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Articles 6821 through 6920 of 19042:
- Tourists Undeterred (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
2,000 people arrive in Srinagar on a single day
Tourists movement around Dal Lake usual
Good number of foreign visitors
- India To Corner Pak On Terror At Secy-Level Talks (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
With Jammu &Kashmir witnessing a spurt in terrorist violence led by Pakistan-based outfits, India will ask the neighbouring country on what steps the latter has taken to dismantle the terror infrastructure on its soil during the home secretary-level . . .
- India’S Insecurity~i (Statesman, Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy, May 29, 2006)
External defence being the classic concern of international law, the traditional notion of national security has been wholly militaristic.
- India To Seek Pak Help In Combating Terror In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Crossing over to Pakistan through the Wagah border, Home Secretary V K Duggal today said India would ask Islamabad at the upcoming high-level talks to help it in combating terror in Jammu and Kashmir.
- The Heart Of India (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, May 29, 2006)
The Madhya Pradesh government plans to tap the State's tourism potential to generate employment and attract international attention.
- Through The Looking Glass In J&k (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 29, 2006)
New Delhi's dialogue with the All Parties Hurriyat Conference has reached an impasse. What could now lie ahead?
- In Pakistan, An Unusual Court Ruling (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , May 29, 2006)
The case of Neelam Ludhani sends out hope to women.
- Another Step (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 29, 2006)
The PM must implement the promises he made
- Evil Good Men Do (Indian Express, MIRZA A. BEG, May 29, 2006)
When we cannot see the failings of our own
- Indonesia Quake Toll Rises To 4,611 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
20,000 injured, 1,00,000 homeless; US, Australia pledge aid worth $5m
- Arjun Visits Uae, Saudi Arabia Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Notwithstanding the quota issue and the ongoing agitation, Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh is leaving tomorrow on a nine-day visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to enlarge cooperation in education with the . . .
- Quotas Turn Caste Politics Upside Down (Indian Express, Vrinda Gopinath, May 29, 2006)
SP, BSP show unusual restraint over Lucknow’s medics’ strikes but their eye is on the upper-caste vote, and next year’s elections
- Indonesia Quake Toll Shoots Past 4600 (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Rescue workers dug desperately for survivors today and hospitals struggled to cope with the thousands of injured, a day after an earthquake killed more than 4,600 people on Indonesia’s Java island.
- Quake Damages Prambanan Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Painstaking restoration work at the 9th century U.N. world heritage site undone; exact effect still not known
- Arjun Singh To Visit Saudi Arabia, Uae (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Expanding cooperation in education will be the focus of Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh's nine-day visit to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) beginning on Monday.
- Race Against Time In Shaken Java (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Rescue workers dug desperately for survivors on Sunday as residents returned to ruined homes on Indonesia's densely populated island of Java a day after a powerful earthquake killed nearly 3,300.
- Iraqi Pm Again Fails To Name Security Ministers (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki once again failed to name a new defence and interior minister as parliament reconvened after a four-day break.
- Quota Row Goes To Court, Sc Will Hear Pil Today (Indian Express, R VENKATARAMAN, May 29, 2006)
27% OBC Reservation: Petitioner wants proposed quota law & Constitutional amendment quashed, says issue was settled by SC
- Indo-Pak Talks In Islamabad Tomorrow (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Barely days after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's bold initiative to set up five working groups on Kashmir, Union Home Secretary V.K. Duggal left for Islamabad for the Home Secretary-level talks with Pakistan to provide an impetus to the composite . . .
- Caution: Left Hand Drive (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, May 29, 2006)
Assembly results do not augur well for the two largest political parties as coalition era seems to have reached the States as well, says Anil Narendra
- When Soul Left The Body (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 29, 2006)
The icon of Constantinople cautions us that Europe should never fall to Islam again as it did in the middle ages, says Priyadarsi Dutta.
