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Articles 20121 through 20220 of 53943:
- Witnesses Fail To Identify Suspects (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Mar 13, 2006)
One of the art students recuperating in the ICU ward of Sir Sundarlal Hospital is confident that he would be able to draw the sketch of the culprit as soon as he is better.
- Terror To Top Agenda During Khaleda Visit (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Mar 13, 2006)
The twin concerns of terrorism and rebuilding relations with India's eastern neighbour are likely to dominate the forthcoming visit of Bangladesh PM Begum Khaleda Zia to India from March 20.
- A Gandhian Who Backs The Nuke Deal (Times of India, Himanshi Dhawan, Mar 13, 2006)
As a true believer in Gandhian ideals, it would have been difficult for former US ambassador and president emeritus of the Asia Society, Phillips Talbot, to support the recently-signed nuclear deal between India and the US.
- Pakistan Relents, Says Yes To Kashmir Leaders (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik , Mar 13, 2006)
In a major shift in policy, Pakistan has begun a process to communicate with the mainstream political parties of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Working With A Neighbour (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 13, 2006)
President A.p.j. Abdul Kalam's visit to Myanmar, the first by a head of state from India, marks a major milestone in bilateral relations.
- The Proof Is In Good Practice (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 13, 2006)
In the ten days since the Readers' Editor began functioning, the inflow of messages, in various forms, has been heavy, averaging 50 to 60 a day.
- For A Glimpse Of Suu Kyi (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Mar 13, 2006)
On a visit to Myanmar, we tried to get a glimpse of Aung San Suu Kyi, the Noble Peace Prize winner, put away from the public eye by the ruling military junta for 10 out of the last 16 years.
- Corruption Can Survive E-Governance (Deccan Herald, Narayana A, Mar 13, 2006)
The Revenue department in Karnataka needs reforms. A minister receiving complaints on his mobile will not end corruption
- Bush Visit: Not Just A Stopover (Dawn, Iqbal Akhund, Mar 13, 2006)
Invidious comparison is virtually built into an American president’s visit to the subcontinent. So it has been again, as President Bush has come and gone. As a foreign journalist put it, India got a hug, Pakistan a pat on the back.
- The Spirit Of Basant (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 13, 2006)
Despite the Punjab ban on kite-flying, the party goes on. ‘Kite-flying is dead; long live the spirit of Basant’, seems to be the popular mood at least in Lahore.
- Justice For Women (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 13, 2006)
Last week saw a spate of conferences and seminars on women’s issues all over the country to commemorate international women’s day.
- Personal Rivalry At Work? (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 13, 2006)
It is a pity that a commendable exercise the Ministry of Commerce wanted to conduct for the benefit of consumers has been shot down by the Ministry of Finance as well as the Planning and Establishment Divisions on the basis of . . .
- A Footstool In The World (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Mar 13, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal has exposed inconsistencies in India’s position
- The Indian Connection (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Mar 13, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam in Mauritius
- Exalting The Myth Of Suffering (Deccan Herald, ROGER COHEN, Mar 13, 2006)
To the last, a solitary death on Saturday in a UN cell near an international court he derided, Slobodan Milosevic clung to the notion that all the Balkan destruction he ignited and presided over was no more than a response to aggression . . .
- Can Our Way Of Living Save The Planet? (Deccan Herald, Lucy Siegle, Mar 13, 2006)
People are happy to talk about ethical awareness but when it comes to consumer patterns the talk is not reflected.....
- Final Baglihar Project Hearing Deferred (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Mar 12, 2006)
India has succeeded in obtaining from the World Bank neutral expert another deferment of the final hearing on the contentious power project that India is building at Baglihar on the Chenab River near Jammu in southern part of occupied Kashmir in . . .
- Kashmiri Leaders Call For End To Human Rights Violations (Daily Times, Mohammad Imran, Mar 12, 2006)
The Pugwash Conference called on Saturday for an end to human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir, and urged all political parties in the state to participate in the dialogue process.
- Musharraf Blasts ‘Anti-Democracy’ Baloch Tribal Chiefs (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 12, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said that only a handful of "anti-development and anti-democracy" tribal chiefs are creating a law and order situation in Balochistan.
- Five Killed In Afghan Violence (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 12, 2006)
Two policemen were beheaded and their bodies dumped in a desert after being kidnapped from their homes in the heartland of Afghanistan’s opium poppy region, an official said on Saturday.
