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Articles 30621 through 30720 of 53943:
- Kashmiris Must Have A Say In Peace Talks: Burton (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Dec 01, 2005)
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf have committed themselves to working together to find a lasting solution to the Kashmir dispute, the Kashmiri people on either side of the Line of Control should have a say in it,
- Cheney "May Be Guilty Of War Crime" (Hindu, Julian Borger , Dec 01, 2005)
Vice-President's burden on the Bush administration grows heavier
Cheney singled out over prisoner abuse
Cheney dubbed "Vice-President for torture"
Interrogation methods kept secret
- Beneath The Glitter Of Democracy (Dawn, Jonathan Freedland, Dec 01, 2005)
Think of it as the Sinatra test. On Sunday, assorted liberal, democratic and opposition groups will take on the might of Vladimir Putin in elections for the Moscow city parliament.
- Bush Vows "Victory" In Iraq (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Democrats ask the President to spell out his optimism in detail
- Complex Rehabilitation Task (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Dec 01, 2005)
The government has raised the total compensation for those whose households were destroyed by the Oct 8 earthquake in Azad Kashmir and the NWFP from 20 billion rupees to 80 billion rupees.
- Jump-Starting Reform (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
President Bush’s renewed call for a guest worker programme should prod congressional lawmakers to refocus on immigration reform.
- Us Offers To Facilitate Kashmir Solution (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
A visiting Congressional delegation on Wednesday said the United States would support any dialogue between Pakistan and India, which includes the people of Kashmir, for resolution of their long-standing dispute.
- Killing Of Driver In Afghanistan (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 01, 2005)
Despite the fact that the Indian Government informed the opposition inside the parliament Tuesday that there was no evidence of Pakistan's hand in the killing of Border Roads Organisation's Driver M R Kutty in Afghanistan but its UN Ambassador Nirupam ...
- Volunteers Stalk Hiv Ignorance On A Trek Around India (Christian Science Monitor, Scott Baldauf, Dec 01, 2005)
Activists from the AIDS Walk for Life, a 4,200-mile walk around India, perform a street play to educate people on ways to prevent the spread of AIDS.
- Hunt On For Peace Activists In Iraq (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Dec 01, 2005)
As combined US and British special forces hunt for four Christian peace activists kidnapped by militants in Baghdad, British relatives of the oldest member of the group describe him as a pacifist and promoter of human rights.
- View From The Left (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 01, 2005)
Laloo Prasad Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal’s poor record in governance is a key factor in the defeat of the RJD-led alliance in the Bihar polls, a front page editorial says. “The general dissatisfaction against the style and content of governance in Bihar.
- After The Cop Out, Let’S Find Some Cops (Indian Express, ABHINAV KUMAR, Dec 01, 2005)
K C Surendrababu was a dyed-in-the-wool Telugu bidda. When I first met him during training at Hyderabad, he spoke Hindi haltingly with a lyrical style in tune with the rest of his endearing personality.
- Will Our Dreams Die Young? (Indian Express, David C Mulford, Dec 01, 2005)
India’s promise is threatened by a potential pandemic. A reminder from David C Mulford, the US ambassador to India, on World AIDS Day
- Bjp Workers On Rampage Protesting Rai's Killing (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Angry BJP workers today went on rampage setting ablaze three railway stations, a power sub-station and several houses in eastern Uttar Pradesh protesting against killing of BJP legislator Krishnanand Rai.
- Myself, Malpani (Indian Express, V. Gangadhar, Dec 01, 2005)
Names, particularly those that sound rather unusual, had always appealed to me. In Ahmedabad, I was recently introduced to someone with the surname, ‘Chhapan’, meaning 56. I turned the pages of the local telephone directory, it had ten Chhapans.
- Pneumonia Cases Up North (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 01, 2005)
With the onset of winter, the worst nightmare of doctors and health personnel working in Azad Kashmir is coming true as hundreds of cases of pneumonia are being reported in the quake-affected zone.
- India's Road Map For West Asia (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Dec 01, 2005)
Just on the eve of its nuclear tests on May 28, 1998, Pakistan summoned India's High Commissioner Satish Chandra and alleged that Israeli F-16 aircraft based in Chennai were preparing to strike at its nuclear installations.
