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Articles 28221 through 28320 of 53943:
- Divisiveness On Quake Issue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 22, 2005)
What could be a sadder reflection on the divisive nature of our national politics than the failure of the government and opposition to unite even on a subject as crucial as the rehabilitation of earthquake victims?
- Unjust Oil Pricing System (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 22, 2005)
The controversy over the oil pricing mechanism created by the opposition is embarrassing for the government.
- Kalam Roadmap For 12% Growth (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today urged India Inc to target a growth of 10-12 per cent to make the country a developed nation by 2020.
- Betab: A Restless Soul Goes Out To Have Rest For Ever (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 22, 2005)
Having portrayed life in all its beauty and colour, the man now shifts to the landscape of no return, Muhammad Shafi Khan (Shopian) remembers a celebrated Kashmiri poet Muhammad Ayub Betab who is no more
- Oic At The Crossroads (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Dec 22, 2005)
The two-day extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) concluded on December 9 in Makkah with a declaration and a 10-year plan of action to revitalize the organization and meet the aspirations of the Ummah.
- Bangladesh The New Gateway For Fake Notes (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Fake Indian currency seems to have found a new way to enter the country.
- Pak Army Building Bunkers (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
The Pakistan army is building bunkers, observation towers and new posts in close proximity to the International Border, including Barmer, Jaisalmer and Bikaner, the Rajya Sabha was informed today.
- Composite Dialogue To Resume On Jan 17 (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 22, 2005)
The foreign secretaries of Pakistan and India will meet in New Delhi on January 17-18 to initiate the third round of the composite dialogue between the two countries.
- No Water Or Polluted Water (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 22, 2005)
At a time when water reservoirs’ issue has engulfed the entire nation, yet another water related worrisome problem has come to the fore. According to a survey conducted by a consumer protection organization, 58.6% people are consuming polluted drinking...
- The Plot Thickens (Indian Express, NALINI SINGH, Dec 22, 2005)
One afternoon in the early ’70s the phone rang in the manager’s office in Patna’s Pearl cinema, which was reputed to be raking in profits.
- Bjp Rolls Back Dissent, Quota Bill Clears Ls (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Dec 22, 2005)
The UPA government’s first Constitution amendment bill, a landmark legislation to ensure reservations for SCs/STs and OBCs in private unaided educational institutions had a smooth sailing in the Lok Sabha this evening after the BJP went back on its
- Bridge, Women And Champagne (Deccan Herald, VIJAY NAMBISAN, Dec 22, 2005)
K R Narayanan did not become the President because he was a Dalit, but in spite of it.
- A Risk Of Total Collapse (Deccan Herald, Dylan Evans, Dec 22, 2005)
We would be foolish to take for granted the permanence of our fragile global civilisation.
- Towards A United Asia (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Dec 22, 2005)
A second focal point of global power is not in US interest. Europe is about as much as Bush can stomach.
- The Story Of Man (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 22, 2005)
Darwinism, in its modern form, goes from strength to strength
- No Indian Arms For Nepal, Says Patil (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil here on Wednesday refuted allegations that India continued to help Nepal with arms even after the royal take-over.
- Most Al-Qaeda Leaders Killed, Says Russia (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Dec 22, 2005)
More than two-thirds of Al-Qaeda leaders have been killed or detained by the secret services of the anti-terrorist coalition, Russia's spy chief has said.
- Pre-Project Work Started For Six Power Units: Npcil Official (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
"Koodankulam project designed to withstand shock waves" The first and second units of the Koodankulam project would start generating power by 2007 and 2008 respectively, says Mr. Agrawal
- One Lakh Students To Be Screened For Hepatitis-B (Hindu, K. Manikandan, Dec 22, 2005)
About 10 lakh people die of HBV complications
- Indo-Bhutan Treaty: Review Time (Indian Express, DALIP MEHTA, Dec 22, 2005)
As King Jigme Singhye Wangchuk promotes the democratisation of Bhutan and prepares to abdicate, a reconsideration of the basic framework of India’s relations with that country has acquired some urgency.
- Rumsfeld Doubts Osama Still Controls Al-Qaeda (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
S Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld today said he doubted that Al Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden was now capable of supervising the global operations of the militant organisation.
