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Articles 23821 through 23920 of 53943:
- A Future Of Their Own (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Feb 03, 2006)
Rs 10,000 crore must be set aside in Budget 2006 for relocating tribals out of tiger reserves, says ILA PATNAIK. This is good for tribals, good for tigers, and good for India’s economic growth
- Waiting For George Bush (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 03, 2006)
CPM General Secretary Prakash Karat’s lead article in the special Republic Day number of People’s Democracy says good things about the Constitution, parliamentary democracy and mass participation, though with typically Left disclaimers.
- Learn To Love Nuclear Power, Or Turn Off The Lights (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 03, 2006)
Political worries are driving a nuclear rethink in the West, says WILLIAM UNDERHILL
- Tax The Rich: Left Parties Tell Chidambaram (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Ahead of the Budget, the UPA ally Left parties today proposed introduction of inheritance tax and restoration of long term capital gains tax to mop up additional resources for funding mega social sector schemes and infrastructure projects.
- Blasts Rock Nepal, Amnesty Asks King To Act (Indian Express, BINAJ GURUBACHARYA, Feb 03, 2006)
Explosions blamed on Maoists rocked several towns overnight in Nepal on Thursday just hours after King Gyanendra claimed his year of direct rule had curtailed attacks by the insurgents.
- Iran And The Iaea (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Feb 03, 2006)
An interim report prepared by the International Atomic Energy Agency on the implementation of nuclear safeguards in Iran has cited numerous instances of Iranian cooperation with its inspectors but has also stressed the need for Teheran . . .
- Saudi King Hopes For Peace In South Asia (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Hoping that the Indo-Pak dialogue to resolve issues that would achieve ‘‘desired’’ results, visiting Saudi King Abdullah said he was keen to see that the South Asian region did not become ‘‘subject of destructive force.’’
- Merkel Says Army An Option In Fight Against Terrorism (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said military force can be used as a “last option” in the fight against terrorism and warned Iran not to deny cooperation with the UN’s nuclear watchdog.
- Air Deccan Launches Tiruchi-Chennai Service (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
New connectivity, a boost to tourism industry: travel agents
Air Deccan on Thursday launched its daily services on the Chennai-Tiruchi-Chennai sector amidst buoyant expectations of major growth prospects for the air travel industry here.
- Iran Nuclear Potential 'Immediate Concern' - U.S. (Reuters, DAVID MORGAN, Feb 03, 2006)
The United States does not believe Iran has a nuclear weapon but the danger Tehran will acquire one is an "immediate concern," U.S. intelligence chief John Negroponte said on Thursday.
- Getting Together (Deccan Herald, Archbishop Bernard Moras, Feb 03, 2006)
Parents sometimes complain that their son or daughter does not listen to them any more. A son who was once so obedient has now begun to act very strangely. He is never on time. Very rarely does he have meals with the family.
- No Direct Military Threat From India: Pak (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Ruling out a direct military threat from India as long as the peace process goes on, Pakistan has said that those involved in militancy in Jammu and Kashmir were "freedom fighters".
- New Terror Attacks On Britain Likely: Report (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
New terror attacks on Britain are likely, including suicide bombings like the ones that killed 52 commuters on London's transportation system, a watchdog on anti-terror measures reported on Wednesday.
- Indo-Uk Investment Meet In June (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Kamal Nath announced trade-boosting Indo-UK Investment Summit in London in June.
- Filth, Stench, Scuffle Greet Flyers At Delhi 'N' Mumbai (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
As strike and unruly protests by airport workers continued for the second day on Thursday, the Delhi High Court has asked the striking employees not to hamper normal functioning of work.
- Atom Agency Seen Reporting Iran To Security Council (Reuters, MARK HEINRICH, Feb 03, 2006)
Driven by rare consensus between Western powers and Russia and China, the U.N. nuclear watchdog looked set on Friday to report Iran to the U.N. Security Council over fears it may be after atomic bombs, Western diplomats said.
- Fights Normal, Airports Filthy On Second Day Of Aai Strike (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
With protesting employees blocking entrance to airports causing hardship to travellers, the Delhi High court today restrained them from impeding the normal functioning even as flights kept their schedule on the second day of their nation-wide strike.
- India Monitoring Arcelor Deal: Nath (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
"India will be closely watching the issue of the takeover bid of Arcelor made by Mittal Steel and the reaction of the French government," said India's Commerce Minister Kamal Nath, after his luncheon meeting with EU Trade Commissioner . . .
- Iims Overseas (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 03, 2006)
Go global, but keep the focus on India
The directors of all six Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have reason to be pleased with the assurance given by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Mr Arjun Singh, . . .
- Ending Leprosy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 03, 2006)
It’s too early to celebrate
HEALTH workers can claim a pat on the back for achieving the goal of eliminating leprosy in India by the end of 2005.