- Running With Accolades (Pioneer, Archana Dalmia, Dec 01, 2005)
Sonia Gandhi has come into her own like a triumphant contender after a long race, says Archana Dalmia
- Singing Ocd Blues? (Pioneer, Nishtha Gomes, Dec 01, 2005)
Though Nishtha Gomes has a frustrating disorder, she has learnt to laugh at herself and hopes others do the same
- Ap:cyclone Alert Sounded; Army, Navy Kept Ready (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
High alert has been sounded in coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh in view of the threat of a cyclonic storm with Army and Navy asked to be ready for any emergency.
- Slouching Tiger, Leaping Dragon (Pioneer, Chitvan Gill, Dec 01, 2005)
India lags behind China not just in its vision of urban planning but also in clarity of thought, says Chitvan Gill
- Us Offers To Facilitate Kashmir Solution (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
A visiting Congressional delegation on Wednesday said the United States would support any dialogue between Pakistan and India, which includes the people of Kashmir, for resolution of their long-standing dispute.
- Hizb Placed On Eu ‘Terror List’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
The European Union on Wednesday added the Hizbul Mujahideen to its list of ‘terrorist organizations’. The move means restrictive anti-terror measures will be applied to the group, including a freeze on its funds, assets and economic . . .
- Pakistan Backs Presence Of Int'l Forces In Afghanistan For Security (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Stating that insecurity remains a major challenge to Afghanistan's stability, Pakistan told the UN General Assembly Tuesday that it supports the presence of international forces in the war-torn country until peace is fully restored.
- Crime And Up (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 01, 2005)
Tuesday's daylight murder of a BJP legislator and six others by gangsters with automatic rifles in Uttar Pradesh is indicative of how bad the law and order situation is in this State and the extent to which politics has been criminalised in the heartland.
- Pak Hasn't Done Enough To Tackle Militancy: Govt (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
The Government today said Pakistan has not done enough to tackle militancy from its soil.
- Sikhs From India, Pak Unite In Guru Ki Nagri (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Several thousand Sikhs from Pakistan and India, cutting across political and diplomatic barries, today gathered in this ‘Guru Ki Nagri’ to celebrate the installation of the Guru Granth Sahib at Gurdwara Nankana Sahib.
- Ap:cyclone Alert Sounded; Army, Navy Kept Ready (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
High alert has been sounded in coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh in view of the threat of a cyclonic storm with Army and Navy asked to be ready for any emergency.
- Gender Dimension Of Aids (Daily Excelsior, Jagjit Singh, Dec 01, 2005)
In 2003, 17 million women and 18.7 million men between the age of 15 and 49 were living with HIV/AIDS.
- Bibi's Homecoming (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
It is not the first time that self-exiled former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has announced her decision to return home. Earlier also in 2005 she had made a similar assertion.
- J&k: Bsf Apprehends 15 Myanmarese Along Border (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Fifteen Myanmar nationals, trying to exfiltrate to Pakistan, have been arrested near international border in Akhnoor sector of Jammu and Kashmir, a BSF spokesman said here today.
- Difficult Road Ahead (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 30, 2005)
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s invitation to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) for resuming peace talks is a good move, but may not achieve much.
- India's Economy Set To Grow 7.5 Pct And More - Pm (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Nov 30, 2005)
India's economy is set to grow 7.5 percent in the year to March, 2006, and Asia's third largest economy should see that rising to 10 percent in 2-3 years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday.
- Decoding Ltte's `Final Warning' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 30, 2005)
The 2005 Heroes' Day address by the LTTE supremo, Velupillai Prabakaran, might have nothing dramatic to communicate to Sri Lanka and the world, such as a decision to go to war or a unilateral declaration of Tamil Eelam.
- Imports From Us Double (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry & Security Under Secretary David McCormick, on Tuesday, said overall exports from the US to India has doubled from $4 billion to $8 billion from 2002 to 2005.
- Gandhian Body To Train Teachers On Aids (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Coinciding with World AIDS Day, the Academy of Gandhian Studies (AGS), a Tirupati-based organisation has taken up the task of training teachers to enable them to spread the message of HIV/AIDS to the younger generation.
- Jet Airways Starts Chennai-Singapore Flight In December (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Jet Airways is introducing a daily flight between Chennai and Singapore from December 7.
- Political Consensus Holds The Key (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 30, 2005)
The Finance Minister's challenge lies in convincing the coalition partners on the reforms agenda.
- Sikh Procession Enters Pakistan (Deccan Herald, Satinder Bains, Nov 30, 2005)
Amidst the chanting of Gurbani and slogans of ‘Jo Bole So Nihal’, the gold palanquin, carrying the holy Sikh scripture Guru Granth Sahib, led by ‘Panj Pyaras’ (Guru’s five beloved), Tuesday, crossed the Wagah joint check post at the international border,.