- Saran Meets Rice, Burns (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
"India's programme must not be affected"
- No Compromise On Domestic Policy Space At Wto Meet: Nath (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Asserting that there was no compromise on domestic policy space at Hong Kong WTO Ministerial, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath today said the conference declaration fully addressed India's core concerns and represented significant gains.
- More Illegal Properties Demolished In Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
MCD ignores Assembly resolution calling for suspension of the ongoing demolition drive
- Wto: Left, Opposition Unhappy With Govt (Indian Express, Kamal Nath, Dec 22, 2005)
Both Opposition and Left MPs were unhappy with Commerce Minister Kamal Nath’s statement in the Lok Sabha on the outcome of the Hong Kong Ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation.
- Talks On Sir Creek Survey Stuck (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
India and Pakistan could not make much headway in talks for joint survey of the Sir Creek today with both sides differing on the extent of area to be surveyed.
- Volcker Committee Report Has Not Led To Friction: Saran (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 22, 2005)
India has brushed aside the notion that the Volcker committee report on the Iraq oil-for-food scandal, which led to the resignation of former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh, has created "friction" with the United States.
- India-Bangla Border Fencing To Be Completed By Dec 2006 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Work on the 3286 kms of fencing along the India-Bangladesh border is expected to be completed by December, 2006, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
- Polls In India's Neighbourhood (Daily Excelsior, Vijay Satokar, Dec 22, 2005)
There may not be anything common between the two countries. Sri Lanka has long history of democracy while in Afghanistan there was hardly any democracy during the last 100 years.
- Salvaging The Wto Ministerial (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Dec 22, 2005)
The six-day World Trade Organisation's (WTO) sixth ministerial conference attended by representatives of 149 countries in Hong Kong between December 13-18 at best can be described "half success and half failure". In fighting trade wars, . . .
- European Gulags To Fight Terror (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Dec 22, 2005)
Many European countries are said to be fuming with anger over the disclosures that a large number of CIA flights had used their airports to ferry terrorists to ‘unknown’ destinations and the charge that certain European countries had provided ‘facilities’
- J&k Already Enjoying Self-Governance: Baig (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Amid demands for "self-rule" in his State, Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig today asserted that the State already enjoyed "self-governance" and that its quantum was a matter of discussion.
- Melting Permafrost Threatens Homes And Roads (Hindu, David Adam, Dec 22, 2005)
A major change in climate is expected by the end of the century.
- Kalam Wants Industry Leaders To Be Creative (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Identifies five areas of core competence for integrated action
Bring ICT sector to rural areas
Banks asked to play pioneering role
Venture capital to generate new enterprises
FIIs find India attractive
- India Defends Nuclear Deal With U.S. (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Dec 22, 2005)
India on Wednesday defended a controversial new civilian nuclear cooperation deal with the United States and rejected demands by American critics that New Delhi accept curbs on its atomic weapons program.
- Pakistan Won’T Recognise Israel, Says Musharraf (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Pakistan has no plans to recognise Israel and will continue its support to Palestinians till the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
- ‘N-Separation Should Not Affect Indo-Us Strategic Programme’ (Indian Express, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 22, 2005)
India and theUS today began talks here on the bilateral nuclear deal with Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran asserting the separation of civilian and military sites should not affect New Delhi’s strategic programme.
- "India Should Be Involved In Peace Process" (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 22, 2005)
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapakse is keen on a key role for India in the peace process and rebuilding along with the U.S., the EU, Japan, and Norway.
- Unequal Gains (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Dec 22, 2005)
The author is professor of international relations and global politics, Delhi University
- Volcker Case: Annan Flays Press For False Reports (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan lost his usual cool and castigated the press for carrying 'unfair' and 'unconfirmed' reports circulated by people with 'agendas' about his and his son's role in the now defunct Oil-for-Food programme.
- Saran Rules Out Changes In Indo-Us Civilian Nuclear Deal (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Dec 22, 2005)
In a rebuff to non-proliferation hawks in the US, Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran today ruled out changes in the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal and rejected inclusion of the proposal for a moratorium on fissile material production in it.
- Lahore-Amritsar Bus To Start Within Fortnight (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Pakistan and India are expected to ink on Wednesday an agreement on the bus service between Lahore and Amritsar, which could start "within the next ten to twelve days," officials said on Tuesday.
- Us Congressmen Oppose N-Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Two US lawmakers have proposed a resolution expressing congressional disapproval for President George W Bush's "sweeping" nuclear agreement with India, one of the Congressmen said.
