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Articles 27121 through 27220 of 53943:
- Systems Collapse Under Moderate Snowfall (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jan 03, 2006)
Considered to be auspicious by the Valley’s agriculture, horticulture and tourism community with the beginning of the New Year and Chilla-e-Kalaan (heart of the winter), the season’s first major snowfall has threatened to cripple vital systems in Kashmir.
- Corruption, Indiscipline Won't Be Tolerated: Rajnath (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
New BJP president Rajnath Singh today asserted that corruption, indiscipline and immorality would not be tolerated at any cost and denied he would face any problem from the RSS in running the party.
- Bihar Not For Burning (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 03, 2006)
Nitish will have to fight on many fronts
Nothing seems to change in good old Bihar. Till recently, even the Lalu-Rabri duo was a permanent fixture.
- Wto And Indian Agriculture (Daily Excelsior, Dr M P Gupta, Jan 03, 2006)
Nature has endowed India with diversified physiographic, climatic and soil characteristics suitable for growing a wide variety of crops throughout the year and rearing of different species of animals, whereas our country is lagging behind in overall . . .
- Education At Doorstep (Daily Excelsior, Ram Rattan Sharma, Jan 03, 2006)
Distance education in an- emerging concept of modern education and has proved an effective alternative to formal education,
- Russian Reliability Questioned On Gas Crisis (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Europeans once feared Russian warheads; now they’re wary of Russian gas taps and wonder about Russia’s viability as a strategic partner.
- Manmohan’S New Year Resolutions (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Thrust on jobs, infrastructure
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh got down to the business of implementing various ambitious schemes encompassing the employment guarantee scheme and focussing on the direly needed infrastructure in the country’s outbacks . . .
- Gory Face (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 03, 2006)
Should one express surprise over the targetted killing of scientists, academicians and intellectuals by the terrorists? The answer can only be no. By its very definition the terror machine is synonymous with murder and mayhem.
- Health Hazards (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 03, 2006)
Health hazards
It is a fierce battle between improved health facilities and lethal diseases that continues. No doubt the inventions have helped in the discovery of potent medicines.
- Develop 'Management Culture' In Hospitals (Daily Excelsior, Dr Arun Sharma, Jan 03, 2006)
The clinicians/doctors have been playing the dual roles - those of administrators and doctors. In the process, there have been more losses than gains. The medical community has not understood the world "management" in its correct perspective.
- India In 2006: Forging Ahead To The Forefront (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 03, 2006)
A stable political environment, law and order, and a reasonable governance all point to an India heading with confidence into a New Year.
- Terror In Bangalore (Tribune, P.C. Dogra, Jan 03, 2006)
On December 28, 2005, terrorists barged into the auditorium of the Indian Institute of Science at Bangalore, where an international conference of eminent scientists was going on, opened indiscriminate firing, killing renowned mathematician and . . .
- The Salt And Pepper Of `Aid For Trade' (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 03, 2006)
At the Hong Kong WTO Ministerial, the developed countries agreed to enhance aid to enable developing countries trade in the global market. But expansion of every kind of trade is not necessarily beneficial for us.
- Sc Notice To Centre, Cbi And Cvc Over Reliance Infocomm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Pakistan today denied reports that it has delayed the ratification of SAFTA due to fears that the agreement would pave way for free trade with India, which it resisted all along.
- Safta Is On (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 03, 2006)
The successful launch of the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) on New Year's Day is a feather of sorts in the cap of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation, especially as the schedule
- Delay In Safta Ratification Not Due To India: Pak (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Pakistan today denied reports that it has delayed the ratification of SAFTA due to fears that the agreement would pave way for free trade with India, which it resisted all along.
- Rising Inequality In China (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jan 03, 2006)
Spectacular economic growth in China has been accompanied by growing inequalities of income and wealth distribution. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh examine recent patterns of inequality in Chin a.
- A New Thought On Petro Subsidy (Business Line, H. Kaushal , Jan 03, 2006)
It has been known for decades that subsidised kerosene does not reach the poor, for whom it is meant, but is used by unscrupulous persons who make substantial profits by adulteration.
- Split Wide Open (Times of India, JANAKI KREMMER, Jan 03, 2006)
When images of tattooed, beer-bottle wielding rioters attacking Middle-Eastern men on the beaches of Sydney flashed across the world, they raised questions about what is normally perceived as a peaceful, egalitarian society of sun-worshippers . . .