- In The Name Of The Lord (Deccan Herald, Aparna Achar, Mar 12, 2006)
Chaitanya Mahaprabhu left behind a nonsectarian spiritual movement based on the chanting of Lord Krishna’s name that is practical and relevant even today.
- The Bomb Is Ticking... (Deccan Herald, Robin McKie, Mar 12, 2006)
We ignore James Lovelock's apocalyptic vision of the future at our own peril.
- Toward’S A More Level Playing Field (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Mar 12, 2006)
Whatever be the profession, women are excelling, or are they?
- 25 Militants Killed Near Miranshah (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Mar 11, 2006)
Pakistan Army artillery shelled a village 10 kilometres from Miranshah on Friday night and gunship helicopters pounded militants’ positions following reports that two of the most wanted clerics Maulvi Sadiq Noor and Maulvi Abdul Khaliq and their . . .
- Leaders Want To Forget Past, Think Of Future (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
A dinner hosted by Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri for participants of the Pugwash-sponsored International Conference on Kashmir here on Friday ended on a frenzied note.
- 29 Die In Dera Bugti Landmine Blast (News International, Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Mar 11, 2006)
Twenty-nine people travelling to a wedding were killed on Friday, when their tractor-trolley hit an anti-tank landmine near Dera Bugti, officials said.
- When The Judiciary Exceeds Its Realm (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Mar 11, 2006)
The Supreme Court has become the chief executive of India, the operating officer, forcing policy in the realm of social activity.
- Churchill And Moscow (Statesman, Valentin Falin, Mar 11, 2006)
Myths are known to persist, as proved by Winston Churchill’s speech in Fulton in 1946. To this day it is regarded as the “anti-communist manifesto” that unleashed the Cold War and encouraged Stalin to erect the “iron curtain” which cut off a half . . .
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 11, 2006)
We (Pakistan and India) are into a bilateral dialogue. We don’t want to make it trilateral or multilateral. — General Pervez Musharraf.
- Somali Piracy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 11, 2006)
Protecting the mercantile marine and sanitising shipping lanes is often cited as part of the rationale for a strong navy.
- Prolonging Perfidy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 11, 2006)
Hopefully the Centre and Ulfa will not precipitate any action that could jeopardise their understanding last month on confidence-building measures to bolster the next round of talks expected in June.
- Prison Diary (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 11, 2006)
As George Bush vacationed in the subcontinent pontificating on how to contain terror and Iran, his self-appointed role as an international cop has been reaffirmed with Amnesty International’s latest report on Abu Gharib prison and the . . .
- Understanding The Harvest Of Hate (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 11, 2006)
Varanasi was just an exclamation mark in Islamist terror groups' war against India. Learning from it needs an understanding not of each outrage, but the whole.
- 'Gilgit And Baltistan India’S Integral Part’ (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 11, 2006)
Continuing its newfound pro-active stance, India on Friday said the Gilgit-Baltistan region known as Northern Areas is a part of Jammu and Kashmir and hence an integral part of India.
- The Morning After (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 11, 2006)
The benefits we know. Time, now, to consider the costs of India's new relationship with the US.
- Murder Of Justice (The Week, Suman K. Jha, Mar 11, 2006)
Everything has been said already, but as no one listens, we must always begin again." Justice V.S. Malimath began with this Andre Gide quote while outlining the roadmap for reforming the criminal justice system in . . .
- Kalam Scores With Youths On Last Day (Statesman, R C Rajamani, Mar 11, 2006)
The President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, tonight concluded a highly popular three-day visit to Myanmar during which he conveyed to the hosting military leadership India’s keenness to see the restoration of democracy in their nation . . .
- Who To Conduct Training Exercises To Check Spread Of Bird Flu (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
The United Nations health agency plans to conduct training exercises across the world over next few months to help experts put in place measures to check the spread of bird flu should it take the form of epidemic among humans.
- Farm Extension, Key To Second Green Revolution (Business Line, S. Kumarasamy, Mar 11, 2006)
With increasing population and declining per capita land available for agriculture, the future looks bleak. Unless the second Green Revolution is ushered in soon, it will be difficult to sustain the burgeoning . . .
- Anna Terminal Emerging As Hub For West Asia, South East Asia (Hindu, T.S. Shankar, Mar 11, 2006)
Many airlines increase services to Chennai; others to follow suit
- Bush Sends India Nuclear Request To Congress - Sources (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
The Bush administration on Thursday submitted to Congress its proposal to change U.S. law to allow the sale of nuclear technology to India, congressional sources said.
