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Articles 2321 through 2420 of 12026:
- Systematic Development Of Shivalik Areas: Hooda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Officials concerned directed to prepare the action plan
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday said that an action plan would be prepared for systematic development of the areas falling under the Shivalik Development Board.
- Rare Artefacts Found (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Mar 28, 2006)
Plaque belonging to 2nd century A.D. depicts `kuravai koothu'
Several artefacts have been unearthed from the ruins of a Muruga temple that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has been excavating since July 2005 on the beach at Salavankuppam . . .
- Army-Insurgent Fighting Escalates In Balochistan (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 28, 2006)
We will not throw down our arms, says Baloch leader
Escalation in hostilities in strategically-vital province
Baloch forces claim to have killed soldiers in sniper attacks
Bombings cripple surface transport, disrupt gas supplies
- Centre Unveils 14-Point Policy To Tackle Naxal Menace (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Mar 28, 2006)
Stresses upon the States to adopt a collective approach and pursue a coordinated response
No peace talks with naxal groups unless they agree to give up violence
Parties asked to strengthen base in naxal-affected areas
Land reforms on a priority basis
- India, China’S Energy Needs A Strategic Challenge: Blair (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
The leaders of Australia and Britain joined forces on Monday to warn that the growing energy needs of emerging economic giants India and China represented a key strategic challenge for the years to come.
- Natural Labyrinth (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 28, 2006)
Sandeep Silas' journey to a Himalayan town made him believe that some places have the power to hold one up
- Fourth Estate And Idea Of Justice (Pioneer, Sachida Nand Jha, Mar 28, 2006)
The performance of the media was praiseworthy in both the Jessica Lall and Best Backery cases, says Sachida Nand Jha
- Leapfrogging Into Poverty (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Mar 28, 2006)
High growth rates of India and China have become a problem for the Western countries. Till recently the developing countries were voluntarily selling their resources at low prices to them.
- Treaty Possible After Kashmir Settlement: Fo (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Mar 28, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday expressed optimism that Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s offer of a ‘friendship treaty’ would give impetus to the sluggish peace process between the two countries.
- Europe's Ultras Run For Cover In Qaeda World (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Not so long ago, when a bomb went off in London, you could be sure it was the Irish Republican Army (IRA). If the target was Madrid, that meant the Basque separatist group ETA. But al Qaeda has shattered the old certainties - and accelerated . . .
- No Breaking The Deadlock (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 27, 2006)
With ministry-making running into serious difficulty, Iraq's political leaders have sought to break the impasse by setting up a National Security Council that will formulate broad policies on security and economic issues.
- Hamas To Seek Economic Accord (Joshua Mitnick) (Washington Times, Joshua Mitnick, Mar 27, 2006)
West Bank -- Hamas' nominee for Palestinian finance minister, Omar Abdel Razeq, said yesterday that he hopes to negotiate a new economic treaty with Israel, even though he supports the Islamic militant party's refusal to recognize the Jewish . . .
- Expelling Dissidents (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 27, 2006)
Taking its cue from Ch Shujaat Hussain’s decision of expelling the Balochistan PML General Secretary for violating party discipline in the Senate elections early this month, the JUI(F) has terminated the basic membership of four of its . . .
- Kashmiris' Inclusion In Talks Urged (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 27, 2006)
Kashmiri leaders on Sunday while speaking in a seminar at World Social Forum moot at City Sports Complex demanded participation of Kashmiris in the peace process between India and Pakistan.
- 3 Militants, Jawan Killed In Encounters (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Four persons, including three militants, were killed and three security personnel injured in separate incidents in Jammu and Kashmir since yesterday.
- Govt Striving To Project Soft Image Of Pakistan: Musharraf (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Inauguration of Mangla View Resort will prove to be a milestone in promotion of domestic and international tourism, President General Pervez Musharraf has said.
- Offices Of Profit: Ec Takes Charge (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
The government on Saturday set in process an exercise to evolve a consensus on the issue of office of profit by initiating a dialogue with the Opposition on a possible legislation.
- Stage Set For Shrill Campaign In Tn (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
With the ruling AIADMK and Opposition DMK fronts identifying seats to be contested by them and their allies for the election to the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly on May 8, the stage is set for a no-holds-barred campaign.
- Under The Red Sky (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Mar 27, 2006)
The Taiwanese president, Chen Shui-bian, has a basic problem. He came to power forty years too late.
- Sui Tribesmen’S Return (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 27, 2006)
The rreturn of more than 1,500 tribesmen to their original home in the Sui area deserves to be welcomed. Led by Mir Hamadan Bugti, one of Mr Akbar Bugti’s rival and belonging to the Rahija clan of the Bugti tribe, these men, women and children . . .