- Hizb Condemns Attack On Tourists In J&k (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Condemning the attack on a bus carrying tourists that left four persons dead, the Hizbul Mujahideen group on Sunday said the strike was part of a "conspiracy" to defame terrorists.
- Bin Laden Not In Pakistan: Sherpao (Daily Times, Javed Afridi, May 29, 2006)
Interior minister rules out operation in Upper Dir
Asks Afghan leaders to mind their own business, put own house in order
- Insurgency And Friendship Cannot Go Together (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, May 29, 2006)
Certain issues bordering on civil-military relations have been rattling the military mind for quite sometime.
- Indonesia Quake Toll 4600 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Rescue workers dug desperately through rubble today for survivors of Indonesia’s earthquake as weeping relatives buried victims of the disaster which killed more than 4,600 people.
- Jam Speaks Of Foreign Hand In Balochistan (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousuf has said that foreign hand is involved in the ongoing terrorism and subversion in Balochistan. In an interview with Pakistan Observer in Islamabad on Saturday, he categorically said that no one will be . . .
- Hindu-Muslim Clash In Indian Gujarat (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
At least 30 people were hurt in clashes between Hindus and Muslims in Ahmedabad in Indian Gujarat, said witnesses and police.
- Progress On Sir Creek (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 29, 2006)
BY agreeing on a joint survey of the Sir Creek ahead of a 2009 UN deadline for final demarcation of maritime borders, Pakistan and India have given a further push to the on-going composite dialogue.
- The U.S. Will To War (Frontline, AIJAZ AHMAD, May 29, 2006)
What drives the `sole superpower' inexorably towards perpetual warfare?
- Setting Up Of Software Technology Parks (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 29, 2006)
The Government has decided to set up Software Technology Parks at key locations in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi to facilitate and expedite the development of software industry and IT enabled services.
- Quota Debate And The Orwellian Doublespeak (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , May 29, 2006)
The Government has shut the quota debate by pronouncing that it has decided. But this, says P. V. INDIRESAN, is iniquitous as it has ordained that no institution — even if it has no government patronage — can admit students free of caste bias.
- What Is National Interest? (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 28, 2006)
The genesis of ‘national interest’ came into focus when APNS chief Mir Shakil-ur-Rehman asserted at the 18th APNS Award ceremony in Islamabad on Friday that it has been used as a whip to control the Press in the country.
- Minority Government In Tamil Nadu (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, May 28, 2006)
The DMK's manifesto and alliance arithmetic enable M. Karunanidhi to take charge as Chief Minister for the fifth time in Tamil Nadu.
- Coalition In Assam (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, May 28, 2006)
The Congress returns to power in Assam, but with Bodo support which will be difficult to handle.
- 3,505 Die In Quake (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
A powerful earthquake flattened homes and buildings in central Indonesia early Saturday as people slept, killing more than 3,505 and injuring thousands more in the nation's worst disaster since the 2004 tsunami.
- Pakistanis Try Confronting Shame Of Honour Killing (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Ayesha Baloch was dragged to a field, her brother-in-law held the 18-year-old down, her husband sat astride her legs and slit her upper lip and nostril with a knife.
- ‘India Keen To Join Tap Project’ (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, May 28, 2006)
Uncertainty over the $7 billion Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline plan has prompted India to look at the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan pipeline project to meet its growing energy requirements, Press Trust of India said on Sunday, quoting Petroleum . . .
- Talk To The Real People (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, May 28, 2006)
The discourse on Jammu and Kashmir is currently and overwhelmingly defined by those who resort to terrorism, their sponsors and their front organisations.
- Ascendant Left (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, May 28, 2006)
The May 2006 Assembly elections place the Left in its strongest ever position in India's parliamentary and legislative history.
- Sex Racket In Srinagar (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 28, 2006)
Despite saturation coverage of the protests against a commercial sex racket in Srinagar, their political content has passed unexamined.
