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Articles 4321 through 4420 of 8510:
- City In Disgrace (Deccan Herald, SUBRAMANYA PATTABHI, Jan 09, 2006)
Bangalore’s glory is not so much in its present, but in the past.
- Unified Command Reviews Security Situation In Assam (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
With barely a week to go before the safe passage to ULFA offer begins in Assam, the government on Friday reviewed the law and order situation under the unified command structure.
- Water Wars Everywhere - I (Greater Kashmir, Zahid Samoon, Jan 08, 2006)
Land disputes have ended paving way for battles over water resources, Zahid Samoon (Abraham) responds to Saadut Hussain’s article Water Wars
- Hiding Ordinary Horrors (Telegraph, Salman Rushdie, Jan 08, 2006)
Beyond any shadow of a doubt, the ugliest phrase to enter the English language in 2005 was ‘extraordinary rendition’.
- Low Agriculture Growth May Hit Economy (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Jan 08, 2006)
The parliamentary review committee on agriculture has suggested that in the eleventh plan a sum of Rs. 3, 60,000 should be invested to propel agricultural growth in the country, which has remained stagnant over the last 10-years.
- Tslushnami Of Human Rights (The Week, Kavitha Muralidharan, Jan 08, 2006)
What a year has wrought in Tamil Nadu and Kerala—the good, the bad and the ugly...
- Judicial Activism In America (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Jan 08, 2006)
It is a well-established function of judges to say what the law is, or what it means. Many of them will follow precedents and give due attention to the original lawmaker’s intent in performing this function.
- Anjali's Court Martial (Hindu, U.C. Jha, Jan 08, 2006)
The Indian military justice system in its current form is an anachronis
- Myanmar Hints At Relocating Capital (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
In November, the junta announced it was moving the government to Pyinmanar, a logging town 320 km north of Yangon.
- Spaced Out In India... (Deccan Herald, Colin Todhunter, Jan 08, 2006)
Like many other foreign travellers in India, I have been to numerous holy places steeped in mysticism where yoga and meditation courses abound. Unlike other travellers, however, I had never felt any compulsion to indulge in a spiritual quest for inner....
- Self-Rule, Demilitarization Only Cbms : Mirwaiz (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
‘Anything under Indian constitution not acceptable’
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Wednesday drew a clear line between autonomy within Indian constitution and the idea of self-rule. On his arrival in New Delhi from about a weeklong visit to Pakistan and . . .
- No Solution Under Indian Constitution, Says Aphc (News International, Asim Yasin, Jan 07, 2006)
Describing Pakistan’s proposal of self-governance and demilitarisation in Kashmir as a first step towards resolution of this issue, visiting leaders of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference announced that the Kashmiris would not accept any option . . .
- Women Lead Fight Against ‘Honour Killings’ (Tribune, Paul Valley, Jan 07, 2006)
These are some of the things that can get a woman killed: wearing make-up; going to the cinema; chewing gum; drinking water in the street; chatting to a male neighbour; talking on the phone;
- Progress On Kashmir Expected, Aphc Told (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Jan 07, 2006)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri told the visiting All-Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) delegation here on Friday that some forward movement was expected on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir during the next round of Indo-Pakistan composite dialogue.
- Catch A Snow Flake (Indian Express, Rajnish Wattas, Jan 07, 2006)
One of the great joys of living in Chandigarh is its backdrop of the magnificent Shivalik hills of Kasauli. The resplendent blue mountains beckon you. Kasauli, the quaint hilltop town of the Raj days, is a favourite weekend getaway, . . .
- In Nepal It Is A Three-Horse Race Once Again (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Jan 07, 2006)
As the Maoist ceasefire ends, Yubaraj Ghimire argues that the king cannot delay reaching out to pro-democracy forces much longer
- All Parties Are To Blame (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 07, 2006)
Action against terrorists should not have led to torture and killing of innocents, and humiliation of all Kashmiris
- Stranded And Tortured (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 06, 2006)
The allegations made by a group of Pakistanis living in Greece that they were abducted and tortured by Greek intelligence agents and police on suspicion of being linked to London 7/7 bombings need to be followed up by the Pakistan government through ...
- The Task Before The Ncsw (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 06, 2006)
Although it took 10n months to fill the post of chairperson of the National Commission on the Status of Women, the educationist Dr Arfa Syeda Zehra, who was recently appointed, has a huge challenge ahead of her if she is to fill the void left by her . . .
