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Articles 5521 through 5620 of 8510:
- Murder In Patiala (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 17, 2005)
The murder of an Additional District and Sessions Judge at Patiala on Thursday night has come as a rude reminder to the deteriorating law and order situation in Punjab.
- Strong Sunni Turnout As Iraq Votes For Statute (Deccan Herald, Dexter Filkins and John F. Burns, Oct 17, 2005)
The voting results are unlikely to come in untill the middle of the week, election officials said.
- Six Years Of Musharraf's Rule (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Oct 17, 2005)
The October 8 killer earthquake in parts of Pakistan and Kashmir under its control could not have come at a more inopportune time for General Pervez Musharraf than the eve of the sixth anniversary of his Military coup.
- Last Mile Problems With The Nagas (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Oct 17, 2005)
After eight years of cease-fire, the Naga peace process has finally started making some progress.
- The Alliance Still Holds Its Ground (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Oct 17, 2005)
The most remarkable thing about the six component parties of the MMA is that in spite of the usual rumblings and bickering, they have still managed to stick together — even though there were occasions when it looked as if the adhesive was beginning . . .
- An Effective Legal Remedy To Check Domestic Violence (Tribune, Mandeep Tiwana, Oct 16, 2005)
The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Bill, passed by Parliament recently, represents a watershed for women’s rights.
- Agriculture And Intercultural Dialogue (Daily Excelsior, Prof. B. L. Kaul, Oct 16, 2005)
The food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945.
- Opening A Pandora’S Box Of Legal Repercussions (Deccan Herald, PRAMILA NESARGI, Oct 16, 2005)
The Delhi High Court in its recent judgment went on to hold that marriage with a 15-year-old is valid raising a pandora’s box of legal repercussions. This article proposes to examine the legal implications of such a marriage under the Indian law.
- It's Subversive War In Sri Lanka: Envoy (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Oct 16, 2005)
Norwegian Special Envoy and former Head of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) Trond Furuhovde on Friday said the role of the ceasefire monitors has to be better "defined."
- Nhrc Submits Report On Quake Relief Measures (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2005)
"Central and State Governments have provided immediate relief"
- Israeli-Turkish Relations (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Oct 16, 2005)
Turkey recognized Israel in 1949. It may be recalled that Ismet Inonu was the president of Turkey at this time.
- Pinter To Continue Anti-War Campaign (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 15, 2005)
Acceptance speech to deal with the "state of the world'' in the light of Iraq and Afghanistan
- Tigers Put Human Rights Deal On Hold: Lankan Govt (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
Tamil Tiger rebels have told an international human rights expert that they want to defer a deal on a human rights declaration pending talks on saving their truce, the government said today.
- Ensure Stf Men Get No Awards, Nhrc Told (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
It was alleged that policemen were now harassing the people who had testified against them before the Sadashiva inquiry panel.
- Pinter: A Surprise Winner Of Nobel (Tribune, John Walsh, Oct 15, 2005)
Harold Pinter, 75, the most distinguished living British playwright and a walking embodiment of the combative political conscience, has been awarded the highest honour available to any writer in the world.
- Condoleezza Rice’S ‘Mission’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 15, 2005)
Central Asia is now the focus of America’s drive to “spread democracy” the world over.
- Tales Of Horror From The Belly Of The Beast (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2005)
Anti-Veerappan operations were not merely of bravery of uniformed personnel and the exploits of the bandit. The seamier side was laid bare by poor villagers.
- A Baseless Bias (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 15, 2005)
It is estimated that there are 150,000 NGOs operating — some on paper only — in Pakistan.
- Where Are They At This Hour Of Need? (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Oct 15, 2005)
Not too long ago we used to see money boxes placed at shops and on street corners for collection of funds to facilitate ‘jihad’ against the ‘infidels’ who were oppressing Muslims in Palestine, Chechnya, occupied Kashmir and in the Taliban’s Afghanistan.
- Mere Rhetoric Will Not Do (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Oct 15, 2005)
Despite the positive role on which the recent talks between the foreign ministers of Pakistan and India ended, and notwithstanding the claim that the second round of the composite dialogue was more successful than the first one, the fact remains . . .
- Shahabuddin Plays Hide And Seek With Police (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2005)
Controversial MP Mohammed Shahabuddin has had senior police officials in a tizzy following his revelation that he had been living on the outskirts Delhi for a month while policemen were looking for him across the country.
