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Articles 2421 through 2520 of 12026:
- Maoists Attack Police Post Near India Border (Telegraph, RAJEEV RAVIDAS, Mar 22, 2006)
Maoist rebels killed nine policemen, including three officers, during an early morning attack on a police post here today.
- 28 Killed As Militants Storm Iraqi Jail (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Insurgents stormed a jail about dawn Tuesday in the Sunni heartland north of Baghdad, killing at least 17 policemen and a courthouse guard. Authorities said all 33 prisoners in the lockup were freed and 10 attackers were killed in the battle.
- Not Fighting Fit (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 22, 2006)
The army remains short of combat hardware
- India, Pakistan Making Progress: Boucher (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
"Kashmir is a bilateral issue that should be solved by Delhi and Islamabad only"
- Colombo, Ltte Trade Charges (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Mar 22, 2006)
The Sri Lankan military and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on Tuesday accused each other of opening fire in a sensitive eastern sea belt.
- Cpi (Ml) To Contest Elections On Its Own (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Party says it will field candidates in four constituencies
- Pakistani Taliban Bedevils Tribal Belt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Strict social edicts have been handed down: shopkeepers may not sell music or films; barbers are instructed not to shave beards.
- No Alternative To Talks (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 22, 2006)
As the Balochistan crisis deepens and acts of violence and sabotage escalate in the province, it is time a rational solution was found to the problem. It is therefore reassuring to find that a section of our lawmakers also disapprove of the . . .
- New Party On April 30, Says Uma Bharti (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Hindutva will be the core ideology, she says
Madan Lal Khurana to launch Delhi Bachao Morcha
"BJP sidelining real leaders"
- 200 Criminals Surrender In Bihar (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
The state administration headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today persuaded over 200 criminals in Supaul and Madhepura to lay down their arms and join the mainstream. Following the path of non- violence they surrendered before the police.
- Vigyan Rail Awaits Pakistan Response (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Proposal for joint working group meet
Kapil Sibal has a name for the train — CBM Express
Proposal to have 12 coaches, six each from each country
Exhibits from defence, atomic energy and space may be excluded
- Iraqi Leaders Hopeful Of Forming Coalition (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Mar 21, 2006)
Militants fire mortars as Parliament opens
- Anniversary Waltz (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 21, 2006)
‘Swarmer’ just a ‘show’?
- Coorg Commanders (Deccan Herald, M N Batra, Mar 21, 2006)
The coffee district of Coorg is greatly indebted to two military men
- Energised Opposition (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 21, 2006)
The new alliance in Nepal poses a fresh challenge to the King
- Nepal Rebels Kill Eight Policemen In Attack (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels stormed a police post in the east of the Himalayan kingdom on Tuesday and killed at least eight policemen, officials said.
- Powerful Cyclone Slams Into Australia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Metal roofs littered streets, wooden houses lay in splinters and banana plantations were stripped bare after the most powerful cyclone to hit Australia in three decades lashed the country's eastern coast.
- Gifts For Gangsters (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 21, 2006)
Incentives for surrender in Bihar
- Saving The Girl Child (Tribune, Manmohan Kaur, Mar 21, 2006)
I have retired from government service with a good pension. My three daughters are highly educated and are working. My son-in-laws are well placed. I own a house in the city. Because of my old age, my wife and I have decided to shift to the . . .
- Nepal Violence Claims 16 Lives (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Communist rebels ambushed an army patrol in Nepal on Monday, sparking a clash that killed at least 13 soldiers and an insurgent, while a booby trap killed two civilians, officials said.
- Hm Module Conducting Car Blasts Busted (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants were killed in a fierce encounter with the security forces at Shahnagari Handwara, while as, police claimed to have busted Hizb-ul-Mujahideen module of conducting bomb blasts and five suspected militants have been arrested.
- Babbar Khalsa Militants Captured In Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
RDX among explosives seized; Pak hand alleged behind operations
- Afghan Interference To Blame For Waziristan Violence: Anp (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Govt will not talk to terrorists: Sherpao
Opp calls for dialogue
- Police Registers Fir Against Indian Navy (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
The Docks police have registered an FIR against the Indian Navy for killing a Pakistani fisherman.
