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Articles 2221 through 2320 of 8510:
- Transparency And Accountability In Public Life (Daily Excelsior, M V Meenakshisundaram, Jun 25, 2006)
The report of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission, coming close on the heels of the historic Right to Information Law, is likely to go a long way in promoting transparency and accountability in public life.
- Iraqi Govt Declares State Of Emergency (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Iraqi government declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew Friday after insurgents set up roadblocks in central Baghdad and opened fire on U.S. and Iraqi troops just north of the heavily fortified Green Zone.
- Grass Is Greener Here (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 24, 2006)
Pakistan claims to be a well wisher of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and it has assumed the role of an advocate.
- How They Make A Mockery Of Democracy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 24, 2006)
There are specific provisions in the Pakistani Constitution militating against the professions to independence for Kashmiris contained in practically every official claim emanating from . . .
- Ritual Murder (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 24, 2006)
Pakistan is about to lay out another farcical election for Kashmiris under its control. But this time the so-called "peace process" and its associated hype about "people-to-people contact" will work against Islamabad.
- Two Militants, Cop Killed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Two militants and a cop were killed, while as 12 persons, including six civilians and five CRPF personnel, were injured in separate incidents of violence across the Valley since Thursday evening.
- Was Nagpur Terror Encounter Faked? (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 24, 2006)
Afact-finding team from Maharashtra has questioned the authenticity of the terrorist attack on the RSS headquarters at Nagpur earlier in the month.
- Iraqi Govt Declares Emergency (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Iraqi Government on Friday declared a state of emergency and imposed curfew, after insurgents set up roadblocks, on central Baghdad and opened fire on US and Iraqi troops just north of the heavily fortified Green Zone.
- Misuse Of Authority (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 24, 2006)
It is fine for government money to be given to those who have suffered human-rights abuses in Pakistan. But if 83 per cent of funds meant for victims of rape, kidnapping, illegal arrest and torture, and for the families of those who died in . . .
- Pak Exporting Terror: Duggal (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 24, 2006)
India today decried the continuing export of terrorism by Pakistan and the presence of terrorist training camps on its territory while reaffirming New Delhi’s resolve to continue dialogue with Islamabad within the composite dialogue framework ...
- Asian Labourers Toil To Build Uae For Meagre Returns (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Construction worker B. Lal arrived in the affluent Gulf Arab city of Dubai more than a year ago, hoping to end the grinding poverty of his family in India.
- Cash Underpins Continuing Carnage In Kashmir (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 24, 2006)
Killing of Hizb commander casts new insight into terror group's extortion operations
Contractors, dependent on migrant labour, turn to Hizb for help
Junior commanders seek share in extortion earnings
- Criminal Delay (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 24, 2006)
The Indian State has long been guilty of ignoring a terrible violation of human rights. In a country where those facing trial are to be presumed innocent until proved . . .
- Asia Toils To Build Uae For A Pittance (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Construction worker B. Lal arrived in the affluent Gulf Arab city of Dubai more than a year ago, hoping to end the grinding poverty of his family in India.
- Bill To Protect Children (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, Jun 24, 2006)
The proposed Offences Against Children Bill, 2005, attempts to address the legal loopholes through which child traffickers slip.
- Prisoners Of State Apathy (Indian Express, Maja Daruwala & Navaz Kotwal, Jun 24, 2006)
It is not for nothing that prisons are sometimes known as oubliettes: French meaning a place for the forgotten.
- The ‘N’ In Ngo (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 24, 2006)
NAC loses a member, the government, hopefully, gets a lesson: activism and governance don’t mix
- Cbi Set To File First Chargesheet, Several Will Be Charged With Rape (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Jun 24, 2006)
The Central Bureau of Investigation is set to file its first chargesheet in the Jammu & Kashmir sex abuse scandal.
- The Killing Fields Of Chechnya (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jun 24, 2006)
Moscow faces a difficult task in trying to strike a balance between rival power groups in Chechnya. Maintaining this balance is key to returning the region to normality.
- Choosing The Second Best Option (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 24, 2006)
The endeavours of the European Union (EU) and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) to clinch a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) represent a watershed in the pattern of bilateral trade deals being negotiated the world over as a response to . . .
