Hq (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Apr 26, 2006)
At least 10 people were killed and 29, including Sri Lankan Army Commander Lt Gen Sarath Fonseka, were critically wounded when a suspected LTTE female suicide bomber blew herself up at the heavily-guarded army headquarters here on Tuesday afternoon.
- Disintegrating Empire (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 26, 2006)
The hold of the United States over Latin American countries has weakened considerably in recent years, says Noam Chomsky
- It Has A Job Cut Out For Itself (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Apr 26, 2006)
Foreign Trade Policy Supplement
Competitive strength and outsourcing capabilities should drive the export promotion effort rather than financial incentives and sops doled out to exporters.
- Hot Favourite (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 26, 2006)
Sampath Kumar tours Tamil Nadu where the success and grandeur of a ceremony depends on the distribution of shawls
- Koirala's Task Govern And Crush Maoists (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 26, 2006)
Mr Girija Prasad Koirala, who, by all accounts, is set to be Prime Minister of Nepal once again, and the seven-party alliance which has chosen him for the job, have a heavy responsibility to discharge.
- 500 Explosive Coalfield Sites Under Maoist Threat, Cisf On High Alert (Pioneer, Satrajit Moitra, Apr 26, 2006)
Following Intelligence reports, an alert has been sounded at all the explosive godowns of various coalfields in the Maoist-dominated mining belt of West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. The Central Industrial Security Force . . .
- Selling Helmets The Smart Way (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Apr 26, 2006)
The people of Gujarat are known as much for their commitment to seeing the Narmada project through as for their business acumen in all their dealings.
- New Thrust In Indo-Pak Relations (Daily Excelsior, MAHENDRA VED, Apr 26, 2006)
There were reports that Omar Sharif, is a standup a Pakistani comedian will be directing a Bollywood film. Next month, breaking barriers- political, commercial and psychological-Pakistani cinemas will show three Indian films, including the 1960 . . .
- Why Globalisation Has Stalled (Tribune, Sebastian Mallaby, Apr 26, 2006)
A few years ago, anti-globalisation rioters were clogging the streets, disrupting the meetings of the world’s multilateral organizations. Today, something more serious is afoot.
- Desperation Amidst Prosperity (Tribune, Balvinder, Apr 26, 2006)
A spate of suicides by quite a number of Punjab farmers has been reported of late.
At a recently held discussion on the agricultural crisis in Punjab, Mr H.K. Dua, Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune group of papers, who chaired the symposium, rightly expre
- Ripper The Tiger (Tribune, Brig (retd) Ranjit Talwar, Apr 26, 2006)
The recent killings of four tigresses, three in the buffer zone of the Corbett National Park and one in the neighbouring Ramnagar Division, were initially explained as the work of a male tiger with the tendencies of a serial killer. Someone like “Jack the
- Delay And Denial (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, Apr 26, 2006)
All law-abiding citizens in the country were shocked at the acquittal, recently, of persons accused in the one case of the murder of a young woman and, in the other, of the rape and murder of another.
- Cry For Republic And King’S Blood (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Apr 26, 2006)
The crowds celebrating the capitulation of King Gyanendra’s unfettered rule are in a retributive mood.
- The Last Gasp Of A Monarch? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Apr 26, 2006)
IT has been at least 20 days since the people of Kathmandu took to the streets and — surprise, surprise — their revolt against a degenerate, autocratic and anachronistic monarchy remains unlabelled.
- Sri Lankan Army Chief Injured In Attack (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Apr 26, 2006)
Ten killed as woman suicide bomber blows herself up; Air Force launches deterrent sorties in the East
- Nepal Maoists Want "Unconditional" Elections (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 26, 2006)
They denounce the King's revival of Parliament; SPA accused of betraying the people's movement by walking into the monarchy's trap
- Jayalalithaa's Charge Against Chidambaram (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Chief Minister and AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa on Tuesday criticised Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram for exaggerating the Centre's assistance towards tsunami relief and rehabilitation.
- Mk Cheating People: Vaiko (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
A day after DMK president M Karunanidhi addressed an election rally at Melavasi Veedhi in Madurai, Marumalarchi DMK leader and Chief Minister J Jayalalitha’s new-found ally Vaiko addressed a meeting at the same venue.
- Chief Minister Points To Veerappan's Death (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Union Ministers blocked all measures'
Lists achievements of her Government
Focuses on jobs to youth, women self-help groups
- Endgame In Nepal (Telegraph, Deb Mukharji, Apr 25, 2006)
The author is former ambassador to Nepal
Power to the people
The seven-party alliance in Nepal has done well so far to hold fast to its demands with continued rejection of the ‘offer’ from King Gyanendra to transfer executive power to a prime m
- Lifting The Film (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 25, 2006)
Symbolic connections are always thrilling, and they become more so when layers of symbolism are uncovered. Perhaps that is part of the satisfaction generated by the screening of Mughal-e-Azam in Pakistan, where Indian films have been banned for years.