- Violence As Iraq Enters 4th Year Of War (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Suspected insurgents marked the third anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq Monday with roadside bombings that killed at least eight policemen, and authorities reported finding 15 more bullet-riddled bodies, one of them a 13-year-old girl, . . .
- Tackling Naxal Menace (Daily Excelsior, Ravindra Shukla, Mar 21, 2006)
With the Maoists threat-ening to set up a "Red Corridor" from "Pashupatinath temple in Nepal to Tirupati in south India", the Planning Commission has approved an additional Plan package of Rs 313 crore for Chhattisgarh to combat Naxalism . . .
- Uncle Tom Has Got It Plain Wrong (The Financial Express, PUSHKAR, Mar 21, 2006)
For the last few years, Thomas Friedman has been doing a great PR job for India.
- Urban Infrastructure: Only Devolution Will Work (Business Line, Ashoak Upadhyay , Mar 21, 2006)
Cities are the most deprived of allocations by State or Union Budgets; witness the largely abysmal condition of their basic infrastructure such as roads, water, sewerage and power, that are the States' responsibility. One solution is to . . .
- J & K: Infiltration Bid Foiled, Two Militants Killed (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
An infiltration attempt by a group of militants was foiled in Poonch sector, while two militants and a civilian were killed and a woman injured in separate incidents in Kupwara, Rajouri and srinagar districts of Jammu and Kashmir since last night.
- 109 Arrested For Navi Mumbai Riots (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
The Navi Mumbai police has arrested 109 persons on charges of rioting, the police said here today. While Navi Mumbai returned to normal, the police was carrying out round-up operations to seize crude weapons used to carry out violence.
- Curfew Breather For Navi Mumbai (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Navi Mumbai was calm today after four days of rioting but police are not taking any chances.
- Yatra Challenge (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 20, 2006)
The socio-political context of the blasts and the BJP Yatras in their wake pose major challenges to the UPA .
- Economics Of Naxalite Resurgence (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Mar 20, 2006)
Home Minister Shivraj Patil has called a meeting of Chief Ministers of 13 states affected by Naxalite attacks.
- It Won`t Work (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 20, 2006)
With the rival fronts about to finalise allocation of constituencies to their constituents, the focus will shift to selection of candidates this week.
Some smaller parties have already done that, presuming most of the constituencies they have . . .
- Rumsfeld: Leaving Iraq Like Giving Nazis Germany (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Leaving Iraq now would be the same as handing postwar Germany back to the Nazis, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said in a column published on Sunday, as retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Paul Eaton called Rumsfeld incompetent and urged him to resign.
- A University Created Over Cyberspace (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Mar 20, 2006)
How Sevalaya linked up with Stanford for rural varsity project
- Give Bjp A Chance, Rajnath Tells Tamil Nadu Electorate (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
"It will put State on the path of development"
- Air Safety: Why Responsibility Must Be The Buzzword (Deccan Herald, B K PANDEY, Mar 20, 2006)
The civil aviation industry would do well to set its house in order and be in a position to ensure high levels of passenger safety
- It Promises To Be A No-Holds Barred Campaign (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Mar 20, 2006)
Aladmk tries to match Opposition
There appears to be a balance between the two formations
DMK to make "misdeeds and misrule" of AIADMK regime its plank
- Eta Now Ready To Give Up The Gun (Hindu, Alfonso Daniels, Mar 20, 2006)
Hopes are rising for an end to four decades of guerrilla war, but Basque militants still want a separate state.
- Concern In The Earthquake Zone (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 20, 2006)
A report on the involvement ofjihadigroups in earthquake relief and reconstruction in Pakistan raises questions about the Musharraf Government's policies.
- ‘Pay Penalties, Betterment Fee’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy has appealed to the residents staying in revenue pockets to pay up penalties and layout betterment charges so as to facilitate improvement of infrastructure in their respective areas.
- Development In Tribal Areas (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 20, 2006)
Reiterating his government’s commitment to socio-economic development in the tribal areas on Friday, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz emphasised that those sabotaging peace in the area would be severely dealt with.