- Bhuj Rebuilds Itself (Tribune, R.K. Misra, Feb 03, 2006)
The sun shines bright piercing the chill of a cold wintry morning in Bhuj district of Gujarat bordering Pakistan. The spreading warmth is symbolic as this land devastated by a massive earthquake on the Republic Day five years ago seeks to . . .
- Aiyar Loses Oil Ministry (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 03, 2006)
Union Panchayati Raj Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar being divested of the additional charge of Petroleum and Natural Gas was on the cards. When Aiyar was given charge of Panchayati Raj, he was gleeful as he is one of the advocates of grassroots democracy.
- Voting Unlikely At Iaea Meeting (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Feb 03, 2006)
Discussions were held today at the IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna on the board’s draft resolution to report Iranian nuclear programme to the UN Security Council even as non-aligned countries moved several amendments to the document . . .
- Winter Fears For Pakistan Earthquake Victims (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
As winter approaches, there are growing fears for earthquake victims trying
to rebuild their lives, said Pakistan Press Foundation Secretary-General, Mr
Owais Aslam Ali.
- Key For Kashmir Solution Lies With Hurriyat: Mirwaiz (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Calling upon the Centre to initiate positive steps for fulfilling aspirations and wishes of the residents of this violence plagued State, chairman of All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today claimed that only his outfit holds ‘key’
- Kumaraswamy To Take Oath Today (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Feb 03, 2006)
Decks were cleared for the enthronement of Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy as Chief Minister of Karnataka today. While the reprieve from the high court, which rejected a petition seeking the disqualification of his Legislators, . . .
- Five Killed In Afghan Suicide Bombing (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
A suicide car bombing carried out by a man dressed as a woman killed three soldiers and up to two road workers in insurgency-hit Afghanistan, police said on Thursday.
- Islamabad, Riyadh For Early Kashmir Solution (News International, Shakil Shaikh, Feb 03, 2006)
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Thursday agreed in unequivocal terms on the necessity of reaching an early resolution of all outstanding issues between Pakistan and India especially the Kashmir issue through negotiations and emphasised that durable . . .
- Amnesty Criticizes Bajaur Attack (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
The Amnesty International (AI) has expressed concern over Jan 13 air strike, killing civilians in Damadola village of Bajaur Agency. According to a press release, the AI voiced the concern in a letter addressed to US President George Bush on Thursday.
- Peace In Afghanistan Fragile, Says Annan: Islamabad Pledges $50m (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed the joint initiative of the United Kingdom, Afghanistan and the United Nations for the ‘Afghanistan Compact’ development plan at the London Conference as UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan pointed out that recent attacks . . .
- Continuing The Conversation (Hindu, BINA AGARWAL, Feb 03, 2006)
Amartya Senprovides insights into what led him to examine gender issues intellectually. `My early encounters, when I was a student,' he says `with the role of tilted attitudes and positional observations and slanted habits of thought did prove, . . .
- Battered By Vat (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Feb 03, 2006)
The Centre’s growing economic power and political weakness
- Jaswant Asks India, Pakistan To Set Up Visa Camps (News International, Fasahat Mohiuddin, Feb 03, 2006)
Visiting Indian opposition leader of Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) Jaswant Sing has called upon both India and Pakistan to establish visa camps till the formal re-opening of consulates in order to facilitate travel of the citizens . . .
- Women In The Music (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 03, 2006)
When Mozart died in Vienna in December 1791, he was only 35. He left behind him 622 complete musical compositions and one unfinished Requiem. It is commonly believed that Mozart died in utter penury and was buried in a pauper’s grave.
- Airport Staff Continue Stir (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, Feb 03, 2006)
As the strike by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) employees entered the second day and the flight schedule of most of the airlines remained unaffected, the employees resorted to other measures like blocking the roads to the airport . . .
- Bengal Cm Plays Firefighter (Tribune, Subhrangshu Gupta, Feb 03, 2006)
With no immediate signs of the Airports Authority of India’s employees ending their ‘stop-work’ agitation, the West Bengal Chief Minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, today initiated a dialogue with the Civil Aviation Ministry and trade unions.
- Mid-Day Meals (Statesman, Amal Mandal, Feb 03, 2006)
While illiteracy is a big threat, widening the scope of basic education can play a preventive role in reducing human insecurity. This is the view of Amartya Sen.
- King Abdullah’S Enhanced Role In Sa (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 03, 2006)
SAUDI King Abdullah apprised President Musharraf of his talks with Indian leadership on Kashmir issue during his visit to New Delhi and assured him of his ‘good offices’ to help resolve the long-standing dispute.
- Time Slipping Out For Iran (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 03, 2006)
Iranian President Mahmood Ahmadinejad has reiterated that his country will not surrender before the US-EU machination on nuclear stand-off as US and Russian leaders discuss the developments over Iran’s nuclear programme.