- Protest Against A Reliance Project (Frontline, DIONNE BUNSHA, Jun 24, 2006)
The Maha Mumbai Special Economic Zone project of Reliance faces resistance from residents of villages which may be acquired for it.
- Malaria Malpractice (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Jun 24, 2006)
The Lancet' charges the World Bank in India with medical malpractice in malaria programmes, but the government is equally culpable.
- Rs. 200 Crore For Roads In Jammu And Kashmir (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jun 23, 2006)
Union Rural Development Minister promises drinking water for 640 villages in the State
1,820 villages with a population of more than 500 to be connected
Houses to be provided to 60,000 homeless families
- Walk To Freedom (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 23, 2006)
June 23, 2006, will be a red-letter day for many undertrials as they are expected to walk to freedom following the enforcement of the much-awaited Criminal Procedure Code Amendment Act 2005 from that day.
- Criminal Delay (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 23, 2006)
The Indian State has long been guilty of ignoring a terrible violation of human rights. In a country where those facing trial are to be presumed innocent until . . .
- 'Even Astrology Seems Respectable Now' (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 23, 2006)
As the pioneer of the low-cost carrier (LCC) model, Captain GR Gopinath is used to be in the limelight. But last week, his maiden public issue just about scraped through and his share fell nearly 80 per cent after listing.
- Govt, Ulfa Rebels Set Stage For Ceasefire (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
The government said on Thursday it would consider releasing five jailed leaders of a powerful rebel group in the troubled northeastern state of Assam to pave the way for a ceasefire.
- Images On Water (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 23, 2006)
Across the Mystic Shore can be termed a novel on the nature of love. The lives of the protagonists become a search to discover whether love necessarily entails the need to possess, whether it is synonymous with desire or if it is possible to love . . .
- Paswan To Launch Anti-Nda Agitation In Bihar (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
LJP chief Ramvilas Paswan has alleged that lack of seriousness on the part of the ruling NDA to completely rein in the activities of organised criminal gangs and other criminal elements is dampening the spirit of prospective investors to have a . . .
- Lanka Foreign Minister Briefs Pm (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jun 23, 2006)
Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera today briefed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about the situation in the island nation where the Sri Lankan Government and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are virtually on the verge of . . .
- Into The Heart Of Terror (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 23, 2006)
In this book, Edna Fernandes argues that development is impossible without education and opportunities for employment in a pluralistic state like India.
- A Deeply Flawed Trial (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 23, 2006)
The Ba'ath party is known to have brutalised the people of Iraq during its years in power.
- Yeh Hai Mumbai, Dr Singh (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Jun 23, 2006)
Bas! Ab aur nahin saha jaata. Enough! We cannot tolerate this any more.
- Dashed Hopes (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 23, 2006)
Suu Kyi has been imprisoned for 16 years now
- Friday Feature: Values Laid Down By Islam (Dawn, Haider Zaman, Jun 23, 2006)
According to a recent news report, the Muslim Imams of Europe have pledged to work hard to prove that Islam is compatible with western values of democracy and human rights.
- France And L'affaire Dreyfus Revisited (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jun 23, 2006)
The 100th anniversary of the rehabilitation of Captain Alfred Dreyfus is an occasion for an analysis of past wrongs. This can be salutary at a time when France is in the process of re-examining its criminal justice system.
- "Violence Is Not The Way To Achieve Political Goals" (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jun 23, 2006)
With the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam slamming the door on ceasefire monitors from European Union countries, Sri Lanka is headed for another phase of violent uncertainty. In an interview in Colombo,Palitha T.B. Kohona, Secretary-General of the . . .
- Missing Sindhi Journalists Produced In Court (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
TV team remanded in police custody
* Journalist says he was tortured in captivity
* Cameraman accidentally wandered into prohibited area of Jacobabad airbase
- Whale Of A Problem (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 23, 2006)
It’s deplorable that some countries, led by Japan, should hijack the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting that ended in St Kitts last Monday.
- Attacks On Christians (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, Jun 22, 2006)
Attacks on the Christian community have registered a sharp increase in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh in recent times.