- Projects: Farmers Must Get Better Deal, Says Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Several projects coming up around Hyderabad need a lot of land
- Beginning Of Trickle Down (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 27, 2006)
Addressing annual lunch of Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz took pride in pointing out that the economic policies of the Government have produced excellent results and now it is working to ensure trickle down . . .
- Nepal Rebel Chief's Father Awaits Son's Homecoming (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Mar 27, 2006)
The peasant father of Prachanda -- the feared, elusive chief of Nepal's Maoist rebels -- remembers his son as a helpful, well-behaved young man, and is waiting for him to return home and work for peace.
- Bush Was Set To Invade Iraq Sans Un Sanction (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
US President George W Bush made clear to British Prime Minister Tony Blair in January 2003 that he was determined to invade Iraq without a UN resolution, The New York Times reported in its Monday edition.
- Climate Change To Hit Farmers (Tribune, Andy McSmith, Mar 27, 2006)
Over 70 million Africans and an even greater number of farmers in the Indian sub-continent will suffer catastrophic floods, disease and famine if the rich countries of the world fail to change their habits and radically cut their carbon emissions.
- Focus To Remain On Kashmir Issue: Kasuri (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 26, 2006)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has said Pakistan has no inhibitions about resolving other issues, including Siachen and Sir Creek, with India but the focus is to remain on the core issue of Kashmir.
- India Plans Meeting Of Azad, Sikandar (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 26, 2006)
The Indian establishment is working on arranging the first-ever bilateral meeting of the heads of government of Indian and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir.
- Battle Plan For Best Effect (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 25, 2006)
A recent paper of the Department of Administrative Reforms titled "Towards a Citizen-Friendly Government" is further proof that Government officials and public sector executives are still not ready to serve the way they should.
- India As The New Force For Peace And Stability (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Mar 25, 2006)
"What is in it for America?" That was how the national security adviser, M.K. Narayanan, reacted after the Bush administration proposed the nuclear deal to the Indians at Blair House, the official guest house of the American president, . . .
- Balochistan Imbroglio (Daily Excelsior, Vazeeruddin, Mar 25, 2006)
Since its creation in August 1947, courtesy the divide and rule policy of the British departing from (undivided) India, Pakistan has been trying to wrest Kashmir from India by launching military attacks against India and extending all manner of . . .
- Let Them Marry (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 25, 2006)
Jet Airways’ inability to secure the government’s nod for its acquisition of Air Sahara is symptomatic of muddled policy. Yet, in this case, the delay could be excused: this acquisition is the first of its kind in Indian civil aviation and . . .
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 25, 2006)
For the last two days some people have been trying to create an atmosphere as if government and Parliament are being used only to favour me.
- A Day Late, Ec Receives Petition Against Sonia (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
The petition seeking the disqualification of Congress president Sonia Gandhi has reached the Election Commission along with 15 other petitions seeking disqualification of Members of Parliament for holding "office of profit".
- Little Progress On Tb (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 25, 2006)
World Tuberculosis Day, Pakistan had little to show for its efforts to combat the infectious disease that afflicts 350,000 people in the country each year and kills about 60,000. Despite extending the DOTS (directly observed treatment, short . . .
- Eta Gets Better (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 25, 2006)
It is too soon to say if the first permanent ceasefire called by Spain’s Basque separatist group, Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (Basque Homeland and Freedom) a.k.a. Eta, is actually a historic opportunity for peace or just another false alarm.
- The Vanishing Tiger (Tribune, Lt Gen Baljit Singh, Mar 25, 2006)
The recorded history of faunal extinctions in India began in the latter half of the 19th century.
- Ministers, Legislators To Get Significant Pay Hike (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
The Legislative Assembly today passed Appropriation (Finance) Bill as Deputy Chief Minister, Incharge Finance Muzaffar Hussain Baig announced that salary, allowances and pension of the Ministers and legislators will be hiked substantially before . . .
- Exit Of A Legend (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 25, 2006)
Kurien spearheaded the white revolution in India
- Mirwaiz For Unilateral Ceasefire To Tame Militants (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Mar 25, 2006)
Hours after the reopening of the bus route between Amritsar and Nankana Sahib and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calling for closer Indo-Pak ties, Hurriyat Chairman Mirwaiz
- Maoists Storm Jail In Orissa, Free 40 Prisoners (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Three officials taken hostage from police station
Morning raid by extremists, supporters lasts over two hours
Simultaneous attack on police camp, jail, treasury and tehsil office
Second major Maoist attack in southern Orissa in recent years
- Defence Deals (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 25, 2006)
We probably have not heard the last word about kickbacks in the Scorpene submarine purchase, but that a day after the NDA made a huge issue of it something more “explosive” attracted its attention would suggest that the priority was political . . .