- A Vital Step (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 03, 2006)
The government finally has had the good sense to revive the Council of Common Interests.
- Kabul Orders Foreign Missions To Remove Security Barriers (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
International organisations concerned over government directive
* US officials in contact with Afghan government over the issue
- Afghanistan Aims To Cut Opium Fields In 2006 (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Deputy interior minister claims Taliban is encouraging farmers to grow poppy
- Loc As Border Unacceptable: Mirwaiz (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has stated that proposals of acknowledging the Line of Control (LoC) as permanent border or maintaining status quo are unacceptable, however the APHC leadership is ready to become . . .
- In India, Engineering Success (Washington Post, Sebastian Mallaby, Jan 02, 2006)
The classroom of the future will feature electronic white boards.
- Indo-Us Nuclear Cooperation Deal A Dangerous Gamble (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 02, 2006)
The chief architect of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has described President Bush’s recent proposal to provide nuclear energy assistance to India as a “dangerous gamble”.
- Pakistan, India Exchange Information On Nuclear Facilities (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India exchanged lists of their nuclear facilities on Sunday, a requirement every January 1 under an accord in which they promised not to attack each other’s nuclear installations.
- Analysts Say Talks Can Save Sri Lanka From War (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Former air force chief says Tigers are looking for an excuse and war will be ‘inevitable’ unless direct talks are held
- India Wants To Make Tsunami-Hit Andamans A Tourist Hotspot (Daily Times, Pratap Chakravarty, Jan 02, 2006)
About 90,000 tourists on average holiday annually on 10 Andamanese islands open to visitors - generating less than a fourth of tourist income of the Maldives, industry estimates show
- Taliban Rising In Afghanistan? (Daily Times, Ahmad Muaffaq Zaidan, Jan 02, 2006)
Most analysts following the events in Afghanistan believe that in years to come the situation will get even worse. The latest videotape I have received shows new Al Qaeda and Taliban training camps in Afghanistan.
- Individual, Freedom And Organisation (Business Line, A. B. Sivakumar, Jan 02, 2006)
Let's face it. With very few honourable exceptions in the IT industry, individuals in most manufacturing organisations virtually surrender their individuality on joining an organisation, after signing a one-sided appointment letter.
- Will The Hr Profession Please Speak Up? (Business Line, Ganesh Chella , Jan 02, 2006)
The security departments, transport departments, the police, the taxi drivers, the CEOs, Nasscom, the various labour unions, the public at large — they all had something to say. As for the HR (human resource) community,
- Pak, India Exchange Lists Of Nuke Installations, Facilities (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India today exchanged lists of nuclear installations under a special agreement which prohibits Islamabad and New Delhi from attacking each other's nuclear facilities.
- War Fear Grips Nepal As Maoist Truce Nears End (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
A new year dawned in revolt-torn Nepal on Sunday amid growing fears of fresh violence as the Maoist rebels’ unilateral truce neared its end.
- Safta’S Potential (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
The Union Cabinet’s approval for the implementing the South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement, in time for the January 1, 2006, deadline, is indicative of New Delhi’s commitment to freer trade in the region.
- Officials At Un Seek Fast Action On Rights Panel (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Officials of the UN, which has struggled through a period of scandal and mismanagement, have decided they must act within weeks to produce an alternative to its controversial Human Rights Commission.
- Safta Comes Into Effect; Pak Yet To Ratify (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), paving way for free trade of goods among countries of the region, came into being today but Pakistan was yet to complete the formality of ratifying it.
"The ratification process is underway.
- Putting Aside Ideological Hang-Ups (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Jan 02, 2006)
The genie of obscurantism, of the confused ideological variety, is out of the bottle again. At least that was the impression created by a host of speakers, among them Dr Javid Iqbal, Justice Nasim Hassan Shah and Mr Majid Nizami, at a seminar held to ....
- A Significant Turn (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 02, 2006)
Manmohan Singh's meeting with People's Conference leader Sajjad Lone sends out the message that New Delhi intends to reach out not just to the APHC centrists but to all elements of the political mosaic of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Ram Vs Lakshman (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 02, 2006)
The Ramayana is forever being rewritten and adapted to the times. In the latest adaptation as unravelled by none other than poet-orator Atal Bihari Vajpayee—at the BJP’s silver jubilee rally in Mumbai’s Shivaji—Ram Rajya . . .
- What India's Netas Want (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 02, 2006)
New Year is when we wish people all around us, especially those whom we see most often, like Sonia Gandhi and L K Advani. The erstwhile leader of the Opposition is now the chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance even while she continues . .