- India Not Responding To Kashmir Options: Anwar (Pakistan Observer, Hameed Shaheen, Feb 03, 2006)
President of Azad Kashmir Maj-Gen Rtd Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan has said that India was not responding proposals on Kashmir options floated by Pakistan from time to time to facilitate settlement of Kashmir dispute.
- Ex-Indian Fm’S Visit To Mazar-E-Quaid Uncertain (News International, Azfar-ul-Ashfaque, Feb 03, 2006)
A planned visit of the former Indian foreign minister and leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha, Jaswant Singh, to the mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah could not materialise on Thursday raising speculations that Singh does not want . . .
- Iran Issue Reaching A Critical Phase: Iaea (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Iran, facing almost certain referral to the UN Security Council, threatened retaliation on Thursday and the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said the dispute over Tehran's nuclear programme is "reaching a critical phase."
- Indo-Pak Talks On Kashmir Truck Service Proposed (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Feb 03, 2006)
Pakistan and India will hold expert level talks for starting a truck service between Muzaffarabad and Srinagar and a bus service between Rawalakot and Poonch.
- Sixth Pay Commission — Of Pay Parity And `Unmentionable' Salaries (Business Line, C. K. G. Nair, Feb 03, 2006)
Effective governance and delivery have become the cornerstones of governmental action, with increasing focus on performance. The basic question is not whether we need a Pay Commission or not but whether we are indeed moving to a responsive and . . .
- Pakistan, Islam And Indian Media Stereotypes (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
“[T]he limited support that radical Islamist groups enjoy in Pakistan reflects less a fierce commitment to their ultimate agenda of strict Islamist rule than a protest against the system which, ironically, has abetted such groups for its own ...
- Beneath The Embers (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Feb 03, 2006)
During the past decade — particularly since the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States — westerners have generally consi-dered international terrorism to be the most urgent threat to human security.
- Left Parties To Meet Pm On Airport Revamp Issue (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
As the airport employees intensified their stir against the modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports, the Left parties today asked the UPA government to immediately hold talks with the workers and the Communists have decided to meet . . .
- The Left In Wonderland (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 03, 2006)
The Indian Left is badly in need of a reality check. Its recalcitrance, both on modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports and India’s vote at the International Atomic Energy Agency board on Iran, manifests an archaic politics.
- Tourism In Leh (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 03, 2006)
On the face of it this may appear a small bit of information. For the number involved is not significant.
- Need For Institutional Reforms (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Feb 03, 2006)
Over the years, much criticism has been levelled against the manner in which quite a few governors have acted in discharge of their constitutional functions. They have been accused of playing a partisan role and favouring the ruling party or parties . . .
- Shekhawat Opposes Commercialisation Of Education (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat today urged the educational organisations not to "commercialise" education, but play a vital role in dispelling the darkness of illiteracy from the country as despite making tremendous progress in all spheres . . .
- Indian Army ‘Critically Short’ Of Officers (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Feb 03, 2006)
An Indian security expert has asked the government to take immediate steps to meet a “most critical” and “scary” shortage of officers in the Indian Army.
- Slick Showcase--How Relevant Is It? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 03, 2006)
The presentations were glitzy, the brochures glossy. Even military professionals would have been dazzled by all the hi-tech gadgetry on display and perhaps a trifle dizzy that the leading players in the international arms bazaar . . .
- Disaster Response, Management Mechanism (Daily Excelsior, M N Sehgal, Feb 03, 2006)
Constitution of State Level Committee on Disaster Management and State Crisis Management Committee (Excelsior 21 January) by Government orders, follow the reiteration of the Chief Minister in the Legislative Assembly,''
- Good News For Civil Servants (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 03, 2006)
The move to set up a sixth pay commission for central government employees will cheer the hearts of 1 crore civil servants including in the states.
- Iaea Adjourns Meeting On Iran (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
* Iran not an imminent threat: ElBaradei
* Cuba, Venezuela to vote against UNSC referral
* Iran will not abandon N-programme: Nejad
- War Of Discontent (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 02, 2006)
With the insurgency in the Balochistan province escalating into a bloody conflict between the tribal rebels and the Pakistan Army, General Musharraf's regime is vulnerable as never before.
- Nuclear Negotiations — India Has The Upper Hand (Business Line, M. Ramesh , Feb 02, 2006)
India's tough stand on the Iran nuclear issue makes one thing clear: The country's nuclear status is such that, though foreign assistance may be desirable, it is certainly not indispensable. India has attained self-sufficiency, as the statements by . . .
