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- Through Country Roads (Hindu, KISHORE IYENGAR, Jun 04, 2006)
Rolling meadows, dream villages and rugged coasts. Devon's celebrated countryside makes an ideal destination.
- Quest For Lacquer (Hindu, AMRITA SHETTY, Jun 04, 2006)
Hunting for a Vietnamese lacquer painting threw up a wealth of information.
- Cultivate Creativity (Hindu, MITA KAPUR, Jun 04, 2006)
`Through my art I want to work towards peace,' says theatre actor Salim Shah.
Theatre is not dead yet. Every time oxygen is in short supply, it has been supplied.
- Galbraith The Green (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jun 04, 2006)
Galbraith's 1958 essay throws up issues which may turn out to be fundamental ones in the 21st century.
- Making A Difference (Hindu, SOMA BASU, Jun 04, 2006)
Krishnan's mission, in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, is to feed the mentally-disabled people roaming the streets.
- A Head For Numbers (Hindu, V. Gangadhar, Jun 04, 2006)
For some, Maths is a breeze. For others, a part of childhood nightmares.
I would hesitate to fly with a pilot who is more qualified in Sanskrit and Philosophy than Maths.
- India Is A Core State For Asian Security: Pranab Mukherjee (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Jun 04, 2006)
The country is enhancing its defence preparedness, says Minister
- Rumsfeld Warns China On Defence Modernisation (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jun 04, 2006)
Musharraf "key ally" in war against terror
- Into The Great Mountains (Hindu, Kanchi Kohli , Jun 04, 2006)
The Tirthan valley in Himachal Pradesh is a heady combination of spectacular landscapes, mystic forests and musical birdcalls.
- Taliban-Ii More Lethal (Pioneer, B Raman, Jun 04, 2006)
Afghanistan continues to boil in the jihadi cauldron while Pakistan stokes the fire below ---- The upsurge in violence - partly conventional strikes, partly acts of terrorism - which one has been seeing in southern and eastern Afghanistan since the . . .
- Ancient Landfall (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 04, 2006)
Where did the Pallava ships go from Mamallapuram? A trip to Bujang Valley in Malaysia provides the answer.
At long last, we were standing on the Pallavas' landfall beyond Mamallapuram.
- Rs. 2 A Kg Rice Scheme' Launched In Districts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
About 5.34 lakh cardholders will get 11,274 kg in June alone
- Queen Rania Launches Jrf In Uk (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Her Majesty Queen Rania attended the launch of the Jordan River Foundation (JRF) in the United Kingdom last week, where channels of collaboration were established between the foundation and several British institutions.
- Cpi Keen On Poll Pact At Mandal Level (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Party to contest 115 MPTCs, 7 ZPTCs
Says major political parties joined hands to defeat the party in the past
No compromise on its `stronghold' constituencies
Differs with CPI(M) on bauxite mining issue
- Hi-Tech, Low Penetration (Hindu, Sevanti Ninan, Jun 04, 2006)
The 2006 edition of the football World Cup will see a number of technological innovations in broadcasting.
- Demilitarisation Of Siachen (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok K. Mehta (retd), Jun 04, 2006)
The Siachen breakthrough did not materialise. We are closer to resolving any of the other outstanding issues with Pakistan.
- Lara’S Theme (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 04, 2006)
Maybe the late Sammy Davis Jr anticipated the present slump in the fortunes of India’s one-day cricket team when he sang, “What goes up, must come down.”
- Rbi Approves Cbop's Rs 135 Cr Pref Issue (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today approved Centurion Bank of Punjab's (CBoP) preferential issue of seven crore shares at a price of Rs 19.25 per share totalling Rs 134.75 crore.
- Successes And Failures (OutLook, B. Raman , Jun 04, 2006)
Every time the State denies a tactical victory to the terrorists, it takes one step forward for achieving a strategic victory over terrorism. That is the way to look at the foiled terrorist attack on RSS headquarters at Nagpur.
- Musharraf Markets Pakistan At Silicon Valley Conference (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 04, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday that high growth and friendly policies had made Pakistan an ideal destination for world entrepreneurs.
- Taliban Have Safe Havens In Pakistan, Says Afghan Envoy (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 04, 2006)
The Afghan ambassador to the United States, Said Jawad, was quoted here on Saturday as having stated that the Taliban have been emboldened by more advanced weaponry and greater mobility within the country and across the porous border to terrorist . . .