- The New Cec’S Task (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 20, 2006)
The appointment of a Chief Election Commissioner has not drawn very positive reactions from the two mainstream parties, the PML-N and PPP. While the former regretted that the opposition had not been consulted in the choice of the CEC, the latter . . .
- Uma Bharti Rules Out Return To Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Accusing some BJP leaders of making fun of her when she was expelled from the party, firebrand leader Uma Bharti today threatened to teach them a lesson saying their ``offence'' can never be forgiven.
- Iraq, 3 Years Later: Dispute On Definition (International Herald Tribune, DAVID E. SANGER, Mar 20, 2006)
On the third anniversary of a war that they once expected to be over by now, President Bush and senior officials argued Sunday that their strategy was working despite escalating violence in Iraq, even as a former Iraqi prime minister once . . .
- Spectre Of A Waterless World (Deccan Herald, Darryl D Monte, Mar 20, 2006)
Global conflicts over water is likely to build over a long period of time
- Synthetic Worlds (Deccan Herald, James Harkin, Mar 20, 2006)
In a scarcely reported move a few weeks ago, the makers of the online medieval role-playing game World of Warcraft reluctantly allowed teams of openly gay players...
- To Bring Crime Graph Down, Nitish Offers ‘Carrot’ For Bihar Criminals (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
After showing the “stick” to hardened criminals in Bihar, the Nitish Kumar government has now offered them a “carrot” in the form of a “lucrative” surrender and rehabilitation policy.
- Bandh In Navi Mumbai Over Clash (Hindu, Prachi Pinglay, Mar 18, 2006)
A bandh was called in Navi Mumbai on Friday, a day after violence broke out between residents of Ghansoli village and mathadi (head load) workers that left three dead and 70 injured. All shops remained closed.
- Vote For Moderates At Polls: Musharraf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Wants quake loans converted into aid
Vows to rebuild houses before next winter
- A Revival Of Hope (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, Mar 18, 2006)
The talks in Geneva between the government and the LTTE have given rise to expectations of continued political engagement.
- The Fallout Of Samarra (Frontline, Atul Aneja , Mar 18, 2006)
The destruction of the golden dome of a 10th century Shia shrine has pushed Iraq to the brink of a high intensity civil war. At dawn on February 22, armed men entered Al Askari shrine in Samarra and blew up the dome with explosives. The attack . . .
- Yatra Challenge (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 18, 2006)
The socio-political context of the blasts and the BJP Yatras in their wake pose major challenges to the UPA.
- Police Say Kill Four Militants In Gujarat (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Police shot dead four suspected Islamist militants in Gujarat on Friday and said the men were planning to attack religious sites in the communally sensitive region.
- Any Wiser ? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 18, 2006)
Is Pakistan any wiser ? Has it finally realised the futility of allowing its soil and the occupied territory to be used as base camp for terrorism ? Its decision to arrest Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin although for a few days gives a . . .
- Trial By Media Is Rough But Useful (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 18, 2006)
THE HEAT is off the United Kingdom's Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell, following her separation from her husband in the wake of revelations about her family's financial . . .
- Us Presses Assault On Iraqi Guerrillas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
US-led forces on Friday pressed on with a highly publicised offensive against suspected guerrilla targets near the northern Iraqi town of Samarra in their latest bid to weaken a raging insurgency.
- People Attack Nerul Police Station In Navi Mumbai (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Hundreds of people on Friday attacked Nerul police station in Navi Mumbai, according to a private news channel.
- Iran: Us Talks Tough On N-Front, Thaws On Iraq (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
While Washington's hardline UN ambassador John Bolton urged the Security Council to take tough steps with Iran over its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment, the White House announced on Thursday that the US ambassador in Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad was . . .
- Banned Again (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 18, 2006)
The Punjab government made a welcome decision to repeal its own legislation allowing serving of one dish on weddings on the directions of the Supreme Court. In the light of the current poverty situation in Pakistan, needless expenditure and pomp . . .