- Singh Calls For Peace With Pakistan (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called Friday for a new peace initiative with Pakistan, offering a "treaty of peace, security and friendship" to India's longtime rival.
- 20 Militants Killed In N Waziristan: Ispr (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
The Pakistan Army claimed killing 16 to 20 attackers in retaliatory action in the North Waziristan tribal agency early on Friday.
- Nuclear Power Makes No Sense (Times of India, ARVIND KALA, Mar 24, 2006)
India's euphoria over our nuclear deal with the US is puzzling. If nucleargenerated electricity is good for India, so should it be for the US.
- Hostages Rescued In Iraq (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Weeks of intelligence work in lawless west Baghdad and a rapid response by special forces to information extracted from a prisoner led to British troops’ rescue of three Christian peace activists in Baghdad today.
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 24, 2006)
The reference to OBC in the Editorial, "Sanyasin's fiery challenge" (March 23, 2006, page 10) should have been to Other Backward Classes, whose neglect is the plank of Uma Bharti's campaign.
- A Terrorist Organisation Rises Again (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 24, 2006)
The Harkat-ul-Mujahideen's revival makes it clear that Pakistan's Islamist armies have no intention of joining in adétentewith India that promises them only their obliteration.
- Afghan Faces Death For Rejecting Islam (International Herald Tribune, Abdul Waheed Wafa, Mar 24, 2006)
The judge presiding over the prosecution of an Afghan man facing the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity said Thursday that international pressure would not affect his rulings in the case.
- Gandhi Resigns From Indian Parliament (International Herald Tribune, Amelia Gentleman, Mar 24, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi, the leader of India's governing Congress Party, resigned as a member of Parliament on Thursday in an attempt to defuse a political dispute over claims that she had breached parliamentary rules.
- British-Led Forces Rescue Western Hostages In Iraq (Reuters, Ross Colvin, Mar 24, 2006)
British-led forces rescued three Christian peace activists from captivity on Thursday after finding them tied up in a house in western Baghdad, two weeks after their American colleague was tortured and killed.
- Bush Feels The Heat In Iraq (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 24, 2006)
The announcement of American President that his troops are there to stay in Iraq for years is, in fact, reflective of the fact that all is not well in that country and Bush has started feeling the heat of the fire he himself initiated. Rejecting . . .
- Ties Strengthened, Made More Meaningful (Dawn, Anwar Kemal, Mar 24, 2006)
Rarely if ever has such a major visit to Pakistan as that of President Bush taken place against a background so laden with negative overtones and a sense of foreboding.
- President Kalam Decorates 62 Armed Forces Personnel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Two CRPF officers figured on the military role of honours for the first time
- Back To The War Front (Telegraph, Kaushik Roy, Mar 24, 2006)
The institute for Defence Studies and Analyses is a premier institution in south Asia for strategic studies. It brings out two journals: Strategic Analysis (called IDSA Journal before 1987) and Strategic Digest.
- Punjab Has Come A Long Way Since The Years Of Turmoil (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 24, 2006)
It's a sign of absolute normality. As a young reporter, this correspondent had gotten used to the ubiquitous AK-47s and self-loading rifles (SLRs) in the hands of the Punjab Police during the years of turmoil in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
- Second Thoughts (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 24, 2006)
The Congress party has made a habit of doing the right thing after taking a first mis-step.
- Indian Defence Ministry Lowers Pakistan’S Threat Level (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
The latest annual report of the Ministry of Defence has tempered its criticism of Pakistan as a security concern and instead focussed on the need to keep an eye on “unsavoury aspects” abroad such as the instability in Iraq, nuclear stalemate on the . . .
- Cabinet Committee Skips Metro, Loan Hangs Fire (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
The much-expected Bangalore Metro issue did not come up for discussion before the Union Cabinet which held its meeting here on Thursday.
- 2 Killed, 13 Hurt In Amritsar Clash (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Even as the holy city has virtually been converted into a police cantonment on the eve of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s visit to his home town, two persons were killed and 13 injured in an incident following a land dispute, here today.
- Basque Militants Declare Ceasefire (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
In a statement released to Basque media, ETA said its objective now was “to start a new democratic process” in the Basque country.