- Karamat Opposes Long Involvement Of Army (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, Jun 04, 2006)
Pakistan’s outgoing Ambassador to Unites States, Gen Jehangir Karamat, has advised the government not to involve the army ‘for too long’ in Waziristan and Balochistan because it can be ‘counterproductive’ to do so.
- Powder Puff Girls (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 04, 2006)
June 1 was Marilyn Monroe’s 80th birthday. Marilyn’s tragic suicide and sad life provide some of the mystique that lingers nearly 50 years after her death.
- Another Conviction Stunt (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 04, 2006)
The conviction of Sgt Santos Cardona, who was found guilty of using his dog to intimidate a detainee at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison, can hardly be seen as a victory for the proponents of human rights.
- Cabinet Expansion On Cards In J&k (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Much awaited Cabinet expansion in the State is on the cards. The issue of expansion also figured during a meeting Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad had with UPA chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi today.
- The (Vicious) Cycle Of Progress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 04, 2006)
Chandni Chowk sees a turf battle between minister and MP, Centre and State, over a move to replace rickshaws with CNG buses
- Infectious Suicide Bombing Menace In Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 04, 2006)
Four soldiers were killed and eight others wounded in a suicide car bombing in Bakkakhel area of Bannu Frontier Region on Friday.
- Ban On Liquor ? (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Jun 04, 2006)
Nearly 30 years ago, when the Late M. G Ramachandran assumed power for the first time as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, one of the first decisions he announced was to impose total prohibition in the State.
- Fresh Fighting Erupts In East Timor (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Fresh fighting erupted among rival ethnic gangs in East Timor's capital Dili Sunday, as church leaders pleaded with factions to heal the rifts that have threatened to push the country into all-out civil war.
- Raise In Teachers’ Salary (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 04, 2006)
Educatio Minister Javed Ashraf Qazi has indicated that the Government might increase the salaries of the teachers in the new budget. Talking to a delegation of teachers, he also hinted at the possibility of special teaching allowance for them.
- 35 Die In Afghan Unrest As District Retaken (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Nearly 35 Taliban rebels were killed in the latest strikes in Afghanistan as Afghan and coalition troops took back a district that had been in rebel hands for days, officials said.
- Our Pattern Of Budget-Making (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 04, 2006)
Successive governments in Pakistan have tended to use the annual budgets to gain political mileage rather than promote any particular economic plan or strategy.
- First Impressions (Hindu, Suchitra Behal, Jun 04, 2006)
When Ismail flees his fly-ridden, dirt-encrusted little village, he is on a journey to nowhere.
- Foreign Pressure Pushing Sri Lanka To Talks (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Stepped up international pressure encouraged Sri Lanka's warring parties to resume talks this week amid hopes of a new power-sharing deal, officials and diplomats said.
- Pakistan-Us Ties Moving Well: Karamat (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Ambassador Jehangir Karamat Friday evening said Pakistan-US relationship was on a positive track and “it’s moving well in several divergent facets.”
- Fed Up With Red (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 04, 2006)
West Bengal’s example shows that outdated ideas must yield ground in any face-off between ideology and good governance.
- Combined Arms Warfare Vs Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Jun 04, 2006)
The series of killings by terrorists before and during the roundtable conference called by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Jammu and Kashmir and the military exercises conducted by the Indian armed forces to hone combined operations techniques . . .
- A Rounder Definition (Hindu, KALA KRISHNAN RAMESH , Jun 04, 2006)
What does it means to be an expat in Bangalore?
- Da Political Code (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 04, 2006)
Who’s secular? Those banning ‘The Da Vinci Code’ in India while it plays in a theatre near the Vatican?
- Grim Picture Of Armed Conflict And Violence (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Jun 04, 2006)
There seems turmoil and unrest all around. The Annual Report of 2005, just published by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Geneva, paints a grim picture of the impact of armed conflict and violence on civilians.
- The Maoist-Turned Democrat (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jun 04, 2006)
Maoists have been calling the shots in Nepal. And now Prachanda, the Maoists’ Supremo is himself leading the peace talks with the Koirala Government.
