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Articles 1921 through 2020 of 12026:
- Un Advises Against Mass Burial Of Dead Bodies (Press Trust of India, DHARAM SHOURIE, Apr 14, 2006)
The United Nations has advised against mass burial and cremations of dead bodies following a natural disaster, saying they pose a negligible threat to public heath.
- Sri Lanka Back From Brink But Cautious On Peace (Reuters, Peter Apps, Apr 14, 2006)
Sri Lanka took a step back from the brink of civil war on Friday after Tamil Tiger rebels agreed to go to talks in Geneva, but with a new date yet to be agreed many remain cautious about hopes for a lasting peace.
- Worst-Ever Violence Witnessed In Bangalore In The Past Ten (Hindu, K.V. Subramanya , Apr 14, 2006)
The number of vehicles damaged and policemen injured in mob attacks was unprecedented
Most of those who indulged in violence were drunk and anti-social elements went on the rampage, say police
- Importance Of Sac Set To Grow: Tyagi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
He says if IAF gets aerospace command, SAC will be in charge of it
Says proximity to trade and oil routes makes SAC important
IAF wants to build Thanchavur into a key base
2005-06 statistically the safest year for IAF
- Bjp Demands Centre's Intervention To Bring Peace In Up (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Citing Mulayam Singh Yadav-led UP Government's response to Aligarh riots, Meerut fire and trader's agitation against daylight robberies in Mathura, the BJP on Thursday said the State Government had lost control on the law and order situation in the State.
- Preferred Way (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 14, 2006)
Rebels of all hues love to believe in their own propaganda.
- Cops, Lawyers Fight It Out In Nepal Streets (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas on lawyers protesting against Nepal ruler Gyanendra's rule on Thursday, wounding three of them, as demonstrations and an opposition general strike continued for the eighth day.
- India Willing To Settle Kashmir Along Loc’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 14, 2006)
A French academic has said that India is willing to accept the Line of Control, as it stands today, as the permanent dividing line between the two Kashmirs. He also believes that a pragmatic compromise around a soft border is possible.
- The Risen Redeemer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Good Friday and Easter are linked to God's creation of humankind, Adam and Eve, and their punishment for having eaten the forbidden fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil beguiled by Satan in the form of a serpent.
- What Moves The Media (Deccan Herald, Minu Jain, Apr 14, 2006)
While fashion shows are played up, issues concerning the socially underprivileged are ignored in much of the media
- Creating Dispensable Citizens (Hindu, Usha Ramanathan, Apr 14, 2006)
This is not merely about whether the dam should be constructed or not. It is about condoning state inaction and then blaming the victim.
- There Are More Ifs Than Answers (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Apr 14, 2006)
Global warming causes sleepless nights to experts and the lay public in many parts of the world....
- 20,000 Houses Sanctioned For City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2006)
Geeta Reddy tours Chudi Bazar as part of Praja Patham
- Pakistan Unlikely To Back New Kashmir Insurgency: Study (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 13, 2006)
If the political process between India and Pakistan now underway fails, the revival of the Pakistan-supported armed insurgency in Kashmir is not an option that President General Pervez Musharraf would favour, according to a new study.
- Pro-Govt Tribal Elder Survives Attack In Mir Ali (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
A pro-government tribal elder from North Waziristan who met President Pervez Musharraf a few months ago as part of a 16-member Jirga despite threats by militants survived an assassination attempt near Mir Ali town on Wednesday.
- Islamabad Annoyed Over Ajk Lawmakers’ Visit Abroad (Dawn, TARIQ NAQASH, Apr 13, 2006)
The federal government has taken strong exception to a recent visit by AJK lawmakers and officials to several foreign countries, Dawn learnt on good authority here on Wednesday.
- Six Insurgents Killed In Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Coalition and Afghan forces, backed by military aircraft, killed six insurgents on Wednesday in northeastern Afghanistan, the US military said. The operation took place in the Pech River Valley in the northeastern Kunar province, the military said . . .
- Intelligence Man, 5 Militants Killed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
An intelligence official and five militants of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) were killed and two militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) arrested in Jammu and Kashmir overnight, an official spokesman said today.
- Treading The Dangerous Path (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Apr 13, 2006)
The activists of Narmada Bachao Andolan have once again focused attention that when man tries to tame a river it has adversely affected human inhabitation.