- Power Play In Central Asia (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Oct 14, 2005)
The central Asian states that emerged independent after the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1991 have since remained in a state of ferment and turmoil.
- Let Leaders Unite And Solve The Dispute Together - I (Greater Kashmir, NISAR A PATIGAROO, Oct 14, 2005)
We need to rise above our petty political interests and find out a solution that lasts, comments
NISAR A PATIGAROO
- Let Leaders Unite And Solve The Dispute Together - I (Greater Kashmir, NISAR A PATIGAROO, Oct 14, 2005)
We need to rise above our petty political interests and find out a solution that lasts, comments
NISAR A PATIGAROO
- Women And Indian Media (Daily Excelsior, Sweta Patwardhan, Oct 14, 2005)
Significant changes have taken place in the Indian media in the last decade, and more than a few relate to women.
- Quake Deepens Fissures In Kashmir Despite Army Help (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Oct 14, 2005)
After pulling his three daughters out of the rubble of his house and burying them, Mohammad Sadiq sat down in his village in Indian Kashmir and waited for help to come.
- Where Is The Indian Public Intellectual? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Oct 14, 2005)
The writer William Dalrymple created a stir with his claim two months ago that “since 1997 there has been no new galaxy of (literary) stars emerging to match the stature of those of the 1980s and ‘90s”.
- Test For East And West (Telegraph, Salman Rushdie, Oct 13, 2005)
The work room of the writer Orhan Pamuk looks out over the Bosphorus, that fabled strip of water which, depending on how you see these things, separates or unites — or, perhaps, separates and unites — the worlds of Europe and Asia.
- Bridging The Turkey-Eu Divide (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Oct 13, 2005)
THE accession talks for Turkish membership to the EU that began last Monday have a significance that goes far beyond the borders of Europe.
- On A Radical Scale (Hindu, PRASHANTH G.N., Oct 13, 2005)
Music needn't be confined to the ivory tower, removed from the larger reality of the day, says musician Shubha Mudgal, who has jumped many barricades of tradition, in a chat with PRASHANTH G.N.
- Test For East And West (Telegraph, Salman Rushdie, Oct 12, 2005)
The work room of the writer Orhan Pamuk looks out over the Bosphorus, that fabled strip of water which, depending on how you see these things, separates or unites — or, perhaps, separates and unites — the worlds of Europe and Asia.
- Anti-Majoritarian, Pro-Globalisation (Frontline, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 12, 2005)
IN 2001, Madhu Purnima Kishwar, an activist and academic, published in Manushi, a periodical from New Delhi, two articles, one dealing with the working conditions of rickshaw-pullers in the capital and the other about street vendors whom she had made a fi
- The Naxalite Challenge (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Oct 12, 2005)
Left extremists have regrouped under the one-year-old Communist Party of India (Maoist) and expanded their area of operation. The state is planning a crackdown, but success may not come easily.
- 'No American Can Treat India Like A Pet' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2005)
K Subrahmanyam is India's leading strategic thinker and the most vocal supporter of the country's weapons programme. The man who wanted India to make bombs is now, surprisingly, ready to cap its weapons programme. He says his change of heart comes . . .
- Behind The Façade (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Oct 11, 2005)
Lee makes no attempt to disavow that his book is written from a pacifist perspective. His work is effective enough to validate the value of that perspective
- Saving The Dying From Suffering (Deccan Herald, Jackie Ashley , Oct 11, 2005)
The Lords debate on assisted dying gives Britons a long-overdue opportunity to end unnecessary suffering
- Beasts In Khaki (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 11, 2005)
The Punjab Police’s record of human rights violations is second to none. Its gallant personnel have done everything from killing to maiming to tattooing “Jebkatri” on the forehead of women pickpockets.
- Globalisation Can Bust The Boom (Hindu, Heather Stewart, Oct 10, 2005)
ROGER BOOTLE, one of Britain's best-known economists, is perched on a satin sofa in the lavishly furnished Drapers' Hall, in the City of London — the British capital's financial district — in an expansive mood.
- Taking Care Of Elderly (Daily Excelsior, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Oct 10, 2005)
The Union Government is planning to enact a law for the elderly which provides that transfer of property done by them will be rendered void if the transferee does not take care of them.
- Journey To Jails (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2005)
It is less than a year that Gopalkrishna Gandhi has taken over as Governor but during this time he has done remarkably well in interacting with sections of society having unique problems.