- Us Lawyers Seek Faster Green Card Processing (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 06, 2006)
American lawyers are seeking faster processing of Green Cards by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for thousands of immigrants, including several Indian Americans who have been approved as legal permanent residents.
- India Blamed For Kohlu Unrest; Sherpao Warns Outlaws Of Stern Action (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao on Thursday held India responsible for the continuing unrest in Balochistan and said the government had decided to take ‘stern’ action against those involved in anti-state activities in the province.
- Trade And Social Concerns (Dawn, Najma Sadeque, Jan 06, 2006)
There were 6,000 negotiators, 3,000 registered business and NGO lobbyists, and some 5,000 stakeholder-protesters from 149 countries at the WTO’s recent Hong Kong ministerial.
- Task Force On Global Strategic Developments — Need Unclear, Purpose Undefined (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 06, 2006)
If a Task Force is not to end up as a monumental wool-gathering enterprise, its purpose should be delineated in sharp and clear terms.
- Stem Cell Research In India — Still In The Embryonic Stage (Business Line, M. Somasekhar, Jan 06, 2006)
Given the huge disease burden and the need for organs, affordable diagnostics and therapies, the promise that stem cells offer needs to be exploited to the fullest.
- Government Won’T Hold Talks With Baloch ‘Miscreants’, Says Sherpao (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, Jan 06, 2006)
The government has decided not to hold talks with the militant tribesmen in Kohlu who it says are receiving weapons and financial assistance to carry out acts of sabotage in Balochistan.
- India Wants Peace With Neighbours: Mukherjee (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
Underlining the need for living in peace with neighbours, Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said New Delhi was holding talks with Islamabad to achieve this end.
- Kashmiris Must Adjust To New Realities: Ghani Bhat (Daily Times, Umer Farooq, Jan 06, 2006)
Kashmiri leader says no chance of tripartite talks
* Supports demilitarisation, self-governance
- Fao Chief Sees Role For Indian Scientists In Food Security (Hindu, P. Sunderarajan , Jan 06, 2006)
They could share expertise for modernising small-scale farming
Collaborative initiative to eliminate hunger in 10 years
To be done in a phased manner with developed countries' support
- Us Won’T Talk Of This Iran N-Chapter (Indian Express, JOSH MEYER, Jan 06, 2006)
In a clumsy effort to sabotage Iran’s nuclear programme, the CIA in 2004 intentionally handed Tehran some top-secret bomb designs laced with a hidden flaw that US officials hoped would doom any weapon made from them, according to a new book . . .
- View From The Left (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 06, 2006)
A year-end front page editorial gives the Left credit for much that is going right with the UPA. “Crucially dependent upon the Left for its survival, the UPA government had agreed to many proposals that no bourgeois-landlord government would agree . . .
- Exercise Restraint (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 06, 2006)
The Baloch situation should not cloud the Indo-Pak peace process
Islamabad has displayed avoidable irritation over a mild Indian comment about what many leading Pakistani politicians and analysts describe as the “grim and volatile situation....
- Playing Politics With Pipelines: Russia‘s Last Claim To Superpowerhood (Indian Express, Anne Applebaum, Jan 06, 2006)
Most Russians celebrate the new year with a few firecrackers, a glass of sweet champagne, perhaps vodka and pickled herring to keep the party going. This year the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, celebrated by switching off the flow of natural gas to Uk
- Militancy Adds To Political Uncertainty (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Jan 06, 2006)
The upsurge in Islamic militancy in Bangladesh is set to cast a shadow over the next general election, expected in a year.
- Latin America’S Two Left Wings (Indian Express, JORGE CASTANEDA, Jan 06, 2006)
Don’t confuse those leaders who spring from a communist or socialist past with those who trace their roots to old-fashioned populism, says JORGE CASTANEDA
- In Sri Lanka: Seeding The Clouds Of War (Hindu, R. Hariharan, Jan 06, 2006)
The LTTE is using the same tactics to set the stage for an offensive against the Sri Lankan Army that it employed against the IPKF.
- Efficiency Has Become The Hallmark Of Our Governance: Ghulam Nabi Azad (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Jan 05, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief MinisterGhulam Nabi Azadcompleted two months in office on January 2 after taking over from Mufti Mohammed Sayeed. In an interview, Mr. Azad spells out his agenda for the next two years — focus on development, and giving a clean,...
