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Articles 1721 through 1820 of 12026:
- Anti-King Protests Spread; Nepal Police Hits Back (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Nepal police clashed with thousands of anti-monarchy protesters on Sunday in Kathmandu, injuring at least three, as the Himalayan country's deepening crisis led to more demonstrations - and more violence - in the capital.
- Doughty Pramod Fights On; Surgery Successful (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Apr 24, 2006)
His toughest fight ever, but senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan does not show any signs of giving up... and fights on.
- A Referendum On Aiadmk's Performance, Dmk's Promises (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Apr 24, 2006)
Newsanalysis Rice war points to the close finish on the cards
Food, shelter and clothing remain the three basic needs of the people
Housing issue in focus only in tsunami affected areas
- Minister Promises Industrial Development Of Pollachi (Hindu, M. Gunasekaran, Apr 24, 2006)
DMK candidate promises college and fire station at Anamalai
- Racism Rises In Russia (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Apr 24, 2006)
was walking through a dark archway next to his domitory in central St. Petersburg last week when he was attacked by two hooded men armed with knives.
- The Real Cost Of Water (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Apr 24, 2006)
The water that is required by a Bangalorean travels around 130 km and pumped after being treated at a cost of Rs 40 per litre. While the potable water needs of an individual is around 5-10 litres per day, the bulk of the water consumed daily is for . . .
- Harsh Lessons (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 24, 2006)
Taking tennis to the districts backfired for the KSLTA
- Defiant Cherries (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Apr 24, 2006)
Human immigrants in US face displacement, but a plant remains a favourite
- Mahajan Operated Upon Again, Still On Life Support (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
A day after he was shot by younger brother Pravin, BJP general secretary Pramod Mahajan’s condition remained critical and he had to be wheeled into the operation theatre of Mumbai’s Hinduja hospital for the second time in 36 hours.
- Some 30,000 Indonesian Tsunami Survivors Still Living In Tents (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Out of a total of 500,000 Acehnese people who were made refugees by the December 26,2004 Tsunami, 30,000 are currently still living in emergency tents and barracks, a local official said.
- Elusive Peace In Sri Lanka (Tribune, Shylashri Shankar, Apr 24, 2006)
The peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and the LTTE have not made any headway.
- Toothpaste Brushes Aside Teargas In Nepal (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Apr 24, 2006)
Journalists can be divided into two categories — those who know the uses of fluoride toothpaste and those who don’t.
- Civil War Cloud Over Lanka (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers kidnapped and killed six ethnic Sinhalese farmers, police and the army said today, raising fears of communal violence that could lead to renewed civil war.
- Indo-Myanmar Relations (Daily Excelsior, Indu Prakash Singh, Apr 24, 2006)
The military rule in Myanmar is on the agenda of the UN General Assembly beginning September 20.
- Policemen, Taliban Die In Afghan Clashes (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Two policemen and three Taliban were killed and six other policemen were wounded in three clashes in Afghanistan on Sunday, officials said.
- Nature's Splendour (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Kaziranga is an example of how an area can regain its natural vitality if given due protection.
- King Offer Rejected, Fury On (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 23, 2006)
Even 24 hours after Nepal’s most hated King Gyanendra said he had returned power to people, nothing changed in the turmoil-torn kingdom.....
- Jawad Maliki Endorsed As Iraq's Prime Minister (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Apr 23, 2006)
Sunni groups welcome nomination; Talabani wins second term
- Artillery, Helicopters Pound Taliban Hideouts (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Artillery guns and helicopter gunships pounded suspected Taliban hideouts on Saturday after they attacked a security check-post in North Waziristan, local sources said.
- The Politics Of Rice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Subsidies and sops have taken centre stage in the Tamil Nadu elections, saysV. Jayanth
- Hair Style Revolution (Deccan Herald, D A SAIT, Apr 22, 2006)
From shining head to the silvery cascade, hair style has undergone a transformation
- Lights Out (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
When Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh cast his vote at the Narmada review committee, he made a clear statement on his priorities.