- Imagine If John Lennon Was 65! (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 10, 2005)
What would John Lennon be doing now, if he were still with us today? Celebrating his 65th birthday, that’s the easy answer. Whatever his circumstances, we would like to think he’d give a party similar to the one in 1967 for Magical Mystery Tour when all t
- No ‘Moral Policing’; ‘Amoral Policing’ Instead? (Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Oct 10, 2005)
A cine actress publicly justified pre-marital sex. No educated man would expect to marry a virgin, she asserted. Many, mainly women, protested, spontaneously.
- Police As Mission (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 10, 2005)
It is not the first time that responsible people in authority have talked about the need for the police force to behave like a true friend of the citizens at large.
- Dekha Is Bemari-E-Dil Nay...- Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 09, 2005)
This tireless muscular pump which we call heart is an enigma of nature, Dr. Sajjad Reshi comments on heart and heart related diseases
Grill, steam or oven bake, rather than frying food all the time.
- Peaks And Valleys (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Oct 09, 2005)
The Economy continues to do well and we have top Economic experts giving opinions on the future trends and in particular on the Stock markets and with the benefit of hindsight most experts will be 'right' and 'wrong' as it is impossible to predict. . . .
- Turkey And Eu: Rough Road Ahead (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Oct 09, 2005)
The opening on October 3 of Turkey’s negotiations to join the European Union was supposed to be a solemn affair, a ceremony marked by dignified speeches and toasts to the beginning of a new era in relations between Ankara and the 25-nation bloc.
- Condoleezza Logic (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Oct 09, 2005)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s request ( some may like to term it as a suggestion, demand or command) that India should withdraw troops from Jammu and Kashmir to please Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s mullah constituency at home ....
- Doomed Democracy (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Oct 09, 2005)
The real purpose of Laisenia Qarase’s visit is to soothe India’s ruffled feelings about the patently anti-Indian administration he has been running for the last five years
- Paheli Gives Amol A Good Break (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Oct 09, 2005)
No Indian movie has ever won an Oscar. Four years back Lagaan was among the five nominees in the foreign films category but lost out to No man’s land.
- Rising Intolerance (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Oct 09, 2005)
The rise of intolerance is alarming. Some years back, Zairus Banaji, because of his critical remarks about Narender Modi, was pushed out of the auditorium in Ahmedabad by Modi loyalists.
- End The Abuse (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 09, 2005)
The Senate has taken a major step toward stopping the most damaging and shameful American conduct during the war on terrorism. An amendment to the defence appropriations bill offered by Sen.
- Enter The Dragon (Deccan Herald, Cheryl D Couto, Oct 09, 2005)
The Inheritance series, of which the Eldest is the second part, is full of fantastic cliche but makes a good read nevertheless.
Eldest; Christopher Paolini, Knopf, 2005, pp 704, Rs 695.
- India’S ‘Apartheid’ Under Us Gaze (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Oct 08, 2005)
An unprecedented Congressional hearing on the caste system in India gets wide publicity on the Christian news networks.
- Truth Is Just Another Story (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Oct 08, 2005)
It’s a good thing the moral police, in Chennai, Benaras or wherever, do not seem too hot on chat shows.
- Maoist Tentacles (Statesman, JR MUKHERJEE, Oct 08, 2005)
The Maoist movement is very strong in Telengana in Andhra Pradesh; Bastar and other districts of Chattisgarh; the Gadchiroli and Chandrapur districts of Maharashtra;
- Protecting The Real Culprits (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 08, 2005)
America's sliding reputation as the upholder of democracy and human rights across the world took . . .
- Poor Outcome Of Un Summit (Dawn, Sartaj Aziz, Oct 08, 2005)
The year 2005 was expected to be a landmark year for shaping the global economic and security system.
- Foreign Funding For Political Parties (Dawn, Sartaj Aziz, Oct 08, 2005)
The year 2005 was expected to be a landmark year for shaping the global economic and security system.
- A Happy Lot (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Oct 08, 2005)
We have reasons to rejoice. An international survey has found that Indians are the fourth happiest population in the world. Our happiness quotient is far higher than that of First World countries like England and Canada. Only Australia, the US and Egypt a
- Breaking The Logjam In Nepal (Tribune, Suhas Chakma, Oct 08, 2005)
Although King Gyanendra’s cancellation of the visit to the UN General Assembly came as a morale booster to the democratic forces and the human rights defenders, the political stalemate is far from resolved.
- Indian, Pak Women Deserve Equality (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 08, 2005)
In recent days at least two cases of rape of Muslim women — one in Pakistan and the other in India — rocked the subcontinent.
