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Articles 6321 through 6420 of 19042:
- Palestinian Workers Storm Parliament (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
West Bank - Dozens of Palestinian civil servants stormed parliament Wednesday to demand long-overdue salaries, pelting Hamas lawmakers with water bottles and forcing the parliament speaker to flee the building.
- Biggest Coalition Operation Against Taliban Begins (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Coalition and Afghan forces killed 40 suspected militants Wednesday in fighting in eastern mountains, while in southern Afghanistan, more than 11,000 troops prepared for their biggest offensive since the fall of the Taliban five years ago.
- Indonesia Frees Cleric Linked To Bali Bombing (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, the alleged leader of Al-Qaeda linked group Jemaah Islamiyah, has been freed after serving nearly 26 months in prison over the 2002 Bali bombings.
- President Calls For Strong Un System (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Wednesday called for a strong UN system, resolution of existing conflicts like Palestine and Kashmir and sustained efforts against terrorism and extremism to ensure a peaceful and prosperous world.
- Bush’S Visit To Iraq (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 15, 2006)
President Bush delivered an important demonstration of American support for Iraq’s new democratic government in his visit to Baghdad on Tuesday.
- Finding Compromise In Iran (Boston Globe, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
IRAN IS considering the package of incentives the major powers presented in an effort to resolve the crisis over Iran's nuclear program. The US willingness to talk -- under certain conditions -- is an overdue step in the right direction.
- Fatah Men On Rampage In West Bank (Deccan Herald, STEVEN ERLANGER, Jun 14, 2006)
Hundreds of Palestinian security personnel loyal to the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, went on a rampage on Monday night in the West Bank town of Ramallah, attacking the parliament and cabinet buildings controlled by his rivals in the . . .
- Three Cheers (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 14, 2006)
Whatever the outcome of the second cricket Test between India and the West Indies the former can already say three cheers --- one each for Virender Sehwag, Rahul Dravid and Mohammad Kaif.
- Sc Rejects Babloo’S Relief Plea (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The efforts of Babloo Srivastava, one time point man of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, to come out of the jail and claim compensation from government for cases falling flat against him, failed today as the Supreme Court dismissed his plea.
- Pilgrims’ Progress (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 14, 2006)
Terrorists, who have no respect for anybody’s religious sentiments, tried to disrupt the annual Amarnath and Vaishnodevi yatra on Monday as they did earlier too.
- Voices From Doda (Times of India, YOGINDER SIKAND, Jun 14, 2006)
Early last month, unidentified gunmen shot dead 22 Hindus in Kulhand, a remote mountain village in Doda in Jammu and Kashmir. Local opinion is divided on precisely who was behind the massacre. Many Muslims claim that it was the handiwork of the 'agencies'
- Zarqawi Successor Named (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Al-Qaida in Iraq has named a little-known militant to succeed its slain leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, according to an Internet statement on Monday.
- A Surface Encounter (OutLook, Swapan Dasgupta, Jun 14, 2006)
There is a view, forcefully articulated by a shrinking band of ex-colonials in London’s gentleman’s clubs, that Calcutta was created and lovingly nurtured by the . . .
- Lahore's Only Krishna Temple Demolished (Pioneer, PTI, Jun 14, 2006)
The only Hindu temple in Lahore has been demolished to pave the way for the construction of a multi-storied commercial building.
- `Rail Roko, Chakka Jam' Mark U.P. Bandh Against Price Hike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Government claims protest symbolic; rail passengers inconvenienced
- More Is Good (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 14, 2006)
In Quetta on Sunday, Saleem Saifullah Khan provided both an answer to many of the problems the provinces in Pakistan are faced with and a reason why this seemingly right answer cannot be applied.
- Pml-N For Polls Under Neutral Govt (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The Central Working Committee (CWC) of the PML-N here on Tuesday resolved to speed up its struggle for the establishment of a neutral caretaker government in the country to conduct credible elections through an independent and effective Election . . .
- Population Welfare To Be Included In Syllabus (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The Sindh government has decided to introduce population welfare as a subject in the syllabus of secondary and higher secondary education, says Sindh Population Welfare Department Secretary Mohammad Mohsin Qureshi.
- Musharraf Blamed For Balochistan Situation (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
MMA leader Liaquat Baloch on Tuesday held Gen Pervez Musharraf responsible for deteriorating the Balochistan situation and recent deaths in the troubled province.