- Us Gave Nepal A Piece Of Its Mind (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
US pressure may have contributed to Nepal King Gyanendra’s decision to restore democracy to his kingdom.
- Help! I'm Drowning In Words (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
What happens to a reader in the book boom era, asks BAGESHREE S. on the eve of World Book Day
- Competitive Party Politics As Bane Of Polity (Daily Excelsior, Srinivasan K. Rangachary, Apr 22, 2006)
Through their "divide and rule" policy, the Raj had divided the Indian society along religious lines. Once planted, the communal seed grew with the help of many incidents.
- Controlling Content (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 22, 2006)
and B ministry takes a step backwards
The Information and Broadcasting ministry needs to tell us why it views freedom enjoyed by television channels in deciding on the content and presentation of their programmes as an aberration.
- Horrors That Don’T Go Away (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 22, 2006)
When I am in Mumbai I stay on Marine Drive and happened to be there last Monday when the chief minister and other dignitaries gathered to launch the Rs 130 crore scheme that will hopefully turn this city’s most famous road into the magnificent promena
- Israeli Lobby And Us Interests (Dawn, Kurt Jacobsen and Sayeed Hasan Khan, Apr 22, 2006)
IN the mid-1980s an air-headed action film entitled ‘Delta Force’ popped up on American movie screens.
- In Nepal, The Beginning Of The End (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 22, 2006)
People power has forced Gyanendra to cede executive power. But only a democratically elected Constituent Assembly can bring the people true sovereignty.
- Four Naxalites Killed In Encounter (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Four naxalites belonging to Praja Prathighatana Group were killed in an encounter with the police in the Katapur forest area in agency Tadvai mandal here on Friday.
- No Alternative To Talks (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 22, 2006)
Waziristan has become a festering wound for Pakistan. Operations in the tribal area are now more than two years old, but going by the results it seems the end is nowhere in sight, and the militants hiding there continue to create trouble.
- It Is Pmk Versus Aiadmk In Saidapet (Hindu, R. Sujatha, Apr 22, 2006)
No project to clear encroachments
DMK and PMK were in opposite camps in 2001
Except two occasions, DMK always won the seat
- 'There Are No National Solutions To Water Crisis' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 22, 2006)
Asit K Biswas, academician and president of the Mexico-based Third World Centre for Water Management, was recently awarded the Stockholm Water Prize. He speaks to Harsh Kabra about contemporary water concerns:
- Bjp's Pramod Mahajan Shot At In Mumbai (Hindustan Times, Pramod Mahajan, Apr 22, 2006)
BJP general secretary Pramod Mahajan was on Saturday shot at and injured allegedly by his younger brother over a property dispute, police said.
- Pandarwada Riots Case: High Court Notice To Gujarat (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Apr 22, 2006)
Survivors seek stay of warrants
Judge lists matter as urgent and posts hearing to April 28
Warrants will not be executed till next hearing: government
- Human Race Plunders The Earth Planet (Daily Excelsior, Prof R D Gupta, Apr 22, 2006)
An increase in population beyond the carrying capacity of the Earth has resulted into environmental pollution, over exploitation of natural resources, scarcity of food and poor standard of living.
- Sri Lanka For Continuing Talks (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Apr 22, 2006)
Deplores "continued reluctance" of LTTE
- Battle Of Nerves On Home Turf (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 22, 2006)
As formal electioneering is about to end for four Assembly by-elections in the State one can look back and forward to take an overview. There have been contrasting styles of campaign.
- Nepal Out On The Streets; Police Fire At Protesters (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Over 30,000 people who had walked in from surrounding villages began marching along the main road to the heart of Kathmandu
- Stalemate In Sri Lanka Continues (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Apr 21, 2006)
Norwegian special envoy meets Government and LTTE representatives
LTTE wants `hurdles' cleared by Government
Army blames LTTE for escalation of violence
- The South Side Story (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Apr 21, 2006)
Will the octogenarian DMK chief Muthuvel Karunanidhi succeed in his last ditch attempt to capture power in Tamil Nadu?
- Ashes To Ashes (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Apr 21, 2006)
Javed’s death should not go waste and should be a reminder to society
- Tiger Tantrums (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 21, 2006)
It should surprise no one that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam called off its participation in the second round of the Geneva talks with the Sri Lankan Government.