- Dowry Harassment Of A Different Kind (Daily Excelsior, Jagjit Singh and Tameem Hashmi, Oct 08, 2005)
The recent study by USAID and Centre for Social Research (CSR) on the misuse of anti-dowry laws by estranged wives has come as a breather for many harassed husbands.
- Fasting To Ward Off Evil (Dawn, Sirajuddin Aziz, Oct 07, 2005)
The literal meaning of Saum (fasting) is to be at rest and it implies abstinence. The word Ramazan is derived from the word “Ramz” which means “to burn” and here it applies to the burning of selfish desires.
- No Compromise With Terror, Says Manmohan Singh (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Oct 07, 2005)
Emphasis on a humane police force
Police mission to give a sense of purpose to be set up "Police should enjoy the respect and the trust of the common citizens" "No group or organisation can be allowed to take the law of the land in their own hands . . .
- Israeli Supreme Court Bans Human Shields (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2005)
Israel's Supreme Court on Thursday banned the military's practice of using Palestinian civilians as ``human shields'' in arrest raids, saying it violates international law.
- Torturing The Detainees (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 07, 2005)
The conviction of Pvt. Lynndie R. England for abusing Iraqi inmates was a foregone conclusion. What remains an open question, unfortunately, is the extent of the damage done to America’s image abroad by the continued allegations of cruelty and mistreatmen
- Breaking America's Grip On The Net (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2005)
You would expect an announcement that would forever change the face of the Internet to be a grand affair — a big stage, spotlights, media scrums, and a charismatic frontman working the crowd.
- Giving A Voice To Women (Daily Excelsior, Meenakshi Sundaram, Oct 07, 2005)
It was not just an off-the-cuff remark when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described the just-concluded monsoon session of Parliament as "historic"
- Any Difference? (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2005)
One is quite surprised by the statement of Hizbul Mujahideen spokesman Salim Hashmi criticising the Army for playing up the positions of "martyred" leaders of the militant organisation.
- End Alienation (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 07, 2005)
The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) of 1958 is an anachronism in 21st century. Its continued enforcement in Assam, Manipur and Nagaland flies in the face of the Centre’s intentions to give the people of the North-East political, cultural and ...
- In Need Of A Better System (Greater Kashmir, DR. RAM CHANDER SHARMA, Oct 07, 2005)
Some hard steps are to be taken to bring a derailed system back on rails in Jammu and Kashmir, suggests
DR. RAM CHANDER SHARMA
- Younger Brides (Business Line, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 07, 2005)
The legal definition of ‘consent’ is not the same as its semantic significance. That is assumed the moment an ‘age of consent’ is fixed.
- Goddess And Woman (Business Line, Malvika Singh, Oct 07, 2005)
India will celebrate Goddess Durga this week, a deity who epitomizes all the attributes of the female gender, the repository of the many strengths, the special qualities and values that make this civilization extraordinary.
- 'India Not Serious On Kashmir Dialogue’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2005)
Kashmiris should be included in the dialogue process, the chairman moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference said.
- Norway Bid To Salvage Shaky Lanka Truce (Deccan Herald, P KARUNAKHARAN , Oct 07, 2005)
Amnesty International’s ex-chief Ian Martin is to hold talks with the Lanka government and Opposition leaders and LTTE representatives next week.
- India's Vote On Iran At Iaea — National Interest Versus Foreign Policy (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Oct 06, 2005)
An important factor underlying the position that New Delhi took on Iran at the IAEA was its desire to see international nuclear sanctions that India has endured for nearly three decades end as soon as possible.
- Eu Elites Cannot Ignore Peoples' Views (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Oct 06, 2005)
Opening the door to Turkey was right, but EU expansion is bound to fail if the dreamers ignore the majority.
- Iran’S Violation Of Npt (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Oct 06, 2005)
MR P.V. Narasimha Rao and Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee displayed statesmanship, transcending political differences, to defeat a Pakistani move to get India condemned for alleged human rights violations in J&K at the United Nations Human Rights Commission . . .
- Turkey’S Elusive Goal (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Oct 06, 2005)
October 3, 2005 will occupy a significant place in the political calendar of Turkey. The formal negotiations to discuss Turkey’s entry into European Union commenced on this day, though not entirely on an auspicious note.
- Human Rights & Development (Dawn, Syed Mohibullah Shah, Oct 06, 2005)
Can human resources be developed in societies that do not respect human rights?
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