- When Citizens Are Hauled Up... (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
When the police takes upon itself the task to assign motives to activities such as ‘studying in community parks’, it is clear that the rot within the force is getting cancerous.
- Gandhi & Ambedkar-I (Statesman, SUBRATA MUKHERJEE, Dec 22, 2005)
With the establishment of the Indian National Congress in 1885, the social discourse which began with Raja Rammohan Roy in the 1820s slowly moved towards the political.
- Food Corp Says Wheat Imports Not Needed (Reuters, Biman Mukherji, Dec 22, 2005)
India's largest grain procurement agency, Food Corp. of India, said on Wednesday the country had adequate stocks of wheat until May and there was no need for any imports.
- Sir Creek Talks End In Stalemate (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 22, 2005)
India and Pakistan on Wednesday failed to decide the terms of reference for a joint survey of the disputed 96-kilometre-long Sir Creek along the Gujarat (India) and Sindh (Pakistan) borders.
- World Danger Or Political Infighting? (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Dec 21, 2005)
What was Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's aim in making statements against Israel?
- Computers Can Help Tease Out The Origins Of Life (Hindu, Paul Davies, Dec 21, 2005)
Darwin famously didn't tell us how life began, but modern computers can help to provide clues.
- Kisan Card From Hdfc Bank (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
HDFC Bank in association with Visa International, has launched Kisan card. Available in Punjab and Haryana and its ambit, to start with, the card will be launched in phases across the country by March 2006.
- Us Orders Troop Cut In Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
The United States said on Monday it had ordered a cut in the number of American troops in Afghanistan to about 16,500 from the current 19,000 by next spring.
- The Problem Of Child Labour (Daily Excelsior, A K Sharma, Dec 21, 2005)
How many of us ever care at the sight & on the plight of child labours. It is a heart rending scene to see tender aged young blossoming kids working in a scooter, car workshops, on roadsides.
- Heady Computer (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
In one of the episodes during the ongoing "Kaun Banega Crorepati-2" a woman soon after taking the hot seat folded her hands before the computer in front of her.
- Party Time In Mumbai And Hyderabad (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 21, 2005)
The recent sting operations only confirm the rot in the political arena, which can be traced directly to the crisis in the party system. The onus is on the BJP and the Congress to show the way for a re-vitalisation.
- Changes In Leh (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 21, 2005)
To protect women against cervical cancer, India would try a brand new foreign vaccine for which the manufacturer has filed the licensing agreement with US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just 15 days ago.
On Tuesday, the manufacturer — pharma giant
- Civilian Nuclear Programme —India’S Game Plan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
India will outline how it can split its civilian and nuclear facilities at a meeting this week in Washington as part of its bid to win access to US civilian nuclear technology, a report said on Tuesday.
- India Desperate To Boost H-Tech Weapons Production (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Dec 21, 2005)
While the security planners in Pakistan are letting their guards down in a hope to broker a peace deal with India through the so-called CBMs , the schemers on the other line of the border are working relentlessly to enhance their defense capabilities....
- ‘Ambassadors’ In Disrepute (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 21, 2005)
According to reports, Pakistan is fast losing the Malaysian manpower market due to malpractice by overseas employment promoters and some officials of the Labour Ministry who are sending people to that country in violation of the employment criterion.
- She Must Have A Mahram If She Goes For Hajj - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Dr Fiaz Maqbool Fazili, Dec 21, 2005)
Dr Fiaz Maqbool Fazili has some questions and answers about women going for Hajj and Umrah
- Nankana-Amritsar Bus Service Likely From Feb (News International, Ghulam Haider, Dec 21, 2005)
The Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus service is likely to start in mid-February next year as the technical-level talks between Pakistan and India got underway to launch the fourth bus service as part of the peace process.
- Mid-Year Review — Setting The Economic Priorities (Business Line, S. Sethuraman, Dec 21, 2005)
The economy appears well-set for a sustained high-growth path, judging by the average of 7 per cent recorded three years in a row (2003-06) and all indicators pointing to a continuing boom in investments and soaring business confidence derived from ...
- Ready To Pay More For Potato, Not Petrol (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Dec 21, 2005)
The price of onion, after hovering around Rs 25 a kg, is down to Rs 15. But that of potato has almost doubled, from less than Rs 10 a kg, in the last few days.