- India-Baiter For N-Deal (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Nov 30, 2005)
In a positive signal that brightened the prospects of getting the Indo-US framework agreement on bilateral civilian nuclear cooperation past a US Congress hurdle..
- Tn Faces Fresh Cyclone Threat (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 30, 2005)
Even as Tamil Nadu was recovering from the third spell of rain and floods, the local weather office said on Tuesday that depression in the Bay of Bengal had developed into a cyclonic storm and it was expected to cross the coast between north Tamil Nadu...
- Third Aids Vaccine Trial In India To Begin In 2007 (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Nov 30, 2005)
Even as India is in the middle of trying out two vaccines against HIV/AIDS, a third one may be on its way.
- Expert Panel Suggests Setting Up Of Multi-Speciality Hospitals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
HIGH COURTROUND-UP Report to High Court recommends measures to mitigate the woes of the poor
- Forward, But In Which Direction? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 30, 2005)
Two weeks ago, on the day that the Israeli government, under pressure from its American ally in the person of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, offered the Gaza Strip’s Palestinian residents a small but significant concession in terms. . . .
- Caught Between Iraq And A Hard Place (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Nov 30, 2005)
In Jordan, there are fears that home-grown militancy aping Al-Qaeda could grow without effective action to tackle poverty, unemployment and exclusion.
- Kashmir Policy In Line With Un Resolutions: Fo (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf would pay official visits to Kuwait and Yemen from 3rd to 6th and attend 3rd extraordinary OIC summit at Makkah Mukarramah on 7th and 8th of next month
- Opening Of Trade For Poor Nations (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 30, 2005)
The Commonwealth Summit has called upon the European Union to make concessions on agriculture and improve prospects of global trade deal in WTO negotiations in Hong Kong next month. A statement issued at the end of the Summit held at Malta . . .
- Disaster Prevention, Mitigation, Preparedness And Relief (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 30, 2005)
ON Monday, the Rajya Sabha passed the Disaster Management Bill. A day earlier, the Home Minister, Mr Shivraj Patil, was accompanied by the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, and the Minister of State for Home Affairs, Mr S. Raghupathy,
- Educational Decline (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 30, 2005)
The Federal Public Service Commission has set some kind of record this year. In the competitive examination it held in August for recruitment to BPS-17 posts,
- A Matter Of Right Response (Dawn, Najmuddin A. Shaikh, Nov 30, 2005)
I sincerely and genuinely believe that the challenge of this earthquake can be converted into an opportunity of a lifetime which was never available to India and Pakistan to improve relations....
- Far Too Many ‘Hang-Ups’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 30, 2005)
It is a source of constant surprise to me why no sycophant has yet suggested to General Pervez Musharraf that his portrait should adorn all government offices in the country. I think one can safely bet that if someone does so the general will turn . . . .
- Should We Stay Or Leave, Nato Asks Govt (News International, Mariana Baabar, Nov 30, 2005)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato) approached the Pakistan government on Tuesday to enquire whether they should get ready to leave early next year after completing 90 days or their services would be required further.
- Mirwaiz For Troop Pullout Under Nato (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Chairman Mirwaiz Omar Farooq has said that India and Pakistan should demilitarise the disputed region under Nato supervision.
- Quake: Harsh Weather Sets In (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 30, 2005)
Rain and snow in quake-hit areas in Azad Kashmir and Hazara Division on Sunday has marked the beginning of another ordeal for the survivors as relief work has been disrupted following suspension of helicopter operations due to the inclement weather.
- A Taste Of India (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Your tea break was never so exotic.
- How Enforceable Is Portugal's Condition? (Hindu, Syed Saif Mahmood, Nov 30, 2005)
In the Abu Salem extradition matter, Indian courts ought to insist upon the observance of the solemn commitment to Portugal and its judiciary, institutions that diligently met their international commitments to India.
- E.U. Member Nations Warned On Cia Jails (Hindu, Luke Harding , Nov 30, 2005)
Germany fears it was hub for "rendition" flights
- Planes May Replace Troops In Iraq (Hindu, Jamie Wilson, Nov 30, 2005)
U.S. commanders fear Iraqis will use technology for settling scores
- Clinton Hopes Peace Efforts Will Prevail In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Nov 30, 2005)
Warns against the dangers of civil conflict
- Pakistan-India Bus Trial On December 11 (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Pakistan and India have agreed to run a trial bus on December 11 Lahore and Amritsar, said Foreign Office spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam on Tuesday.