- In Nepal, Novel Forms Of Protest And Familiar Ones Too (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 25, 2006)
Free Students Union at the T.U. Teaching Hospital organised a referendum onganatantra,lokatantra, orrajtantra
- One Killed, 32 Injured In Election Violence In Jammu And Kashmir (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Apr 25, 2006)
59 per cent polling recorded in the four segments for byelections
Boycott call by separatists largely ignored
Bhaderwah witnesses the highest turnout of 72 per cent
High turnout in Palhalan, which has not voted since 1996
- India Concerned Over Sri Lanka Situation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
India on Monday expressed deep concern at the mounting violence in eastern Sri Lanka, which had put the ceasefire in the island nation under "serious strain".
- Gyanendra Yields, Restores Parliament (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Nepal's embattled King Gyanendra on Monday reinstated the lower house of Parliament and offered solace for those killed in weeks of pro-democracy protests, hoping to avoid a bloody showdown between his security forces and demonstrators.
- Diy Fire Service (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 25, 2006)
It was a case of necessity being the mother of invention. The country’s first non-industrial private fire service is being established by major property developer DLF for its residential and commercial complex in Gurgaon ~ essentially because the . . .
- Shift Gears (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 25, 2006)
Recent exchanges between New Delhi and Islamabad about the Kishanganga hydro power project in Baramulla district are for the first time laced with optimism.
- U.P. Refuses Water For Delhi Water Plant (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The Uttar Pradesh Government on Monday refused to provide water to Delhi's Sonia Vihar water treatment plant claiming the State itself is reeling under an acute water shortage due to a cut in supply from Tehri dam.
- Ukd Threatens Agitation In Uttaranchal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
"Declare entire Tehri Garhwal district a backward area"White Paper on unemployment demanded
- Settling Siachen: Don’T Let The Solution Become A Bigger Future Problem (Indian Express, Jasjit Singh, Apr 25, 2006)
While a war has gone on at the world’s highest battlefield for 22 years almost to date, it has not changed the basic military position of India and Pakistan. In fact, Pakistan’s repeated attempts to dislodge the Indian Army from its posts on the . . .
- Politicisation Of Violence (Hindu, C. T. Kurien, Apr 25, 2006)
Story of the Godhra carnage which etched deep faults in Gujarat's social landscape
- 'The Shame Of Katrina Is Still With Us' (Jordan Times, James J. Zogby, Apr 25, 2006)
Eight months after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, New Orleans remains a devastated city. Having just returned from a short visit, I was shocked by what I saw.
- America’S Changed Stance (Dawn, Athar Osama, Apr 25, 2006)
President George Bush’s trip to South Asia last month has been the subject of the Pakistani, Indian, and American news media and security analysts for a while now.
- Law And Order Situation Better In Aiadmk Rule, Says Vaiko (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The MDMK general secretary Vaiko has appealed to the voters to vote for the AIADMK-led alliance based on the achievements of the AIADMK Government, which has been maintaining law and order situation in an appreciable manner.
- The Climate Is In Crisis (Deccan Herald, Robert Macfarlane, Apr 25, 2006)
Oil was the substance that defined the century just ended; ice will define the one just begun.
- Lessons From France (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Apr 25, 2006)
Unemployment benefits scheme for laid-off workers must form part of the labour market reforms package
- Joke Morcha Charge Of The Lost Brigade (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 25, 2006)
O! what a fall was there, my countrymen!" A former Prime Minister of India, who had also held the Defence and Finance portfolios at the Centre, and had been Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, has now set up an organisation which, though called Jan . . .
- No Pause In Sri Lanka's Bloodletting (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The Sri Lankan military on Monday accused Tamil rebels of slaughtering six Sinhalese rice farmers working in their fields to provoke race riots between the two ethnic groups.
- The Politics Of Language (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Apr 25, 2006)
The orgy of violence unleashed by his fans in Bangalore following news of the sudden demise of Kannada superstar Raj Kumar earlier this month, once again drew attention to that southern alchemy of cinema and politics and revived the debate . . .
- 5 Maoists, Soldier Killed In Nepal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Defying the curfew imposed for the sixth consecutive day by the Royal Government, tens of thousands held rallies in the Nepalese Capital today as security forces clashed with protesters injuring over 30.
- A New Theory To Sustain The Bull Market (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Apr 24, 2006)
Beliefs about property-based evaluations powering the market are worrisome and require scrutiny
- Chessboard Moves On Iranian Pipeline (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 24, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has talked to President Ahmadinejad of Iran on the phone and the two are reported to have “agreed to speed up work on the Iran-Pakistan-India (IPI) gas pipeline”.
- Should Generals Speak Out? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Apr 24, 2006)
Commentators have described what has happened in the US this month as a virtual revolt, though confined to a few retired Generals. Unless put down firmly, they fear that it might become a contagion and spread to serving officers and spell the . . .
- Continuity In Government (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 24, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s judgement in favour of the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project strikes a strong blow for the principle of continuity in government. For reasons of politics or otherwise, individual politicians often become . . .
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