- 'Everything In Life Is Somewhere Else... ' (Business Line, D. Murali , Mar 11, 2006)
Suffering diminishes, they say, when one sees a greater suffering. Ditto with the tax-troubled too, because you'd start adoring your taxman when you see the plight of assessees in a different country!
- Vive La Difference! (The Economic Times, Rama Bijapurkar, Mar 11, 2006)
The two of us, writing this piece, are battle hardened though somewhat exhausted sufferers of a debilitating physical and mental condition.
- Musharraf Rules Out Independent Kashmir (Daily Times, Mohammad Imran, Mar 11, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf ruled out on Friday the possibility of an independent Kashmir and said that the idea of self-governance was applicable in the present political scenario.
- Musharraf Renews Demilitarisation, Autonomy Proposals (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Friday Pakistan’s proposals for demilitarisation and self-governance offered a practical solution to the Kashmir dispute.
- Spirit Of Varanasi (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 11, 2006)
IT is commonplace for terrorists to bandy about the name of a new outfit after a bloody strike.
- Geelani Flays Musharraf For Calling Kashmir Bilateral (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
The hardline Hurriyat Conference today criticised Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf for terming Kashmir as a bilaterial issue between New Delhi and Islamabad.
- Jaya Moves Sc Seeking Clarification Of Term "Office Of Profit" (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
In the continuing battle of nerves over disqualification, Jaya Bachchan today moved the Supreme Court as her Samajwadi Party colleague Amar Singh got a notice from the election Commission, which strongly rejected the charge of bias on the issue.
- Bush Sends India’S N-Request To Congress (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Legislators want guarantees on India’s nuclear status
The Bush administration on Thursday submitted to Congress its proposal to change US law to allow the sale of nuclear technology to India, congressional sources said.
- Kashmiri Jurist Asks India, Pak To End Proxy War (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
leading Kashmiri jurist called on India and Pakistan on Friday to end their proxy war over Kashmir and restore fundamental democratic freedoms.
- India, Pakistan To Discuss Gas Price With Iran Next Week (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
India and Pakistan will discuss price of gas they plan to import from Iran through the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline when officials of the three nations meet for the first time on the over 7 billion dollar project next week.
- Report Faults India's Nonproliferation Record (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Mar 11, 2006)
India circumvents other countries' export controls and leaks sensitive technology in procuring materials for its nuclear programs, according to a report by former U.N. weapons inspector David Albright.
- Musharraf For Roundtable Of Kashmir Representatives (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf today suggested a round table conference of representatives of both sides of Kashmir either in Srinagar or Muzzafarabad and said he was ready to attend it with Prime Minister Manmohan . . .
- Muslim Representation (Daily Excelsior, Maqbool Shah, Mar 11, 2006)
The alleged seeking of details by Sachar Committee from the Army Headquarters about the Muslim officers and personnel below officer rank serving in the Army and their pattern of posting has yet again focussed the attention of the nation . . .
- Devils On Road (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 11, 2006)
The Government has clearly identified three devils causing road accidents in hilly areas notably in the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch. These are: shortage of buses, their dilapidated condition and overcrowding.
- Rs 1 Lakh For Clue To Blasts: Dgp (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Uttar Pradesh police today announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh to anyone providing a "concrete" lead to those behind the twin blasts here on Tuesday that left 20 dead and over 50 injured.
- Amar Gets Ec Notice, Jaya Moves Sc (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Jaya Bachchan, whose membership of the Rajya Sabha has been recommended for disqualification by the Election Commission, on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking clarification of the term "office of profit".
- Iran, N Korea Same For Bush (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
President George W. Bush said today in a conference of the National Newspaper Association that he considered North Korea and Iran equal threats to the USA.
- Balancing Game (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Mar 11, 2006)
By exposing the limits of nuclear muscle-flexing, the Varanasi explosions should have pricked the balloon of euphoria generated by George W. Bush’s visit.
- Budget Ignores Farm Realities (Tribune, Sukhjit Singh Sandhu, Mar 11, 2006)
The Union Budget for 2006-07 has turned out to be another damp squib for the agriculture sector. What the government has omitted in the Budget is far more significant than the small mercies it has purported to bestow.