- How To Prevent Natural Disasters (Hindu, R. Asokan, Mar 23, 2006)
Integration of risk assessments stressed
- Pakistan To Celebrate National Day Without Traditional Fanfare (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Amid escalating violence in the tribal region, continuing clashes between troops and nationalist rebels in Balochistan and as a mark of respect for those who perished in the earthquake, Pakistan would observe its national day tomorrow sans the . . .
- Afghan Army Claims Killing 20 Taliban Fighters (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Afghan government forces killed 16 Taliban insurgents after surrounding them in mountains near the border with Pakistan, an Afghan army officer said on Wednesday.
- Kerosene For The Unscrupulous? (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Mar 23, 2006)
There is need to devise a better system of subsidising kerosene
- Fearful Of Flexploitation (Deccan Herald, Naima Bouteldja, Mar 23, 2006)
Last week, an estimated 1.5 million people surged on to the streets of France in protest against Dominique de Villepin’s faltering government.
- The Basha Dam Controversy (Daily Excelsior, Seema Shekhawat, Mar 23, 2006)
The proposed Basha dam to be built in the Northern Areas (which Pakistan calls Federally Administered Territories) has become a complicated problem.
- Mixed Signals About India? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 23, 2006)
Just as the Pak-India Peace Initiative organisation held its session in Lahore on Monday, underlining the need to carry forward the peace process between India and Pakistan, Pakistan test-fired its “Babur” Hatf-7 cruise missile capable of carrying . . .
- Bangladesh Says Trade Gap, Militant Charges Hurt India Ties (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Mar 23, 2006)
Bangladesh urged India on Wednesday to cut its huge trade surplus with Dhaka and stop making "misleading charges" about hosting Indian militants to help improve edgy ties between the traditional friends.
- Iraqi Shi'ite Pilgrims Ambushed, More Bodies Found (Reuters, Ross Colvin, Mar 23, 2006)
Gunmen in Baghdad killed at least 15 Shi'ite pilgrims and wounded dozens on Wednesday, raking vehicles with machinegun fire in the latest outbreak of sectarian violence that threatens Iraq with civil war.
- Ktk: Gowda Targets Left Parties, Asserts He Remains Secular (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
A day after coming under fire from some of his partymen for vouching for his son and Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, a beleaguered JD(S) supremo H D Devegowda today did a volte-face, asserting the issue of initiating action against rebel party . . .
- Double Standards (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 23, 2006)
It is a game at which politicians, especially those belonging to the Congress, are experts:
- Power Grid Ongc, Essar, Torrent In Jv (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Power Grid Corp of India Limited (PGCIL) is set to form joint ventures (JVs) with five more companies, including ONGC and Essar for setting up transmission lines in the country entailing a total investment of Rs 5,000 crore.
- Iraq War To Last My Term, Says Bush (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
White House officials cautioned that Bush was asked when “all” US forces would withdraw and pointed to recent comments from US generals in Iraq predicting substantial reductions later this year and into 2007.
- Pakistan Day (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 23, 2006)
While the ruling PML holds a party convention today at Minar-e-Pakistan, where the history-making 1940 Resolution was passed 66 years ago, it is only right to undertake an exercise in soul-searching to determine what it has done to fulfil the . . .
- Making Poverty History In Asia By 2015 (The Financial Express, SHANTAYANAN DEVARAJAN, Mar 23, 2006)
Asia is a puzzle. China, India and several other countries are enjoying rapid economic growth. Yet, some 600 million Asians—more than the entire population of Latin America—live on less than a dollar a day. But this puzzle is also an opportunity:
- The Bottomline On Learning From China (The Financial Express, NIRVIKAR SINGH, Mar 23, 2006)
More than matching China in nuclear prestige, India must learn from its global economic policy
- Artillery, Helicopters Pound Taliban Hideouts (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 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. No casualties were reported. Military spokesman Maj-Gen Shaukat Sultan said . . .
- Common Heritage (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 22, 2006)
Only token bilateral response was evoked by the earthquake that flattened villages on either side of the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir last year, but now there is opportunity to salvage something from that missed opportunity.
- It's Nothing But A Fight For Gaddi (The Economic Times, P R RAMESH, Mar 22, 2006)
“Expose and defeat mafia-linked men within the CPM
“Expose the men who are patronising the loot of Kerala’s natural resources
“Denial of a ticket to VS Achuthanandan will see the end of genuine Left movement in Kerala
“Pinarayi Vijayan is the favour
- The Milkman Goes (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Verghese Kurien first talked of retirement a quarter century ago, when he was approaching 60. His departure on Monday has therefore been long overdue, and it is sad that it should have been precipitated finally by a revolt by colleagues .
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