- Self-Rule Not Final But A Step Forward: Mirwaiz (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman Hurriyat Conference (A), said that self-governance can not be a final solution of Kashmir issue but a step forward towards a solution. He was talking to media persons briefly before leaving for New Delhi on his onward journey
- India Defends Comments On Balochistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
India on Sunday insisted there was nothing wrong in reacting to the "serious situation" in the neighbouring country, particularly when it waves "red rags" at India virtually on daily basis.
- Pakistan, India Exchange Lists Of Nuclear Installations (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India on Sunday exchanged lists of their nuclear facilities in line
- Congressional Copycats (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 02, 2006)
Hollywood already controls most of what Americans see on TV. Now a pair of representatives in Washington want to help Hollywood control how Americans see it — whether on their TV or some other new device. As a matter of both law and marketing,
- Challenges Ahead (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Jan 02, 2006)
It is difficult to miss the strong undercurrent of concern about the state we are in which runs through the otherwise diverse end-of-the-year comments in our print and electronic media.
- Wider Aspects Of The Gas Pipeline (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Paradoxically, there is a positive dimension to the tensions being generated by the proposed seven-billion-dollar gas pipeline that will run from Iran to India via Pakistan.
- On The Eventful Year That Was (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 02, 2006)
The year just gone by has been one of tremendous promise but also of problems. While the economy is booming, with the soaring Sensex and a strong financial scene, the shortages have not disappeared, except for forex.
- Pak, India Exchange Lists Of N Installations (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India Sunday exchanged lists of nuclear installations under a special agreement which prohibits Islamabad and New Delhi from attacking each other’s nuclear facilities.
- The Rewriting Of History (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Jan 02, 2006)
The recent international book fair held in Karachi’s Expo Centre was a huge and truly memorable event. It was the first time in this philistine city that so many representatives of Indian publishing houses jostled with local publishers, booksellers and...
- Place Of Origin (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Jan 02, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- India, Pakistan Exchange Nuke Lists (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India today exchanged list of nuclear installations under a special agreement which prohibits Islamabad and New Delhi from attacking each other’s nuclear facilities.
- Fresh Snowfall In Kashmir (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik , Jan 02, 2006)
The vehicular traffic movement on the road came to a standstill due to the fresh snow. Keran sector on the LoC also recorded three feet snow. The number one tourist spot – Gulmarg – is covered with a three-feet thick blanket of snow.
- March Of Time (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 02, 2006)
Harijans in Rajasthan show the way
The experience of a small community of Harijans in a Rajasthan district reflects the lingering scourge of untouchability in a social environment that claims to have thrown up saner voices.
- Balochistan Situation Serious, Nothing Wrong In Comment: India (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Notwithstanding Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf terming as "intriguing" India's comment on Balochistan, New Delhi today asserted there was nothing wrong in reacting to the "serious situation" in the neighbouring country, . . .
- Safta Takes Effect (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
The long-awaited South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA), paving way for free trade of goods among countries of the region, came into being today but Pakistan was yet to complete the formality of ratifying it.
- Pesticide Resurgence In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Dr. R.K.Gupta, Jan 02, 2006)
Ever since the dawn of history, man has been plagued with numerous pest species - some devastating his crops, causing injury to domestic animals or destroying his property, others attacking him directly, sucking his blood, causing annoyance . . .
- The Time When You Will Be Really Old (Daily Excelsior, Lt Col R K Langar, Jan 02, 2006)
If you are just simply good and do good to others, you are on your way to God. To reach God you have to change yourself from bad to good and then even transcend goodness to get established in Truth Absolute.
- Staying Connected (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 02, 2006)
With the availability of every new comfort the people tend to forget their sufferings of the past.
- Killer Roads (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 02, 2006)
A report in this newspaper that seven persons were killed in an accident on the Batote-Doda road last week-end makes an extremely sad reading. The ill-fated passengers were travelling in a mini bus.
- Hurriyat To Discuss Kashmir With Musharraf (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Ahead of its Pakistan visit from tomorrow, separatist outfit Hurriyat Conference today said it would discuss the Kashmir issue with President Pervez Musharraf and other Pakistan leaders.
- Khokhrapar-Munabao Train Service To Begin By Mid Jan: Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan today said the Khokhrapar-Munabao train service connecting Sindh province with Rajasthan would become operational by mid January.