- Pressure To Shut Down Guantanamo (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 14, 2006)
Relatives of two of the three Saudi detainees who died at Guantanamo Bay have said the men could not have committed suicide as the US military claims because they are strict Muslims.
- Galvanising Judicial System (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 14, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the government is working to improve judicial system for ensuring speedy and fair justice to the people within the minimum possible time. Addressing the office bearers of Bar Associations from all over the . . .
- Death Of A Bigoted Militant (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Jun 14, 2006)
Two months ago, The Washington Post, citing “internal military documents and officers familiar with the programme”, reported:
- 'Endorse, Reinforce N-Deal' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Michael A Levi is the lead author of US-India Nuclear Cooperation: A Strategy Moving Forward, a Council On Foreign Relations report, which could define the fate of the India-US nuclear deal now being debated in the US Congress.
- 'Dalits Have Not Benefited From Quotas' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Professor P Radhakrishnan of the Madras Institute of Development Studies is a well-known social scientist. Some of the key areas of his research include affirmative action; agrarian problems; backward classes and reservations; backward class . . .
- Does The Mha Need To Change Tack? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 14, 2006)
The upsurge in left-wing violence in a number of states currently poses the most serious threat to India’s internal security.
- Kulgam Massacre (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 14, 2006)
It is a cause of acute discomfort that nine Nepalese and Bihari labourers have been shot in cold blood in Kulgam in the south of the Valley.
- World Cup Unity In West Bank (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 14, 2006)
It is about the only issue Israelis and Palestinians can agree upon. The TV subscription rates to watch the football World Cup are too high.
- Of Gandhian Ideals (Deccan Herald, A J Thomas, Jun 14, 2006)
...and human relationships that have not really changed much in their essence.
- A Surface Encounter (OutLook, Swapan Dasgupta, Jun 14, 2006)
There is a view, forcefully articulated by a shrinking band of ex-colonials in London’s gentleman’s clubs, that Calcutta was created and lovingly nurtured by the . . .
- Giving It Back (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 14, 2006)
New Delhi has finally chosen to prick the rather thin bubble of justification that Pakistan has constructed for itself in the parts of Jammu and Kashmir that it controls.
- Joining The War (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jun 14, 2006)
Canada has joined the counter-terrorism club. Should India, which has paid dearly in the fight against terrorism for at least two decades, say “Welcome!”?
- A Crown Full Of Feathers! (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The journal of Babur provides an insight into the life of an emperor and doubles as a record of history from the hand that made it!
- Taxman Cites The Law On Bachchan (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The income-tax department today refused to confirm or deny if any fresh notices had been sent to Amitabh Bachchan and his family members, but said an “aggrieved” party could always approach the courts of law.
- Hindu Temple In Lahore Demolished (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The only Hindu temple in Lahore has been demolished to pave the way for the construction of a multi-storied commercial building.
- Suicides At Guantanamo (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 14, 2006)
Far from being a “good public relations move” for the “jihadi cause”, as one US State Department official dubbed it, suicide by three prisoners at the US detention centre in Guantanamo speaks of the level of despair felt by the inmates.
- Azad Kashmir: Longing For Normality (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Most visitors to the earthquake-devastated areas in Azad Kashmir come away with a distinct impression that while the victims are showing great courage and resilience in rebuilding their shattered lives and broken houses brick by . . .
- Safety Commission (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 14, 2006)
The establishment of the National Public Safety Commission mandated by the Police Order of 2002 is a belated but positive development as far as monitoring the performance of various law-enforcement agencies is concerned.
- Plenty Of Enemies To Go (Deccan Herald, Thomas L Friedman, Jun 14, 2006)
Al-Zarqawi reminds us that open societies are threatened by his kind of ruthless jihadists
- For Beijing, Terrorist And Victim Are Same (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 13, 2006)
China holds the key to containing Islamist terror in Asia, but its backing of Pakistan to countervail India does not augur well, says Cecil Victor.
- Lessons For The League (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Jun 13, 2006)
Iuml's defeat in the Kerala Assembly election reflects its alienation from the poor masses who form its social base ---- Mr E Ahamad, the Minister of State for External Affairs, remains in office not because he has no reason to resign.
- Plaza Blown Up, 24 Tribesmen Held In Bara (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Authorities in Bara on Monday dynamited a multi-storey plaza and arrested at least 24 Zakhakhel tribesmen during an operation against activists of Lashkar-i-Islam.