- Diarrhea Of Words: Enough Of It (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 13, 2006)
Glasnost on either side of the Line of Control has now started yielding what appears to be no more than mere diarrhea of words.
- The Lion In Winter (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 13, 2006)
Mr George Fernandes' defeat in the Janata Dal (United)'s presidential election, is a sad event in the life of a person who has done much to change the character of politics in the country.
- Jessica Lall's Killing Haunts Movers And Shakers (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Apr 13, 2006)
A seven-year-old murder trial has returned to haunt prominent members of the capital's elite, with an influential politician's son, a leading socialite, a budding actor and senior police officers under the spotlight.
- End Of The Georgian Calendar? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 13, 2006)
Writing political obituaries in India is always a hazardous task, considering the incredible resilience of our politicians.
- History Lesson (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 13, 2006)
It's heartening to note that a Japanese association has offered to rebuild the ancient university of Nalanda, now lying in ruins, into a global institute of learning and a centre of excellence.
- Karachi Blast (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 13, 2006)
More than 60 people, including the chief, deputy chief and spokesman of the Sunni Tehrik, died in a bomb blast in Nishtar Park Karachi where the organisation was holding a public meeting to celebrate Eid Milad-un-Nabi on Tuesday.
- A Horrific Atrocity (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 13, 2006)
NO words are strong enough to express one’s grief and horror over Tuesday’s carnage at Karachi’s Nishtar Park.
- Journalism Is About Giving Voice To The Voiceless: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Praveen Swami, Barkha Dutt and Varghese George are journalists of the year
Freelance journalist Ramesh Menon received the award for "Environmental Reporting" (Print)
Awards on different aspects of journalism distributed
- Jayalalithaa Promises Project To Conserve Floodwater (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Ends campaign in Tuticorin district
- Rajkumar: The Making Of A Cultural Icon (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 13, 2006)
Over the years, Rajkumar came to symbolise the pride and honour of Kannadigas more than any political stalwart, social worker or litterateur.
- 13 Killed In Blasts, Arson In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Apr 13, 2006)
Colombo blames LTTE for spiralling violence in north-east
- Al-Qaida Figure Backs Iraqi Insurgents (US News & World Report, LEE KEATH, Apr 13, 2006)
Al-Qaida's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri praised insurgents in Iraq - particularly Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi - and called on all Muslims to support them in a video posted Thursday on the Internet.
- An Exaggerated Factor (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Apr 13, 2006)
The opposition is making Sonia Gandhi appear as a big factor in national politics by targeting her
- 57 Dead In Karachi ‘Suicide’ Bombing (Daily Times, Abbas Naqvi, Apr 13, 2006)
Top Sunni Tehreek leadership wiped out, funerals on Thursday
Hundreds injured g Blast took place during Maghrib prayers
Bomb stuffed with ball bearings to cause maximum casualties
Police teargas protesters after cars, petrol station torched
- ‘Stories That Matter Don’T Go Unnoticed’ (Indian Express, C VANAJA, Apr 13, 2006)
Uncovering India Invisible (Print)
For her journey into the deep forests of Dandakaranya to report on the parallel government run by the Naxalites
- Annan Expresses Concern Over Lanka Violence (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Expressing concern over the escalating violence in Sri Lanka, United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan has appealed to both the government and the Tamil Tigers to attend next week's peace talks in Geneva.
- Four Persons Injured In Firing By Terrorists In J&k (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Four persons were injured when suspected Lashker-e-Taiba terrorists opened fire on a vehicle carrying passengers in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said on Thursday.
- Indian Fire ‘Cover Up’ Sparks Violent Protests (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2006)
Doctors go on strike after being beaten by angry relatives
- Nepal Lifts Day Curfew, 30 Journalists Held (Tribune, Shirish B. Pradhan, Apr 13, 2006)
The Nepal Government today lifted daytime curfew even as the authorities concerned continued their crackdown on spiralling pro-democracy agitations arresting 30 journalists
- 5 Afghan Health Workers Killed (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
Unidentified gunmen killed five Afghan health workers at a remote clinic in the northwestern province of Badghis, Reuters reported on Monday.