- Doctor At Work (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 02, 2006)
PM seems more at home. Message from his press meet: Governance, rather than politics, is my test
- What To Expect In The Budget (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Feb 02, 2006)
The Finance Minister will be considering suggestions by members of the industry, economists and commentators in laying down the broad framework of the Budget. Is he likely to broaden the tax base? And what about FBT? . . .
- Draft Resolution To Iaea: Report Iran To Security Council (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Iran ‘Freeze uranium enrichment, give IAEA more powers, let DG give report by March’
- One Year Later, Nepal King Pats Own Backs As Violence Continues (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Feb 02, 2006)
As King Gyanendra was boasting of his success as a “true nationalist leader” during the past one year of his direct rule, Tansen city in the west was fast turning into a killing field.
- 'Marshlands Prevent Beach Erosion' (The Economic Times, NARAYANI GANESH, Feb 02, 2006)
Ecologist Andrew Watkinson is the deputy director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research.
- Iran Nukes Big 5, Vows To Get More N-Power Stations (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Iran’s top nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani vowed today that the country will resume industrial-scale uranium enrichment if a dispute over its nuclear programme is referred to the UN Security Council.
- Answer There Was None (Indian Express, SANDIPAN DEB, Feb 02, 2006)
When Dr Manmohan Singh said: “We stand by the principles of the non-aligned movement,” I switched channels and watched a horror movie.
- Bush And The Dae: Same Bed, Different Dreams (Indian Express, Raja Mohan, Feb 02, 2006)
If there ever was a gigantic disconnect between the nuclear discourse in the US and India, here it is.
- In The Budget Session, Will There Be A Fair Deal? (Indian Express, SUNITA THAKUR, Feb 02, 2006)
Rotating reserved constituencies makes no sense. But neither does shelving the entire plan for women’s reservation in Parliament, says SUNITA THAKUR
- Karnataka Petition Worries Bjp (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Feb 02, 2006)
Senior BJP leaders left wondering
The Karnataka Chief Minister-designate, H.D. Kumaraswamy, failed to keep his date with Bharatiya Janata Party leaders here on Wednesday.
- Iaea Says Got Proof Of Iran’S N-Weapons Plan (Indian Express, ELAINE SCIOLINO, Feb 02, 2006)
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says it has evidence that suggests links between Iran’s ostensibly peaceful nuclear programme and its military work on high explosives and missiles, says a report from the agency that was released . . .
- Terrorism & Iran: The Saudi Angle (The Economic Times, C UDAY BHASKAR, Feb 02, 2006)
The visit of Saudi monarch, King Abdullah, as the chief guest at this year’s Republic Day celebrations has successfully dispelled many misperceptions about the oil-rich desert kingdom that have been long held.
- Moderate Quake Shakes Kashmir Valley (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
A moderate intensity quake measuring five on the Richter scale shook the Kashmir valley on Wednesday evening, the Met office in Srinagar said.
- Mulling Over Mulfordspeak (Indian Express, K. Subrahmanyam, Feb 02, 2006)
It is difficult to defend US Ambassador David Mulford, not because what he said was wrong but because the way he said it and its timing was wrong.
- Kumaraswamy Skips Delhi Date (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Karnataka BJP cites ‘exhaustion’, says it has nothing to lose in JD(S) alliance
- Arab World Pressures Hamas To Mellow (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Egypt and Jordan joined the West today in pressuring the militant group Hamas, declaring it must recognise Israel and renounce violence if it wants to lead the Palestinians. Hamas held fast to its militant platform but suggested it might extend . . .
- Drawing The Line (Dawn, Akhtar Mahmud Faruqui, Feb 02, 2006)
In promulgating your esoteric cogitation are you aware of your platitudinous ponderosity?” Youthful stirrings in the exciting transition from school to college in Pakistan prompted us to pose this question to classmates who were not so proficient in ....
- No Mandate To Change Indian Borders: Singh (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Leaves options open on Iran issue
India is committed to forging the "friendliest possible relations" with Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday, striking an upbeat note on the peace process.
- Be Firm With Aai Unions (The Financial Express, VK MATHUR, Feb 02, 2006)
The Left-sponsored strike at the Airports Auth-ority of India highlights the sad fact that civil society in India has ceased to assert itself in its own long-term interests, and in the interests of the country.
- Educating Dalits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 02, 2006)
It is one thing to put an end to discrimination and prejudice against Dalits and bring them into the social mainstream. Appeasement of backward classes with measures that could well be counter-productive is something else.
- Iran May Shut Out Iaea (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Iran will cease cooperating with the UN nuclear watchdog if it refers the country’s nuclear dossier to the UN Security Council, foreign minister Mr Manouchehr Mottaki said.
European nations set the stage today for Iran’s referral to the UN . . .
- India, Israel Discuss Middle East Peace, Iran (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
India and Israel on Wednesday discussed the situation in the Middle East following Hamas' victory in the Palestinian elections as well as the Iranian nuclear issue.
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