- Us Govt Submits Draft Proposal To Congress On Indo-Us Deal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
The Bush administration has submitted a draft proposal to Congress that envisages changes in US atomic energy laws to help pass the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal.
- India Pledges $2 Million To Un Disaster Fund (Times of India, CORPORATE BUREAU, Mar 11, 2006)
India has committed $2 million to a UN fund that aims at combating natural disasters, specially "neglected humanitarian emergencies", which do not figure high on the media radar.
- Gilgit-Baltistan Part Of Jammu And Kashmir: India (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Taking note of Pakistani media reports about a new map being circulated on Jammu and Kashmir depicting so-called Northern Areas as a separate entity, India on Friday asserted that the region of Gilgit-Baltistan is a part of the state . . .
- Iranian Knot (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 11, 2006)
Find solution through diplomacy
- Just 1,200 Tigers Left? (Tribune, Brig (retd) Ranjit Talwar, Mar 11, 2006)
Is the tiger crisis for real? It certainly is! And what makes it worse and more threatening is the fact that the government continues to not only ignore, but to outrightly reject this stark reality by calling it a mere hype created by some NGOs . . .
- Bush For Change In Us Law On N-Sale (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Wants exemption for India
In a significant step that is expected to pave the way for the implementation of the Indo-US nuclear deal, the White House today sent a proposal to the US Congress to change non-proliferation laws even as the opponents . . .
- 'Discussing J-K May Lead To National Security Problem' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Strongly assailing the dicussing of the internal matters pertaining to Jammu and Kashmir outside the country, the former union minister and a senior leader of the BJP, Chaman Lal Gupta warned that this would lead to more problems on the national . . .
- Define Office Of Profit: Jaya (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
The Election Commission (EC) on Friday initiated proceedings on a petition seeking Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary Amar Singh’s disqualification from the Rajya Sabha. Meanwhile, his beleaguered party colleague, Jaya Bachchan, . . .
- Around The World In 180 Days (The Week, Dnyanesh Jathar, Mar 11, 2006)
Did the Maharashtra government overlook a bird flu warning around three months ago? So it seems. On November 14 last year, Dr Swati Piramal, chairperson of Confederation of Indian Industry’s national committee on biotechnology, cautioned that . . .
- Concrete Reality (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Mar 11, 2006)
Demand boost, dual-tax abolishment to give impetus to southern cement firms
- U.K. Helped Israel Get Nuclear Bomb (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Mar 11, 2006)
Records obtained under Information Act
- The Metro Dream Is Gathering Steam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Though the BMRC is planning to perform the bhoomi puja in March-end or early April, provided they get the Union Cabinet’s final clearance on March 17 as scheduled, the earth digging work will begin only after three months.
- After Varanasi: The New Alignments In Uttar Pradesh (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Mar 11, 2006)
The Congress and the Samajwadi party may just be withdrawing from their extended confrontation.
- Probe Into Madrid Train Bombings Uncovers No Link To Al-Qaeda (Indian Express, PAUL HAVEN, Mar 11, 2006)
A two-year probe into the Madrid train bombings concludes the Islamic terrorists who carried out the blasts were homegrown radicals acting on their own rather than at the behest of Osama bin Laden’s Al-Qaeda network, two intelligence officials said.
- Port Deal Collapse Could Stunt Overseas Business (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
DP World’s decision on Thursday to transfer a handful of American port terminals, rather than chilling interest in investing in the US, may actually have made it safer for foreigners by relieving some of the political pressure that was building . . .
- Kalam Is All Smiles On The Road To Mandalay (Indian Express, Manraj Grewal, Mar 11, 2006)
My people are rich and live in a powerful country but are still not content. I have come here to ask you how to make them happy.’’ During a rare heart-to-heart,
- Ec Turns Down Bengal Plea Of Rescheduling Poll (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Bengal: EC asks officials to build confidence among weaker sections
- Malnutrition Amidst High Growth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 11, 2006)
The imperatives of putting nutrition at the centre of development are apparent in a new World Bank report that warns that malnutrition could cost countries up to 3 per cent of their GDP.
- Shiyojiram, Ssc! (Indian Express, V. Gangadhar, Mar 11, 2006)
Remember that school lesson about Robert Bruce, the Scottish prince, defeated in eight battles against England and rising to win the ninth one?
- Fear Of The Foreign (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 11, 2006)
Us liberals think India can be irresponsible; Dubai, dangerous.
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