- Irrepressible Metropolis (Hindu, Gowri Ramnarayan, May 28, 2006)
Filmmaker Madhusree Dutta's "Seven Islands and a Metro" focusses on the invisible citizens who keep the city's wheels running.
- Kashmir Protest Over Troops' Alleged Abuse Of Girl (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Hundreds of people demonstrated in Kashmir on Saturday against the alleged molesting of a teenage girl by Indian soldiers, witnesses said.
- The Aq Khan ‘Factor’ Again! (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 28, 2006)
A US Congress subcommittee on international terrorism and non-proliferation has heard the testimony of an expert who said that the case of nuclear proliferation against Dr AQ Khan of Pakistan was “far from closed” and that the Pakistani . . .
- Brazil Starts Enriching Uranium (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 28, 2006)
When planet earth’s mightiest power considers you a good boy, you cannot do anything wrong.
- Unwieldly Peace (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, May 28, 2006)
High-level U.S. intervention has enabled the signing of a peace agreement on Darfur, which will be difficult to enforce.
- India To Ask Pak About Its Steps Against Terror (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
With a spurt being witnessed in terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir and reports of 59 militant camps operating from across the border, India will ask Pakistan what steps it has taken on the ground to dismantle terror infrastructure on its soil when . . .
- Clear Choice In Kerala A Cannon's Tale (Frontline, R Krishnakumar, May 28, 2006)
Kerala votes against the neoliberal agenda of the Congress-led front, which is backed by sectarian interests.
- Mediocrity Or Merit Lies In Individual Response (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 28, 2006)
When i read "Eviscerating a holy cow" (Open Page, May 7), it filled me with a mixed feeling of pride and gratitude.
- Happy Twosome (Hindu, BAGESHREE S. , May 28, 2006)
Let's straddle languages and cultures with pride, says English-Marathi writer Kiran Nagarkar
- Chennai First, Delhi Fifth In Cbse Class X Exams (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Ajmer and Chandigarh finish second and third; pass percentage 77.16 this year compared to 74.60 last year
- The Doctor Needs A Shot In The Arm (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 28, 2006)
Two years in the saddle, the Prime Minister runs the risk of being the fall guy unless he sorts out issues with Sonia and gets her backing
- Up & Down In Down South (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, May 28, 2006)
Amma’s got a lot done so why’s she worried? Is there a gleam behind those famous Karunanidhi goggles? What’s Kalam doing atop a building? Looking for answers from a limo
- Us Divided Over Israel (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, May 28, 2006)
West Asian issues are likely to play an important role in the US mid-term elections less than a half-year away.
- In Search Of Role Models (Hindu, E.C. Thomas, May 28, 2006)
Do these names ring any bells? Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Kaavya Viswanathan, Chen Jin, A.Q. Khan and Jayson Blair. Well, all of them wanted to be rich and famous in a hurry and sacrificed their souls in that process.
- Siachen Logjam (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 28, 2006)
The failure of the India-Pakistan Defence Secretary-level talks on demilitarising Siachen, the world's highest and most inhospitable battlefield, has not come as a surprise.
- ‘India Follows A Democratic Path Of Debate’ (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, May 27, 2006)
Guy Sorman, a French philosopher and Indophile, believes that India is coping well with globalisation compared to China. He says that the real issue is not the clash between West and Islam, but between the radical and moderate Muslims.
- Two Leaders And A General (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, May 27, 2006)
Benazir and Sharif can still mobilise a following, but they lack the guts to rough it out
- Siachen Glitch (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 27, 2006)
Pakistan’s argument is not convincing
- The Bsp's Amazing Journey (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, May 27, 2006)
That today sections of upper castes seem to prefer the BSP to the BJP speaks to the long distance travelled by Mayawati's party.
- India, Pak Agree To Joint Sir Creek Survey (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
India and Pakistan on Friday agreed to conduct a joint survey of Sir Creek and reiterated their commitment to an early settlement of the boundary dispute of Sir Creek extending from Sindh in Pakistan to Gujarat.