- Gwadar’S Rich Potential (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 13, 2006)
The government’s plan to set up an export processing zone in Gwadar with a 15-year tax holiday as an incentive for potential investors is a step in the right direction.
- Imam's Call To Party (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 13, 2006)
Bukhari dreams of Muslim votes----Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari of Delhi's Jama Masjid is being truthful when he says that 'secular' parties have treated India's Muslims as nothing more than a vote-bank to be tapped at the time of elections through . . .
- Bjp's Yayati Syndrome (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Jun 13, 2006)
Some time after the arrest of the Kanchi Acharyas, the BJP think-tank hosted a talk where an ideologue defended the greatest civilisational insult Hindu India has suffered since the assassination of Guru Tegh Bahadur by a rabid Islamist ruler.
- The Wrong Aroma (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 13, 2006)
The commerce ministry’s move to notify “Super Basmati” (developed originally in Pakistan) as an approved Indian variety of Basmati for export may have gone down well with exporters, who sense a new trade opportunity, but it is fraught with certain . . .
- Incumbent Assembly To Elect President, Says (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
PML Secretary-General Mushahid Hussain Sayed has said that the incumbent assembly would elect the president and the election would be held according to the schedule.
- North Korea Flexes Missile Muscle To Grab Us (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
North Korea’s preparations for possible long-range missile tests, its first in nearly a decade, may be an attempt to grab the attention of a US government distracted by its nuclear row with Iran, experts said Monday.
- British Police Hit On 'Bungled' Terror Raid (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Jun 13, 2006)
Muslim groups protest 'rising Islamophobia' as government admits to erosion of community trust.
- Case For Provincial Autonomy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 13, 2006)
The federal minister for inter-provincial coordination struck the right note when he called for maximum autonomy to enable the provinces to run their own affairs.
- Tv Channels And The Hudood Debate (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 13, 2006)
The current debate about the abolition of Hudood laws is throwing up an interesting array of opinion.
- On Very Shifty Ground (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 13, 2006)
Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Meira Kumar must know that her ‘wish’ to hike reservations for Scheduled Castes from 15 per cent to 16.23 per cent calls for a constitutional amendment.
- Banks Gypping Us, Cry Bhopal Victims (Tribune, RASHEED KIDWAI, Jun 13, 2006)
The survivors of the world’s worst industrial disaster are now accusing banks of tricking them out of part of their compensation money.
- A Tunnel Without An End (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 13, 2006)
The 460-plus men in Guantánamo Bay have been held for longer than four years. Only 10 have been charged with a crime. Not one has had a trial. The men are not allowed to visit or speak with family or friends.
- Sc Asks For Pro-Quota Protest Status Report (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court today ordered the Centre to ensure that no strike — ‘‘for or against’’ the proposed 27 per cent reservation policy for OBCs in educational institutions — took place and asked it to submit a status report . . .
- Long On Promises, Short On Delivery: The Budget For 2006-07 (Dawn, Shahid Kardar, Jun 13, 2006)
The manner in which the budget speech in the National Assembly was delivered the other day, one was left wondering if it was connected with the budget for the year 2006-07 or an act of mocking at the performance of previous civilian governments with . . .
- Shaukat’S Concern For Peoples’ Welfare (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 13, 2006)
After a surprise visit to a Utility Store in Islamabad the other day, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz ventured to have a personal feel of the prices of essential commodities at an Itwar Bazaar on Sunday in the wake of various budgetary measures . . .
- Adulterer’S Death By Stoning (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 13, 2006)
A UAE court sentenced an adulterer to death by stoning while his female partner was awarded one year jail sentence and 100 lashes.
- Syncretic Tradition (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 13, 2006)
Contentment leads to perennial joy and bliss.
Swami Paramanand
God does not want meditations and austerities
Through love alone canst though reach the Abode of Bliss.
- Rs 1000 Crore Private Investments For Kerala Tourism (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Jun 13, 2006)
The Left government in Kerala has announced it is all set to draw private investment worth Rs 1,000 crore into its tourism sector within this year itself.
- The Khan Investigation (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, Jun 13, 2006)
Pakistan’s claim that it has completed investigation into the underground nuclear network of A.Q. Khan, the so-called father of its nuclear bomb, came just when the US had started to mount fresh pressure on Islamabad for direct access to the . . .