- Indian Court Reinstates 4 Crpf Men In Srinagar Case (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 18, 2006)
Delhi High Court has reinstated four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel dismissed for alleged indiscriminate firing in Srinagar in 1991 that killed 11 civilians and wounded 20, saying they deserved reward and not punishment.
- Us-Iran Deadlock: What Is ‘Do-Able’? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 18, 2006)
The Bush White House has come out with the National Security Strategy report for 2006. Among other threats listed in the document, Iran finds pride of place.
- Killing Of Intellectuals In Iraq (Dawn, Asma Rashid, Mar 18, 2006)
Ali Hussein al-Khafaj, dean of the engineering college at Al-Mustansiriya University in Baghdad, was kidnapped on March 7. Before him, Dr Ali Abdul Razaq al-Naas, a Shia political analyst at Baghdad University’s school of information and an outspoken crit
- U.S.-Led Assault Continues In Iraq (Hindu, CP Bhambhri, Mar 18, 2006)
Three killed in drive-by shooting at Shia pilgrims
- Iraq Transition To Stable Government Two Years Away (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Mar 18, 2006)
The transition to a stable government in Iraq could take as long as two years, according to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. CNN reports that Ms. Rice made the comments after she spoke to Australian Foreign Minister Alexander Downer in Sydney.
- Harvest Of Hate (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 18, 2006)
For Hindu fundamentalist politicians and their Islamist doppelgangers, the jehad has offered an opportunity to make political gains from violence.
- Will Transfers Really Check Corruption? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Mar 17, 2006)
Once the shock and awe at five Bangalore policemen being worth Rs 60 crore subsides, a larger question that stares at us is: if liberalisation was to spell finis to corruption, why .....
- Whatever Happened To The One-Hit Wonder? (Deccan Herald, Victoria Shannon, Mar 17, 2006)
Some of those products were a voice for the consumer, but where are they now?
- Pm Can't Talk To A Person Holding Gun In Hands: Cm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today declared that the Central Government was ready for talks with the militants provided they leave the gun. As far as hardline Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani is concerned, the Government has . . .
- Need For Restraint (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 17, 2006)
There is no secret about the intentions of miscreants who desecrate a holy book or a place. Their evil aim is to create communal tension.
- Wildlife, Myths And Legends (Daily Excelsior, Dr Pragya Khanna, Mar 17, 2006)
Ancient Indian religious texts clearly express the view that man is an intrinsic part of his environment.
- Qazi Orders Probe Into Works (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Although some members contradicted reply of Qazi Mohammed Afzal, the grants for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control along with Roads and Building departments were passed without much debate in the Legislative Assembly.
- Up: Four Terrorists Shot Dead (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Four terrorists, including two Pakistani nationals, were shot dead by the police in Vatva on the outskirts of the city in the wee hours today.
- Parliamentary Privilege (Statesman, Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy, Mar 17, 2006)
Speaker Somnath Chatterjee’s spat with the Supreme Court has acquired ominous overtones. A barrister of long standing, he fired his first salvo at the Court for “overstepping” its limits when it overthrew the action of the Governor of . . .
- Minding The Media (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 17, 2006)
Almost as a matter of routine, the debate in the Rajya Sabha on Monday on matters concerning the Information and Broadcasting Ministry saw a fresh demand for a “comprehensive’’ . . .
- The New Deal (Frontline, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 17, 2006)
The nuclear agreement with the United States has many commendable features, but the problem is that the Bush administration does not like to see it as a standalone deal.
- Villages For Sale In Vidarbha (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
'Kidney Sale Centre," proclaims a banner sprawled across a ramshackle bamboo tent at Shingnapur village in Amravati district of Maharashtra. The farmers here are threatening to sell their kidneys. "We have invited the Prime Minister and the . . .
- Nab’S Utility (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 17, 2006)
Anmma leader’s demand that the National Accountability Bureau be abolished does not seem wide off the mark against the background of NAB’s record. Reacting to the bureau’s decision to stop the inquiry into the sugar crisis, Sahibzada Abul Khair Mohammad
- India Set For Major Military Expansion In Andamans (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
India will soon start a major expansion of its military presence in the remote Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a year after the Asian tsunami wrecked defence bases there, a top commander said on Thursday.
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