- Art And The Controversy (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Apr 12, 2006)
Sunil Gangopadhyay and MF Husain must know that right to freedom of speech and expression is not unconditional, says Anuradha Dutt
- Meerut Seethes With Anger Morning After The Fire Tragedy (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , Apr 12, 2006)
"Bodies dumped to suppress death toll," allege kin of victims; Mulayam gheraoed
- Swansong For A King? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 12, 2006)
Gyanendra, it seems, will never learn
- India, Emerging Markets Sizzle (Business Standard, B G Shirsat, Apr 12, 2006)
In Q1 of CY06, India stands 4th with 20 per cent returns.
- 40 Dead In Pak Blast During Prayer Service (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
A powerful bomb exploded during an Islamic prayer service in a park in this southern Pakistani city on Tuesday, killing at least 40 people, the Interior Minister said. Dozens more were wounded.
- Clean Is Healthy (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 12, 2006)
One should feel satisfied that one has not yet developed cynicism about the need for keeping environment clean and healthy.
- Jailing Iraq Veteran Puts Focus On Combat Stress (Hindu, Audrey Gillan, Apr 12, 2006)
Irish Guard gets seven years after police say he threatened to `spray them down' with stolen rifles.
Lance Corporal James Piotrowski was affected by the `horrors of war'
Family blames the army, says it will go in appeal
- Burning Desire (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 12, 2006)
Pending an inquiry into Monday’s fire at a trade fair in Meerut, just one thing can be said with absolute certainty.
- Market And Mayhem In Meerut (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Apr 12, 2006)
The footage on TV and pictures in papers brought me head on with a past I had left 16 years behind.
- Meerut Fire: Most Deaths Were Due To Suffocation (Indian Express, Karn Kowshik, Apr 12, 2006)
In the fire that claimed over 45 lives at Victoria Park here, it was mostly women, children, and family men who could not escape.
- Nepal King Under Increasing Pressure To Yield (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Apr 12, 2006)
The international community, political leaders and various organisations have stepped up pressure on King Gyanendra.
- Reconstruction Costs (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 12, 2006)
Given the rise in cement prices these past few weeks, it comes as no surprise that Erra has warned of a substantial increase in construction costs in the quake-hit areas.
- On Prophet's Birthday, Blast In Karachi; 55 Killed (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
At least 55 people were killed and some 100 injured when a bomb exploded at a religious gathering in Karachi Tuesday evening, Pakistan's Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao said.
- No Lessons Learnt (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 12, 2006)
Action should be taken against those flouting safety rules
- Beginning Of The End? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 12, 2006)
The tsunami of protest in Nepal against the brutally unconstitutional rule of King Gyanendra is virtually a rerun of the People's Movement of 1990 — with an important difference.
- Pak, Yemen To Promote Economic, Defence Ties (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
Pakistan and Yemen Monday agreed to further promote, expand and consolidate their bilateral relations, specially in economic, educational, cultural and defence areas.
- 55 Killed In Karachi Park Blast (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 12, 2006)
Explosion at Id Milan prayer gathering
- Aiadmk-Mdmk Alliance Not Based On Principles, Says Chidambaram (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
"DPA will highlight the achievements of the Central Government"
- Ordeal By Fire (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 12, 2006)
It is absolutely unpardonable that the organisers of the Brand India fair in Meerut's Victoria Park, had not factored into their calculations at the planning stage the possibility of a fire that engulfed the site on Monday evening.
- Hasty Decision On Siachen (Pioneer, Wilson John, Apr 12, 2006)
Six days from now, the composite dialogue between India and Pakistan would complete three years.
- 50 Injured As Nepal Simmers (Tribune, Shirish B Pradhan, Apr 12, 2006)
Intensifying their agitation, tens of thousands of Opposition activists in Nepal today defied a curfew to protest against King Gyanendra's rule as the police fired on protestors leaving over 50 of them injured and also arrested 10 journalists from . . .
- Infernal Apathy (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 12, 2006)
The Meerut blaze and its tragic toll is a chronicle of a story re-told many times in India — Dabwali, Baripada, Uphaar cinema, Srirangam and Kumbakonam.
- Ordeal By Fire (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 12, 2006)
Brand India meets with a tragedy
- Mass Weight (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 12, 2006)
In 1968, the heyday of Parisian radicalism, the students, young people and intellectuals who took to the streets achieved nothing.