- Ipi Gas Pipeline Tripartite Accord In Two Months: Pakistan (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan, India and Iran will finalise tripartite framework agreement and the project structure of the proposed Rs 7 billion gas pipeline next month, an official said here.
- Grave Danger (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 02, 2006)
The Maoist mayhem in Purulia shows how real the Maoist threat in Bengal is. It cannot be any comfort to Writers’ Buildings that now it is restricted to some districts far from Calcutta. Rarely before had the Maoist attacks in Bengal been as horrific . . .
- You Are Being Watched (Tribune, Steve Connor, Jan 02, 2006)
Britain is to become the first country in the world where the movements of all vehicles on the road are recorded. A new national surveillance system will hold the records for at least for at least two years.
- Not Just A Second (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 02, 2006)
“….three, two, one!” Revellers ringing in the New Year may not have noticed it, but their countdown to 2006 at midnight last Saturday was off by one full second.
- Ideological Deviation Ends Advani's Journey As Bjp Chief (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Lal Kishenchand Advani, the hawkish face of Hindutva, today stepped down as BJP President a little over a year after taking over the party's reins which witnessed rampant indiscipline and corruption and the backfiring of his attempt to shed "horns" ....
- Time For Hope (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 02, 2006)
The New Year has come with renewed hopes of peace and harmony in the troubled South Asian region that we live in. As of January 1, the agreement on a South Asian Free Trade Area (Safta) comes into force. Hope is, of course, the theme of every new year.
- Making A ‘Menace’ Of Migrants (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 02, 2006)
Do you know how many illegal Bangladeshi immigrants there are in India? Are there 30 million of them? What about 20 million? Or is the figure as low as 10 million?
- Pak, India Exchange Lists On Nuke Installations (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan and India today exchanged lists of nuclear installations under a special agreement that prohibits Islamabad and New Delhi from attacking each other's nuclear facilities.
- Russia Cuts Ukraine Gas Supplies (Statesman, Andrew Osborn , Jan 02, 2006)
Russian relations with Ukraine’s “Orange” government sunk to a new low today after Moscow first stopped deliveries of natural gas to Kiev indefinitely because of a bitter price row and later accused Ukraine of stealing its gas.
- India On Friday Again Voiced Its Anxieties Over What It Called Continuing Army Crackdown And Human Rights Violations In The Pakistani Province Of Balochistan (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Dismissing Pakistan's objections to its statement on the situation in Balochistan, India on Friday again voiced its anxieties over what it called continuing army crackdown and human rights violations in the Pakistani province of Balochistan.
- Musharraf Blames India For Funding Rebellion In Baluchistan As Pakistan Army Continues Gross Human Rights Violation There (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has termed as "intriguing" India's comments on the situation in Baluchistan province and said the government knew who is funding the armed rebellion in the region.
- Chinese, Indian Leaders Exchange Greetings, Look Forward To 'Friendship (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Indian counterpart, Abdul Kalam, exchanged congratulations Sunday [1 January] on the launching of the Sino-Indian Friendship Year and vowed to further develop the bilateral ties and boost cooperation in 2006.
- India Seeks Closer Ties With China (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
India Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday he wanted to forge closer ties with China and urged Beijing to inject "substance" into the growing bilateral relationship.
- Crown Or Shoe? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 02, 2006)
The position of a compromise candidate is invariably an embarrassing one. He knows that he was not the first choice and that he enjoys no one’s trust and confidence.
- Gas Pipeline Agreement To Be Signed Next Month, Says Pakistan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Pakistan, India and Iran will finalise a tripartite framework agreement and the project structure of the proposed Rs 7 billion gas pipeline next month, said an official here.
- Europe, U.S. Uneasy After Russia Cuts Ukraine Gas Supply (Reuters, Meg Clothier, Jan 02, 2006)
The United States said Russia's halting of gas supplies to Ukraine raised questions about use of energy as a political weapon, and European countries voiced concern their supplies could be hit at the height of winter.
- Dangerous Mix (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 02, 2006)
To blur the distinction between science and religion is wrong.
- Get Set, Go, It’S A Radioactive Race (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 02, 2006)
As India tries to wrap up the nuclear deal with the United States before President George Bush arrives here early this year and regain access to the international nuclear fuel market, . . .
- Ultras Blast Un Club In Gaza (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Armed and masked Palestinian militants took control of the United Nations club in Gaza City on Sunday before detonating explosives inside the building, Palestinian security forces said.
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