- Has Europe Lost Its Way? (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Jun 22, 2006)
Suddenly, it all seems to be going wrong. Just a few years ago, the European Union was aspiring to bigger and better things: a new constitution, more member states, a revamped economy and global power status to rival the United States.
- Zero Is Hero (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
It is not in arithmetic alone that zero can do wonders. There is hardly any sphere of life that is immune from its magical impact.
- Hate Lessons In Saudi, Pak Textbooks (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Jun 22, 2006)
Even as the so-called war on terror continues with little success and the fool hardy attempts by the US to transport ‘democracy’ to reluctant shores make the Americans even less liked in the Muslim world, one of the main worries in the West remains . . .
- Bush Seeking Eu Resolve On Iran, To Hear Grumbles (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
US President George W Bush, hoping to capitalise on improving ties with Europe, will urge his key allies today to push ahead with the possibility of sanctions against Iran.
- Key Saddam Lawyer Killed (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
One of Saddam Hussein’s main lawyers was shot dead today after men in police uniforms took him from his home, police and relatives said, the third defence attorney to be killed since the trial opened in October.
- Himalayan Challenge (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, Jun 22, 2006)
For a nascent democracy that was being repressively trampled under by a Canute-like king, Nepal has risen with remarkable resolve to march ahead for consolidating the gains of the struggle for popular rule.
- Rites Of Passage (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 22, 2006)
Throughout human history, migration has been a courageous expression of the individual’s will to overcome adversity and to live a better life.
- Coalition Failures Revive Taliban (Tribune, James Rupert, Jun 22, 2006)
The United States and its allies have been forced to launch their biggest military operation of the war here because in the 55 months since ousting the Taliban movement from power, they neglected to establish minimal security or governance in the . . .
- Both The Haves And The Nots (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 22, 2006)
The snap beside the masthead of Karnataka’s Vijay Times daily says it all. It shows a saffron-draped sadhu at Allahabad’s Sangam ghat, balancing not the world but a football on his head.
- Lull Before The Storm (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 22, 2006)
The writer is a freelance columnist and former newspaper editor
The distance between Lahore and most other parts of the country sometimes seems to span vast oceans of ignorance and indifference.
- Society Gets More Brutalised (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 22, 2006)
A factory worker on Tuesday killed his three minor daughters in cold blood that prompted a policeman to shoot him dead in the lock-up in Lahore on Tuesday. Tension caused by poverty, according to the worker, forced him to take the extreme step.
- Terrorism And Civil Liberties (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 22, 2006)
The recent arrest of 17 people accused of planning terrorist attacks on Canadian soil has had profound effects on human rights and civil liberties in that country.
- Saddam’S Lawyer Shot Dead: 80 Workers Kidnapped (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
One of Saddam Hussein’s main lawyers was shot dead on Wednesday after men in police uniform took him from his home, relatives said, the third defence attorney to be killed since the trial opened in October.
- Us Seeks Early Iran Response: Reply To N-Offer By Aug 22: Tehran (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
US President George W. Bush said on Wednesday Iran was taking too long to respond to an offer of incentives to halt nuclear work, and urged it to reply within weeks.
- Modes Of Action (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 22, 2006)
How does one take action against the police? Among various mundane possibilities, there are two that demand special attention: a reprimand from the chief minister, and a slap from a furious citizen.
- Infantile Protest (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 21, 2006)
We have rued ad infinitum the historic incapacity of Indians to deal with the enemy within - to speak nothing of invaders. But what we are witnessing in the instance of the organised misrepresentation of the Salwa Judum movement is truly unbelievable.
- Missing Us Soldiers Found Dead In Iraq (Pioneer, Reuters, Jun 21, 2006)
Two US soldiers who went missing after an attack on their checkpoint have been found dead and were tortured before being killed, an Iraqi Defence official said on Tuesday.
- Peace Is Elusive In Jammu & Kashmir (Pioneer, Ghazanfar Butt, Jun 21, 2006)
Pakistan must not talk about the rights of Kashmiris till it gives those in its control in PoK basic human dignity, says Ghazanfur Butt.
- Rapacious Raj (Tribune, Johann Hari, Jun 21, 2006)
Britain is still a nation locked in denial. If you point out basic facts about the British Empire - that the British deliberately adopted policies that caused as many as 29 million Indians to starve to death in the late nineteenth century, say — you . .