- Another Disaster (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 12, 2006)
It won’t be the last
- Rs. 30 Crore Spent On Roadworks In Arkalgud Taluk, Says Mla (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2006)
Rs. 40 lakh sanctioned for building new roads
500 sites to be developed for the poor
Four-lane road to be built within the town limits at a cost of Rs. 1.10 crore
Fire services unit to be set up at the taluk headquarters
- First Step To Peep Into Venus (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 12, 2006)
Ground controllers fired the main engine of a European spacecraft early today, slowing it so it can enter into the orbit around Venus on a mission to probe the mysteries of the dense, hot atmosphere enveloping Earth’s nearest planetary neighbour.
- Taliban Offer Peace Talks In North Waziristan (Daily Times, Iqbal Khattak, Apr 11, 2006)
Tribal Taliban offered to enter into negotiations with the government for peace in the tribal areas as thousands attended a jirga in Mir Ali, the second biggest town in North Waziristan, on Monday.
- Reconstruction Costs (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 11, 2006)
Given the rise in cement prices these past few weeks, it comes as no surprise that Erra has warned of a substantial increase in construction costs in the quake-hit areas.
- Page 3 Scandal! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 11, 2006)
The other day, New York Post freelancer Jared Paul Stern was video-taped while trying to prove wrong that Shakespearean quote of “Who steals my purse steals trash; ‘Twas mine, ‘tis his, and has been slave to thousands;/ But he that filches from me . . .
- Railways Top Brass Differ On Passengers' Safety (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
When the top brass of Railway Ministry talk of security and safety of passengers, the division of opinion gets obvious. Expressing concern on the periodical accidents on the tracks, Railway Board chairman JP Batra on Monday said even a single . . .
- Freedom To Be Corrupt (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 11, 2006)
Manmohan Singh's suggestion that Government employees should not be transferred every two years is wrong, says Bharat . . .
- Meerut Fair Fire: 50 Dead, Toll Rising (Pioneer, Aloke Sharma, Apr 11, 2006)
In one of the worst tragedies to have hit this part of the country, at least 50 people were charred to death in a fire, which engulfed a trade fair at the Victoria Grounds here on Monday evening. More deaths are feared.
- Indira Gandhi, Not Us, Credited With Ending 1971 War (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 11, 2006)
Henry Kissinger’s claim that it was the Nixon administration that leaned on India after the fall of Dhaka not to carry the war to West Pakistan has been challenged by a new book, which asserts that the decision was entirely that of Indira Gandhi,
- Fir Against Husain, Nafisa For 'Bharat Mata' Painting (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
Delhi Police has registered a case against painter MF Husain for depicting "Bharat Mata" in an obscene manner in one of his paintings, which was to be auctioned to fund rehabilitation work in earthquake-hit Kashmir. The case was registered at the . . .
- 50 Charred To Death In Meerut (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
At least 50 persons, including women and children, were feared charred to death and over 100 injured as a major fire brought down three grand pandals like a pack of cards at a jam-packed consumer fair hours before it was to close in Meerut this evening.
- Peace Prevails During Aiadmk Rule, Says Vaiko (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
"No cases of caste-related violence"
- Hamid Karzai Bats For Pakistan (Times of India, Hamid Karzai, Apr 11, 2006)
Hamid Karzai batted for his "brother" Pervez Musharraf on Monday, saying while Pakistan should allow India transit for its goods to travel to Afghanistan, New Delhi should also allow Islamabad the same facility for its goods to travel to East Asia.
- Over 100 Charred To Death In Meerut (Times of India, Lalit Kumar, Apr 11, 2006)
A horrific inferno swept through a consumer electronics fair in Meerut's Victoria Park on Monday, killing over 100 and seriously injuring many more.
- Blaze At Meerut Consumer Fair Kills At Least 51 (Reuters, Surojit Gupta, Apr 11, 2006)
At least 51 people died and 100 were injured on Monday when a huge fire broke out at a crowded consumer electronics fair in Meerut and the death toll could rise further, officials said.
- 50 Charred To Death, Over 100 Injured In Fire At Trade Fair (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2006)
At least 50 people were charred to death and more than 100 injured, some of them seriously, in a devastating fire that ravaged a consumer goods fair here this evening.
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