- Eight Killed In Lanka Violence As Ltte Pulls Out Of Geneva Talks (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka on Thursday indefinitely postponed truce talks with the Government as eight people were killed in continuing bloodshed in the island nation, four of them in a blast on a bridge.
- Facts Are Being Made The Other Casualty (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 21, 2006)
Meerut inferno is a perfect example of man-made tragedy inflicted upon the people by the negligence of the district administration . . .
- Four Protesters Killed, Over 40 Hurt In Nepal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
At least four protesters were killed and over 40 injured in Nepal today when security forces opened fire on thousands of pro-democracy activists who defied a curfew and shoot-at-sight orders in the capital to march against King Gyanendra’s rule.
- New Black Disenfranchisement (Hindu, Gary Younge, Apr 21, 2006)
Black and poor residents are being excluded from the mayoral ballot -- and from plans to rejuvenate New Orleans.
- King Sends Karan Packing (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Apr 21, 2006)
“Failure” seems to be the only likely word to describe the Prime Minister’s special envoy Karan Singh’s foray to the Nepalese capital. He beat a hasty retreat to Delhi this afternoon, leaving a day earlier than scheduled.
- Town Within A Temple (Hindu, A. SRIVATHSANA, Apr 21, 2006)
An island formed by the Cauvery and its tributary, Srirangam, is unique in many aspects.
- New Hope For Bhopal Gas Victims (Tribune, Bharat Dogra, Apr 21, 2006)
There is a new hope for Bhopal gas tragedy victims following the Prime Minister’s acceptance of some of their important demands.
- Al-Qaeda Terrorist Killed In Pakistan: Sources (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
An Arab Al-Qaeda terrorist was killed in a gunbattle with Pakistani soldiers in a restive tribal area bordering Afghanistan, security sources said on Friday.
- India's Business School Graduates Now Are Raking In The Big Rupees (Christian Science Monitor, ANUJ CHOPRA , Apr 21, 2006)
It's spring, and at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) - a premier management school in this industrial town - the campus is abuzz with company recruiters offering fat pay packages to new grads. .
- 7 Pak Troops Die In Border Area Ambush (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Militants ambushed a convoy of Pakistani troops in a northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border Thursday, killing seven and wounding 22, the army spokesman said, in one of the deadliest recent attacks on security forces.
- 7 Troops Killed In Miranshah (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Eight militants also killed
* Militants attack paramilitary convoy, injure 22 troops
- Us Wanted Qaeda Man Killed (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
One Levies soldier and a suspected Al Qaeda operative were killed and two Levies men seriously injured during a shootout in Bajaur Agency on Thursday.
- Oh What Contradictions! (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 21, 2006)
Unfortunately, the State Bank's second quarterly report for the ongoing fiscal is riddled with too many contradictions, between its findings and expectations, to provide a clear picture of the economic scenario at the half-way mark. The GDP growth . . .
- For A Democratic Future (Dawn, Imran Khan, Apr 21, 2006)
MICHAEL SCHUEUR, former head of the CIA’s Al Qaeda Unit, warned in an opinion piece in the Washington Times that if the US keeps pushing Gen Musharraf to “do US’s dirty work against his country’s national interest”, he could be toppled and . . .
- West Bengal Ready For Second Phase Of Poll (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Four more southern districts of West Bengal go to the polls on Saturday in the second round of staggered assembly elections the ruling Left Front hopes to win hands down.
- Tyres Burn In Nepal Capital Ahead Of Curfew (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Apr 21, 2006)
Anti-monarchy protesters in Nepal burned tyres and threw logs and barbed wire across the streets of the capital Kathmandu on Thursday ahead of a curfew imposed to prevent a march on King Gyanendra's palace.
- ‘Stronger’ Left Not To Pull Down Upa Govt After Assembly Polls (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Refuting suggestions that a ‘stronger left’ would pull down the Manmohan Singh Government after the Assembly polls, the Left parties today asserted that they would not act as a "destabilising force" for the UPA regime.