- Of Politicians Who Crack Mirrors (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 21, 2005)
Another sting operation reveals more of the seamy side of Indian politics. In the US, President Bush's ratings are at an all-time low. And it is perhaps through Harold Pinter's mirror that one can begin to understand how politicians operate with . . .
- The Cabinet Roulette (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 21, 2005)
The impending Cabinet reshuffle has set off speculation among mediapersons covering political beats and all eyes are on who will be the next External Affairs Minister.
- What's The Racemate In `Formula 1' Of The Pharma Race? (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 21, 2005)
Almost every court verdict creates winners and losers in equal measure. For instance, the December 16 verdict of the US District Court of Delaware has www.pfizer.com announcing as the latest news headline, . . .
- `Our Relationship With India Transcends Politics And Economics' — Mr Dominique Girard, Ambassador Of France In India (Business Line, Sankar Radhakrishnan , Dec 21, 2005)
"I think India is a country that is so complex, so diversified, so rich, so paradoxical that it is a treat. There is not one day when I did not discover something I was totally ignorant of. Here, in India, when you open your eyes, you really learn,"
- Along These Corridors, Power Is For The People (The Financial Express, POONAM MADAN, Dec 21, 2005)
Driving through the Thai and Vietnamese countryside, one has a sense of deja vu. From bamboo clusters to faces on the roadside, from Assam roofs to japis, traditional headgear, the similarities with our northeast are striking.
- Education For A Livelihood (Hindu, Xavier Alphonse, S.J., Dec 21, 2005)
The alternative system of community colleges aims at helping the disadvantaged find employment in collaboration with the local community and industry.
- U.S. Congressmen Seek To Oppose India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 21, 2005)
Two U.S. lawmakers have proposed a resolution expressing congressional disapproval for President George W. Bush's sweeping nuclear agreement with India, one of the congressmen said on Tuesday.
- Tsunami Survivors Live In Sub-Standard Conditions - U.N. (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
A year after the Indian Ocean tsunami, many survivors still live in "substandard conditions" that fail to meet international criteria for adequate housing, United Nations human rights investigators said.
- Un Oil-For-Food Documents Available Another 3 Months (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 21, 2005)
The U.N.-appointed panel investigating the scandal-tainted oil-for-food program for Iraq will stay open another three months to help prosecutors pursue cases against corrupt companies and officials it identified, U.N. officials and diplomats said . . .
- U.N. Approves Long-Delayed Whistle-Blower Rules (Reuters, Irwin Arieff, Dec 21, 2005)
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has approved long-delayed rules to protect U.N. employees from reprisals when they accuse superiors of misconduct, U.N. officials said on Tuesday.
- U.S. Non-Proliferation Group Ups The Ante With Draft Separation Plan (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Dec 21, 2005)
"India should place all power reactors, naval fuel cycle Rare Metals Plant under safeguards"
- 3 Nato Troops Injured In Afghan Attack (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Three Italian soldiers were wounded on Tuesday in an apparent suicide attack against Nato-led troops in Afghanistan’s western city of Herat, military and government officials said.
- Fight Them On The Beaches? (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Dec 21, 2005)
Last week, the day after Sydney witnessed some of its worst racial violence in living memory, a woman in the affected suburb answered her doorbell only to find a pair of men, of “Middle Eastern appearance”, wishing to be let in.
- Bush And Iraq Elections (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Dec 21, 2005)
The much-awaited Iraqi elections are over. The Iraqi administration and the Americans can take satisfaction from the fact that there was a large turnout in the Sunni majority provinces and that the insurgents lived up to the expectations created . . .
- First Sikh Enters Pak Army (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
A 19-year-old Sikh youth has become the first person from the minority community to become an officer in the Pakistan Army.
- Time Frame For Composite Dialogue (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 21, 2005)
Foreign Office spokesperson Tasnim Aslam told her weekly Press briefing that the next round of composite dialogue with India will begin next month. Kashmir and other bilateral issues will be discussed during the talks, . . .
- Heritage In Shambles (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 21, 2005)
Thanks to the indifference of the government some of the very important sites and structures are in shambles.
- Musharraf For More Contact Across Loc (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Showing further move on confidence building measures (CBM) with India, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has called for more people-to-people contact among Kashmiris on both the sides of the Line of Control (LoC).
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