- Playtime In The Pastures Of Language (Hindu, Keki N. Daruwalla , Jun 04, 2006)
Hoskoté's sense of linguistic play comes through in this volume.
- On The Wrong Foot (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 04, 2006)
Jyoti Basu’s reaction to the fiasco over acquisition of agricultural land for the Tata Motors factory reveals exactly what has gone wrong.
- Bookwatch (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Jun 04, 2006)
Prior to Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code, few outside the Catholic Church
- When Language Becomes Informal (Hindu, ANAND BODH, Jun 04, 2006)
The vast number of emails in response to May's Wordspeak ("Echoes in Language") took me by surprise.
- Remarkable Thrillers (Hindu, Pradeep Sebastian, Jun 04, 2006)
Five new novels offer suspense, scholarship and stylish writing.
- Anti-Fascist Manifesto (Hindu, RAVI VYAS, Jun 04, 2006)
The Abruzzo Trilogy: Fontamara, (1930) Bread and Wine (1926) and The Seed Beneath the Snow, (1943), Ignazio Silone, Steerforth Press, Paperback, £18.99. Other Books Consulted: Christ Stopped Eboli, Carlo Levi; Selections from Prison Notebooks, . . .
- Richly Embroidered Moments (Hindu, SHALINI UMACHANDRAN, Jun 04, 2006)
Brahma's Dream: A Novel; Shree Ghatage; IndiaInk; Rs. 495.
- Us Warns Iran N-Talks Won’T Be Open For Long (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
The United States warned Iran it will not have much time to respond once offered an international package of rewards designed to encourage Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment, suggesting that the window could close and be replaced by penalties . . .
- Memories Of Tarn Taran (Tribune, Manohar Singh Gill, Jun 04, 2006)
June 1, 2006 is a happy day for me and all who have some connection with Tarn Taran. In the last 20 years, six new districts have been created by different governments, almost all south of the Satluj.
- Farmers Are Saviours, Not Beneficiaries (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 04, 2006)
“Everybody, including the PM, says that if agriculture goes wrong, nothing will go right. But that is yet to get translated into political action.” Agro scientist M S Swaminathan
- Simple Sorry Can’T Wipe Out Ghraib, Guantanomo Abuses (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Jun 04, 2006)
Acknowledging a mistake is not an apology, nor is it an act of contrition.
- Need To Redefine `Social Justice' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 04, 2006)
The article "Reservation — an alternative proposal" (The Hindu, May 22-23) merits serious attention by the policy makers as well as civil society at large.
- Who Needs Checks & Balances? (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jun 04, 2006)
That’s what our politicians, left and right, seem to be saying as they take on the Election Commission, the SC, and now the President
- Pakistan’S Allies~i (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jun 04, 2006)
From the 1846 Treaty of Amritsar creating the State of Jammu & Kashmir until the collapse of the USSR in 1991, Britain and later the USA becoming increasingly interested in the subcontinent’s Northwest.
- Nightmare In Kashmir (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 04, 2006)
It will not help if the ghastly attack on a bus carrying tourists, mostly from West Bengal, in Srinagar is treated as an “accident’’ and tour operators are allowed to do business as usual even after the tragedy that claimed one life and inflicted serious
- Disquiet On The Western Front (Pioneer, Kanchan Lakshman, Jun 04, 2006)
The biggest problem for the Hamid Karzai regime is that it does not have any control over regions bordering Pakistan, the hotbed of terrorism. Worse, Musharraf would rather aggravate insurgency ---- President Pervez Musharraf said after talks with . . .
- Payback Time (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 04, 2006)
Hamid Karzai gave the Taliban all the latitude it needed for regrouping. India made the mistake of listening to him instead of trusting its own instincts back in 2002. Now, Karzai himself speaks out against Pakistan for sponsoring Taliban-II.
- Walking A Tightrope (Khaleej Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
While the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad has said Teheran will not abandon its right to nuclear technology under Western pressure, efforts are on to resolve the standoff as the EU foreign policy head Javier Solana will visit Iran in the next . . .
- Twelve Tourists Return, Dutta’S Coffin Too Reaches Kolkata (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
Indian Airlines cargo package 49590065/ 01/ CCU/DACC, carrying the body of Swaraj Dutta, the lone Bengali tourist who succumbed to injuries received in the terrorist attack at Srinagar, arrived in Kolkata late on Friday evening.