- Wb, Kerala Set For Polls Tomorrow (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Four more southern districts of West Bengal go to the polls on Saturday in the second round of staggered assembly elections the ruling Left Front hopes to win hands down.
- Qaida Man Shot In Pak (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Pakistani security forces today shot dead a militant named by officials as an al Qaida member believed to have escaped a US air strike in January.
- On The Tigers’ Trail (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 21, 2006)
If Norwegian peace envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer manages to shepherd the sulking Tamil Tiger rebels of Sri Lanka to the negotiating table, Sri Lanka may be saved what looks like an encore of its 20-year civil war.
- Terror Infrastructure Across Border Intact, Says Army Chief (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Even though upbeat at reduced violence levels in Jammu & Kashmir, Army Chief General JJ Singh today expressed deep concern at continuance of infrastructure for training of militants across the border in the northern State.
- Party Propaganda (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 20, 2006)
Election Commission Must Brave The Storm
- Towards A Watery Grave (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Apr 20, 2006)
If Narendra Modi and all the supporters of the Narmada dam lived in China, the likes of Medha Patkar would have been no impediment to their plans.
- Musharraf Had Fired Dr Khan For Keeping Secrets (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has disclosed that he fired his country’s father of nuclear programme, Dr A.Q. Khan, in 2001 after the latter refused to divulge details of his scheduled secret visit to Iran.
- India Steps Up Efforts To Resolve Nepal Crisis (Press Trust of India, V Mohan Narayan, Apr 20, 2006)
India today launched a fresh initiative to resolve the political crisis in Nepal where authorities clamped curfew to thwart opposition from holding a massive rally here tomorrow.
- Will India ‘Give’ On The Dams? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 20, 2006)
The Indian science and technology minister, Kapil Sibal, told reporters in New Delhi on Tuesday that the Indian government had decided to convert the Kishanganga Dam project in Kashmir into a run-of-the-river scheme in the wake of Pakistan’s . . .
- Oil Pricing Has Key Ministries Wrangling (Pioneer, Bhagyashree Pande, Apr 20, 2006)
Government is caught in a cross fire of what should be the ideal pricing policy for oil companies so that the government, consumer and refiners are all benefited in times of volatile crude prices.
- Chernobyl Revisited (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 20, 2006)
In less than a week, on April 26, the world will observe the 20th anniversary of the accident at Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, acknowledged as the worst nuclear disaster ever.
- Midstream Of Utter Confusion (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Apr 20, 2006)
While the logic of building the Tehri dam can be challenged, the benefits from Sardar Sarovar are hardly questionable, says Anuradha Dutt
- 84 Percent Of Indian Soldiers In Kashmir Are Stressed (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 20, 2006)
An official study of Indian Army personnel engaged in Jammu and Kashmir for internal security set off alarm bells here as around 34 percent were diagnosed as severely stressed and 50 percent moderately stressed.
- Missing Acting President? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 20, 2006)
Despite coming under criticism for taking large entourages when the president and prime minister travel abroad, it has failed to make an impact as apparent from the National Assembly discussions on Monday when the matter was brought up by a . . .
- I Can’T Give You Anything But Love, She Said. And Did. (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 20, 2006)
Early in her reign, Queen Elizabeth II made Britons an offer they could scarcely refuse.
- "Hydrological Information System Needed" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Soz says accurate data is crucial
The system will be immensely useful for resource planning
Phase-II to be implemented with $104.98 million assistance from IBRD
- Katiyar's Entry May Spice Up Contest (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Sonia's winning margin will be "historic"
- Is India Becoming Ungovernable? (Hindu, Pran Chopra , Apr 20, 2006)
The short answer is yes. The long answer is that remedies are ready and simple, but the more puzzling question is why we are avoiding them.
- Next Stop, Constituent Assembly (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 20, 2006)
The unambiguous message India's special envoy, Karan Singh, must convey to King Gyanendra in Kathmandu is this:
- Attack On Naik (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 20, 2006)
Everyone who has come into contact with octogenarian National Conference leader Ali Mohammad Naik will wish for his speedy recovery.
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