- `Check Spread Of Hiv Infection Among General Population' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Phase III of AIDS control programme to begin in June
Need to address issue of HIV infection within families
District machinery to be strengthened to meet HIV challenges
Focus on school dropouts and injectible drug users
- Uma On Her Way Out Of The Bjp? (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 30, 2005)
All the signs are that this time Uma Bharti will not find it easy to ride out the storm.
- Sc Seals Fate Of Kiocl Mines (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition by the Kudremukh Shram Shakti Sangathan, which sought a review of the Court’s judgment that asked the Karnataka government to close down the mines permanently from December 31.
- I Am Real Bjp: Uma (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Exactly a year after she was suspended from the BJP for daring party President L K Advani to take action against her, Ms Uma Bharti on Tuesday appeared to be facing a similar action with the party issuing show-cause notices to her and 13 loyalist MLAs ...
- Sbi Hits Mart With Rs 1000 Cr Bond (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
State Bank of India (SBI), the country’s largest bank, today launched its Rs 1,000 crore subordinated bond issue to shore up its tier-II capital. The issue has a tenure of 113 months and carries a coupon of 7.45 per cent, payable annually.
- Scent Of A Woman (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 30, 2005)
Viewed from a distance, the scenes outside the BJP’s two state headquarters appeared remarkably similar — excited party workers jostling before TV cameras; the smell of burning paper; the sound of frenzied slogans.
- To Be Effective, Link Up (Indian Express, RISHI MOHAN SANWAL, Nov 30, 2005)
November saw the focus of the media and polity focused on the Bihar elections and its results.
- The Starving Of India’S Farmer (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Nov 30, 2005)
When one set of instruments fails, to some the answer is to have more of the same—only larger, bigger and deadlier. I always dread those whose answer to each failure is to set up newer and bigger institutions.
- No Longer Backstage (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 30, 2005)
Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan was the grand setting for two coronations on Thursday last. Nitish Kumar’s swearing-in as Bihar’s new chief minister was the story of the day. But intimations of the second crowning were drowned in the extravaganza . . .
- Divide And Lose (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Nov 30, 2005)
While sections within two of India’s most ideologically driven and, as a result, sectarian parties — the BJP and the CPM — have recently woken up to the perils of their divisive politics, a third, the RJD of Mr Lalu Yadav, has been taught the . . .
- Should The Education Bill Be Scrapped? (Business Standard, Partha J Shah, Nov 30, 2005)
The Bill is well-intentioned, but it may stifle the development of private schools and add to the bureaucracy
- Mirwaiz To Visit Kashmiri Pandit Camps In Jammu (Indian Express, RAKESH ROCKY, Nov 30, 2005)
For the first time after the Kashmiri Pandit families displaced to Jammu in 1989, separatist Hurriyat leadership will visit them in Jammu next month.
- 'B'lore Is Still Hottest It Destination' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Surprise? Bangalore is holding on to its claim as the hottest IT and IT enabled services destination in India. But Hyderabad and Pune are not bad either.
- No Substantive Progress On Major Issues With India, Says Kasuri (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Britain urging EU to ease trade restrictions on Pakistan’
* UK minister says actions can acquit madrassas of terror charges
- Golden Palanquin Arrives From India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Borders won’t ruin friendship and vice versa, says Elahi
* Amritsar-Nankana bus service to begin soon
- Pakistan Supports Self-Governance In Kashmir, Says Aziz (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
PM says energy sector in focus
* Opens work for power plant at Balloki in Kasur
- Pakistan Favours Self-Governance In Kashmir (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 30, 2005)
All countries in the region will benefit from peace, says Shaukat Aziz
- Islamabad Playing Games? (Tribune, N.K. Pant, Nov 30, 2005)
Hats off to Pakistan’s external publicity machine for churning out wierd information. One wonders how it was not in conformity with the Islamic nation’s the military establishment’s media department.
- China Arms Shadow Over Indo-Nepal Treaty (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Nov 30, 2005)
Nepal: Delhi will tell Kathmandu that treaty may come under review if security concern not addressed
- Mountain Lines (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 30, 2005)
Package them for tourists
The minister of state for railways was moving down a siding when suggesting that the Tamil Nadu government promote a “Nilgiris Mountain Odyssey”,
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