- Journey Gone Wrong (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , Jun 21, 2006)
When Bangladesh was liberated with generous Indian help, it was a beacon of secularism; today, it's a hotbed of hate and intolerance
- Missing Us Soldiers Found Dead In Iraq (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The new leader of Al-Qaida in Iraq killed two US soldiers who it abducted last week, an umbrella group for Iraqi insurgents said in a Web statement posted on Tuesday.
- Tharoor Says He Won’T Be An Indian Agent, If Elected (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jun 21, 2006)
Mr Shashi Tharoor, India’s nominee for the next United Nations Secretary General, tonight rubbished speculations of his becoming an Indian “agent” in case he was to get elected to the UN top job.
- Women In Uniform (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 21, 2006)
It was inevitable that a massive dose of “gender”, and some sensation, would attach itself to Lieutenant Sushmita Charkraborty shooting herself.
- Eyewitness With Police, For Police, Always (Pioneer, Vijaita Singh, Jun 21, 2006)
With you, for you, always. At least that's what Ashish Bali, one of the key witnesses in the Neha Kakkar case, believes when it comes to rescuing the Delhi Police.
- Targetting Migrant Workers (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 21, 2006)
Sixteen agricultural workers of Nepali origin are the latest victims of terror.
- Indian Plan To Dam Northeast Rivers Stirs Critics (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Jun 21, 2006)
Ambitious plans to build dams and hydro power projects throughout the hills of the remote northeast have trodden on some sensitive toes in the troubled region.
- Three-Handed Cut-Throat (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 21, 2006)
Congress, BJP And Left Hold Cards Close To Chests!
- Nepal Accord (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 21, 2006)
To assume that Nepal’s Seven Party Alliance-Maoist accord on the dissolution of parliament, formation of an interim government (rebels included) and holding elections to the constituent assembly in May next year will usher in an era of peace and . . .
- Qaeda Leader And 15 Others Killed In Iraq (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
The bodies of two US soldiers who went missing south of Baghdad were found on Tuesday, as the military said it killed a senior Al Qaeda in Iraq leader and 15 “insurgents”.
- The Black Power's Quiet Side (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 21, 2006)
"Black Power" quickly became the controversial slogan for a movement that was largely perceived as rejecting the civil rights movement's nonviolent tactics and goals of integration in favor of a new ethos of black identity, self-defense and separatism.
- Turkey’S Eu Prospects (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 21, 2006)
Given the tough way in which Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan talked the other day on the Cyprus question, the prospects of Turkey’s membership of the European Union do not seem very bright.
- Talks Within Purview Of Indian Constitution: Sonia (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Reiterating Central Government resolve to hold dialogue with different sections of the society to solve vexed problems, chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Sonia Gandhi today said talks and not violence, is the solution of any issue.
- Sex Scandal Cuffs On Ex-Ministers (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
“I am going for a morning walk,” Ghulam Ahmed Mir told the staff at Jammu and Kashmir House as he was led away by CBI officials after his arrest in the sex scandal that has rocked the Valley.
- This Tail Wags The Dog (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Jun 21, 2006)
The Israel lobby selectively pumps in funds to distort US elections
- Karzai Urges More ‘Human Concern’ From China (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Beijing has been criticised for mistreating minorities and maintaining friendly relations with regimes in Sudan and Myanmar
- Tortured Bodies Of Us Soldiers Found (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2006)
Two US soldiers who went missing after an attack on their checkpoint were found dead last night, and a senior Iraqi defence official said their bodies showed signs of “barbaric” torture.
- U.S. Soldiers Found Dead In Iraq (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jun 21, 2006)
The bodies show signs of torture
- The Iraqi Mess (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jun 20, 2006)
US Senator Patrick Moynihan once described the United Nations as the theatre of the absurd.
- Real Threat (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 20, 2006)
A functional relationship between the government and the opposition is a crucial sign of a mature democracy.
- Death Sought For Saddam (Telegraph, CORPORATE BUREAU, Jun 20, 2006)
Prosecutors demanded the death penalty today for Saddam Hussein and three of his former aides for crimes against humanity following a 1982 crackdown on Shias in which hundreds were killed and tortured.
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