- Kashmiris Not Ready To Accept Loc As Border: Mirwaiz (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
The visiting All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) delegation led by its chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday evening went into a mutual consultations session with the Azad Kashmir leaders here on their 2-day visit to quake ravaged areas.
- Another Corrupt Indian Politician Caught On Camera Red Handed (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
A senior Bihar minister in the Nitish Kumar government, which came to power on the anti-corruption plank, is in the eye of a storm,
- Maoists Announce End To Unilateral Ceasefire (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Jan 04, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels today announced they have ended the unilateral ceasefire and vowed to "go on the offensive" against the Royal Army, dousing the hopes of peace despite pleas from political parties and the international community.
- Sharing Secret Shames (Telegraph, GITHA HARIHARAN, Jan 04, 2006)
My introduction to Orhan Pamuk’s work came through his ambitious novel Snow.
- Sri Lanka Rebels Say Lose Senior Cadre To Army Attack (Reuters, Peter Apps, Jan 04, 2006)
Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers accused the army of infiltrating their areas and killing a senior rebel on Tuesday in what they said was the most serious attack since a 2002 truce, and warned time was running out to avert war.
- Baluchistan On The Boil (Tribune, Gen V.P. Malik (retd), Jan 04, 2006)
Pakistan’s largest province, Baluchistan, is again on the boil. Two rocket firing incidents took place in early December, 2005.
- Bihar: Five Naxalites Arrested (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
Five hardcore CPI (Maoist) activists, suspected to have been involved in the gunning down of former MP and Lok Janashakti leader Rajesh Kumar, were arrested from a village in Bihar's Gaya district today.
- Should India Demand Farm Subsidy Cuts By Developed Nations? (Business Line, G. Chandrashekhar, Jan 04, 2006)
In none of the four major world commodities would India stand to benefit substantially even if developed economies eliminated subsidies. Subsidy-induced low prices would be in our consumers' interest. But more important is to make Indian agriculture . . .
- Kashmir Proposals In ‘Embryonic Stage’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
The separatist leader, who is here to visit the quake-battered Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to express solidarity with the survivors, said: “Kashmir is no longer a political dispute.”
- A Glimmer Of Hope In The Distance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 04, 2006)
Every hour of the day, the sun sets in some part of the world. But at the very same time, it rises somewhere else.
- Un ‘Deeply Concerned’ At End Of Ceasefire In Nepal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
Series of explosions rock country hours after ceasefire ended
- Ngos Appeal For Peace In Balochistan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
The government should stop its military operation in Balochistan, said the National Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP), a human rights body of the Catholic Church in Pakistan, and Labour Party Pakistan in separate statements on Tuesday.
- U.S. Cedes Duties In Rebuilding Afghanistan (Washington Post, Griff Witte, Jan 03, 2006)
Four years into a mammoth reconstruction effort here that has been largely led, funded and secured by Americans, the United States is showing a growing willingness to cede those jobs to others.
- Pakistan Tells India To Back Off (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Pakistan bluntly told India on Monday to back off, following New Delhi’s comments on escalating violence in Balochistan, warning that such statements were unhelpful and would not improve bilateral relations.
- Bush’S Year Of Follies (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 03, 2006)
The best thing about 2005 is surely the fact that it has reduced one year from the term of President George Bush. The wisdom of limits has sometimes been questioned, particularly when a sensible president like Bill Clinton comes along.
- Right To Information Act Yet To Catch Public Imagination (Hindu, A.V. Ragunathan, Jan 03, 2006)
Poor awareness about legislation blamed
Those seeking information should apply in a prescribed form available at head post offices for Rs. 10
HPOs will forward applications to the departments by registered post with acknowledgement due
- Now, Stem-Cell Lines In New Medium (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Scientists at a laboratory affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a stem-cell culture medium free of animal cells and used it to derive two new human embryonic stem-cell lines.
- Modern Notions Of Culture And Self (Hindu, Partho Datta, Jan 03, 2006)
A peep into what is happening in India today in culture and what concerns move its most articulate citizens
- Bangladeshi National Detained, Local Let Network Worries Cops (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 03, 2006)
The Bangalore Police, based on information provided by their counterparts in Andhra Pradesh, have detained a Bangladeshi national, who they suspect could be involved in the December 28 terror attack.