- Thwart Terrorism (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 03, 2006)
Such attacks should not be allowed to destablise the nation
- `Banks Not Supplying Transaction Details To Fiu' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has urged errant public sector banks to comply with the provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Act and provide the monthly cash transaction report (CTR) to the Finance Intelligence Unit (FIU) of the Union Government.
- Protecting Rights Of Minorities (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 03, 2006)
West Bengal Amendment Bill Will Hit Education
- ‘No Politician’ Pm (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jun 03, 2006)
Remember Manmohan Singh, the man of impeccable credentials, of utmost humility, a do-gooder who will do no wrong, not knowingly, his admirers will tell you.
- Alternative To Communal And Casteist Politics (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 03, 2006)
The stark reality of the Indian politics has moved it's full circle: Congress brand of socialism and secularism to the BJP's communalism, and, now it is the turn of casteism.
- Wake Up (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 03, 2006)
Only recently we had lamented the absence of a proper tourism policy for the Jammu region in these columns.
- Siachen Is Strategically Important (Daily Excelsior, J N Raina, Jun 03, 2006)
India will be deluding itself if it feels sanguine that Siachen conflict will be negotiated with Pakistan amicably.
- Nagpur: Ib Detected Terrorists (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 03, 2006)
Communications operation enabled it to monitor the squad's movement
Did not have enough details to make pre-emptive arrests
Police have confirmed that the three killed were Pakistan nationals
- 'Mercy Killing A Relevant Topic Even For Our Cinema' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 03, 2006)
Malayalam film-maker Jayaraj straddles the worlds of parallel and commercial cinema with ease. Karunam won the Golden Peacock at the International Film Festival of India in 2000.
- Feminine Mythtique (Times of India, Ambika Shukla, Jun 03, 2006)
Ho hum, here's the umpteenth attempt by the umpteenth woman to explain what women really want, as if we were some kind of mutant species that had to have our strange noises and signals decoded. We're actually not fooled.
- Suspects Surrender, Mystery Deepens (Pioneer, Vijaita Singh, Jun 03, 2006)
After midnight visitors, Bibek Maitra dead, Rahul Mahajan on ventilator----- Even as Rahul Mahajan battled for his life, in a dramatic turnaround, three of the four prime suspects wanted in connection with the death of Bibek Maitra, late BJP leader . . .
- Demerits Of Demilitarisation (Deccan Herald, Sushant Sareen, Jun 03, 2006)
If Pak violates the agreement it implies an end to peace process, not affordable diplomatically or militarily
- Solitude Is Bliss (Deccan Herald, V Pradeep Kumar, Jun 03, 2006)
Solitude always offers a different perspective of life
- Us Warns Iran N-Talks Won’T Be Open For Long (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
The United States warned Iran it will not have much time to respond once offered an international package of rewards designed to encourage Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment, suggesting that the window could close and be replaced by penalties if . . .
- Rbi Raps Banks For Failing To File Monthly Ctrs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday said a number banks in the public sector in the country had not complied with the provisions of the anti-money laundering legislation in supplying the monthly cash transaction report (CTR) to the Finance . . .
- Global Labour Mkt Marked By Widening Gap: Ilo Rept (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
The current global labour market is marked by a widening gap between unprecedented opportunity for some and growing uncertainty for many, with "working poverty" affecting nearly half of all workers in the world, a report by the United Nation's . . .
- Powder Puff Girls (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 03, 2006)
June 1 was Marilyn Monroe’s 80th birthday. Marilyn’s tragic suicide and sad life provide some of the mystique that lingers nearly 50 years after her death.
- Ultras Killed In Nagpur Were Pakistanis (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
The three heavily-armed terrorists killed while attempting to attack the RSS headquarters here, have been identified as Pakistanis, CID sources said here today.
- Da Political Code (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 03, 2006)
Who’s secular? Those banning ‘The Da Vinci Code’ in India while it plays in a theatre near the Vatican?
- Europe’S Constitutional Dilemma (Daily Times, Shadaba Islam, Jun 03, 2006)
Get ready for another long, painful bout of European Union soul-searching. After a year spent wringing their hands over whether to bury or revive the EU constitution following its rejection by French and Dutch voters last year, the bloc’s key . . .
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