- Short Stories (Hindu, Prema Nandakumar , Jun 13, 2006)
The word, so holy, is an apt title for this collection of stories from the physically and socially battered womanhood from Sri Lanka.
- In Brief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Militants kill 8 in Kashmir
Eight non-Kashmiri labourers were massacred in Baroo village in Kulgam tehsil of south Kashmir on Monday. Five others were injured in the incident, reports DHNS from Srinagar.
- Kashmir’S Sikhs On Shaky Ground (Statesman, Kavita Suri, Jun 13, 2006)
Every time there is an increased movement of troops in and around the twin villages of Triboni and Sumbalpora, situated on the line of control across the famous Shamshabari ridge, the great mountain range in North Kashmir which separates Tangdhar . . .
- The Perils Of Dissent In U.S. Universities (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Jun 13, 2006)
The quest for sanity should begin by undoing thought-control devices such as the Campus Watch in American universities.
- Bjp Wants Vhp Representation In Temple Trust Decision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Saints in the temple city of Ayodhya have threatened to launch an agitation
Allahabad High Court had recently ordered the Centre and State Government to set up trusts
A similar law was withdrawn by the previous BJP Government led by Kalyan Singh . . .
- Guantanamo: U.S. Hard Line Provokes Censure (Hindu, Suzanne Goldenberg, Jun 13, 2006)
Renewed calls to bring inmates to trial or close down the camp
- Stop Harassment Or Face Consequences: Mulayam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Samajwadis protest against income tax notice served on Big B
Bachchan family being targeted: SP
Call for a general strike today
- In Defence Of The Charter Of Democracy (Deccan Herald, Arif Jamal, Jun 13, 2006)
The first step would be to field joint candidates in the coming elections and not leave the political arena to undemocratic forces.
- Musharraf To Press China For 2 Reactors (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jun 12, 2006)
As the implementation of the historic Indo-US nuclear deal gathers momentum this week, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is stepping up the pressure on China to announce the sale of two civilian nuclear power reactors.
- Musharraf Turns To China (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 12, 2006)
President Musharraf's visit to Shanghai is being seen as an attempt to look beyond the U.S. in international relations.
- Films And The Politics Of Convenience (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Jun 12, 2006)
Suspending screening of The Da Vinci Code carries the seeds of worrying overreach.
- The ‘Other’ Failure In Afghanistan (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 12, 2006)
Pakistan Army helicopters bombed a militant hideout in a village in North Waziristan Saturday in a pre-dawn raid, killing up to 20 militants.
- Reds Planning To Smash And Grab (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 12, 2006)
Congress must realise that CPM's ultimate aim is to capture power at the Centre, not to float a Third Front, says Prafull Goradia.
- Too Early To Celebrate In Iraq (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, Jun 12, 2006)
The Bush Administration may rejoice in the death of Zarqawi, but there is no indication that its nightmare of stabilising Iraq will be over soon------ The dramatic killing of Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in an American air-strike is being . .
- Two Wasted Years (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 12, 2006)
UPA regime has not only failed to stem the growth of terrorism and corruption, but also given fillip to casteism and communalism, says YK Sharma.
- Only Killings Is No Answer (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 12, 2006)
Eighteen militants, including 10 foreigners, were killed after Army helicopters bombed a compound in the Madakhel area in the North Waziristan Agency on Saturday.
- Pakistan Wants Strong, Stable Afghanistan, Says Mushahid (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Chairman Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Secretary General Pakistan Muslim League, Mushahid Hussain Sayed has said that Pakistan having shared history, culture, common faith and economic interdependence with Afghanistan wants to further . . .
- Quake Survivors Protest Extortions (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Hundreds of tenants held a protest demonstration in here on Sunday against the alleged highhandedness and interference of influential people in the distribution of compensation cheques among earthquake-affected people in the area.
- Make Kashmir Valley Of Fear For Outsiders (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Jun 12, 2006)
Violence in Jammu and Kashmir is expected to escalate in the days to come as Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is proactively supplying funds and weapons to terrorist outfits. Their aim: Target outsiders.
- Malaysia Focused On 2020 Vision (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 12, 2006)
Just as importantly, it ensures that executives from the growing number of multinationals lured to Cyberjaya – Malaysia’s new hi-tech city on the outskirts of KL – do not miss any important deadlines.
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