- King Unbending, Nepal Maoists End Ceasefire (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Jan 03, 2006)
A four-month spell of peace in Nepal came to an end today as the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoists (CPN-M) announced it would not extend the ceasefire that began in September, and vowed to resume its activities against the Royal Nepal Army (RNA).
- Fo Asks India Not To Vitiate Atmosphere (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Pakistan on Monday asked India not to vitiate atmosphere for the ongoing peace process between the two countries by issuing statements on Islamabad’s internal affairs.
- Hopes Rise After Stem Cell Breakthrough (Hindu, Alok Jha, Jan 03, 2006)
All of the concerns about contaminating proteins in existing stem cell lines can essentially be removed using this medium
- A Conversation With Orhan Pamuk (Hindu, DILEEP PADGAONKAR, Jan 03, 2006)
The writer's eclectic approach allows him to be critically engaged in Turkey's perennial dilemma — how to live in a westernised fashion in a country that is essentially non-western.
- Maoists Announce End To Unilateral Ceasefire (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Jan 03, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels today announced they have ended the unilateral ceasefire and vowed to "go on the offensive" against the Royal Army, dousing the hopes of peace despite pleas from political parties and the international community.
- Nepal Says Farewell To Peace (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jan 03, 2006)
After an uneasy four-month truce, Nepal's Maoist guerrillas Monday ended their unilateral ceasefire and declared a fresh war against King Gyanendra and the Royal Nepalese Army.
- Withdrawal Symptoms (Tribune, K. Rajbir Deswal, Jan 03, 2006)
Yes, consciously or otherwise, one does feel the withdrawal symptoms in the New Year. These may be of different kinds with different people. Yet, a feeling of correcting some wrong, of which one is habitual for the past some time, takes the better of him,
- 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.
- 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,
- Sir, Are You Listening? (Hindustan Times, Karan Thapar, Jan 02, 2006)
The phone rang horribly late at night but, for reasons I cannot fathom, I responded in an attentive mood. Normally the hour and tone of the conversation would undoubtedly have put me off.
- 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.
- Hurriyat Says It Will Discuss Kashmir With Musharraf (Press Trust of India, 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.
- 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
- 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.
- Unrest In Baluchistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 02, 2006)
Musharraf should tackle its problems
What is happening in Baluchistan is much more than what was experienced by the Shias in Gilgit and Baltistan recently, forcing India to lodge its protest against the large-scale human rights violations there.
- New Path For Bihar (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 02, 2006)
Darling of the World Bank Chandra Babu Naidu paid for his love by losing power. Nitish Kumar appears to be moving in the same self-destruct mode. A World Bank team has already visited Bihar.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sins Of The Clergy (Tribune, Pushpa M. Bhargava, Jan 02, 2006)
IT is a cliché that man has today all the means to destroy all of his species through weapons of mass destruction possessed by many countries led by the US. There is no country that can be trusted not to use them; in fact, the larger the stock . . .
- Hurriyat To Discuss Kashmir With Musharraf (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
Ahead of its Pakistan visit from Monday, separatist outfit Hurriyat Conference on Sunday said it would discuss the Kashmir issue with President Pervez Musharraf and other Pakistan leaders.
- Joint Statement Biased, Says Vaiko (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2006)
He said the MDMK, which supports the UPA Government from outside, had its own views on issues like Lanka, just as Left parties had their own perceptions on fuel price hike, etc. That did not mean there were cracks in the UPA. “The UPA is intact”.
- Mi6 Agents Were Present: Officials (Hindu, Peter Beaumount, Jan 02, 2006)
British officials have admitted MI6 (British intelligence) officers were present during the allegedly brutal interrogation of 28 Pakistanis in Greece, despite apparent denials by Foreign Secretary Jack Straw.
- 2005 — Not A Good Year For Human Rights (Daily Times, Mohammad Kamran, Jan 02, 2006)
Gross violations of human rights were recorded in the year 2005 and a record number of 706 people committed suicide due to adverse circumstances, while 209 women were killed in the name of ‘honour,’ out of a total of 393 women killed in the past year.
- Terror Of 'War Against Terror' (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 01, 2006)
Is there room within this rapid "securitisation" of life for individual freedoms and civic concerns to assert themselves?
- Judicial Activism & Restraint (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Ever since assumption of the office of Pakistan’s Chief Justice, Mr Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry has displayed an element of judicial activism through suo motu notice of various crimes and violation of country’s laws. Cases of new Murree city, . . .
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