- Taliban In Control Of Wild Waziristan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
When the Pakistan army’s frontline in its war on terrorism moved elsewhere and the Taliban took control of his hometown, Baidar decided it was time to leave.
- Iran Rejects Iraq Talks With Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Iran has decided not to take up an offer from Washington of direct talks over the future of Iraq for the time being, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on a visit to Baghdad on Friday.
- Making Wonderland Real (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 27, 2006)
"Why," said the Queen, in Alice in Wonderland, "sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast."
- India, Pak Narrow Diff On Sir Creek, To Do Joint Survey (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Committing to an early settlement of the boundary dispute in Sir Creek, India and Pakistan today succeeded in narrowing down differences and agreed to conduct a joint survey of the area by March next year.
- "Let Suspect Is Member Of Political Party From U.P." (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , May 27, 2006)
He plays a pivotal role as a Lashkar coordinator
- Hr Violations In Kashmir (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 27, 2006)
THE foreign office has welcomed the Indian prime minister’s statement in Srinagar on Wednesday in which he asked Indian security forces not to commit human rights violations against the Kashmiri people.
- Pakistan Welcomes Manmohan Singh’S Kashmir Comment (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Pakistan on Friday welcomed Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s statement on resolving all outstanding issues with Pakistan, including that of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Silent Spectator (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, May 27, 2006)
P.V. Narasimha Rao's book on the Ayodhya demolition of December 1992 only confirms his own culpability in what happened.
- Adventurous' Property Deals (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, May 27, 2006)
Real-estate development has serious tax implications and litigation becomes inevitable as the Tax Department generally interprets facts to treat the transactions as an adventure in the nature of trade so that a larger amount of tax can be assessed.
- Islam And Reform (Frontline, RAFIA ZAKARIA, May 27, 2006)
On the debate that pits critics of Islam against those who seek change from within the faith.
- U.P. Told To Release Water From Narora Dam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
The Allahabad High Court has directed the Uttar Pradesh Government to look into the matter of release of water from the Narora dam into the Ganga.
- Not By Groups Alone (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 27, 2006)
Technocratic gestures cannot resolve political questions. That is particularly true for J&K. It’s time Manmohan Singh, and other key mainstream political players in the state realised that, too.
- Hamas Discuss Plan Implying Recognition Of Israel (Reuters, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, May 27, 2006)
Hamas and other Palestinian factions on Saturday will discuss a plan indirectly calling for recognition of Israel, which President Mahmoud Abbas has vowed to put to a referendum if it is not adopted by early June.
- Tourism Policy For Jammu (Daily Excelsior, Dr Rajendra Mishra, May 27, 2006)
South Asia is forecasted to record tourism growth at rates of 6.2 percent per year, compared to the world average of 4.1 per cent as per World Tourism Organisation.
- A Democrat Of Democrats (Daily Excelsior, R K Bhatnagar, May 27, 2006)
41 years ago, independent India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru breathed his last, this day on May 27, 1964.
- India To Convey Concern To Pak During Talks (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Taking a strong view of the spurt in terrorist violence in Kashmir, India will convey its concerns to Pakistan and remind it of its commitments to dismantle terror infrastructure in territory under its control during Home Secretary-level talks next week.
- Siachen Logjam (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 27, 2006)
The failure of the India-Pakistan Defence Secretary-level talks on demilitarising Siachen, the world's highest and most inhospitable battlefield, has not come as a surprise.
- Talk To The Real People (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, May 27, 2006)
The discourse on Jammu and Kashmir is currently and overwhelmingly defined by those who resort to terrorism, their sponsors and their front organisations.
- Us Divided Over Israel (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, May 27, 2006)
West Asian issues are likely to play an important role in the US mid-term elections less than a half-year away.
- Battleground Next: Who Is Where In U.P. (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, May 26, 2006)
The BSP is on the up and up. The SP is down but fighting back. The Congress is waiting for Rahul Gandhi. And the BJP is without a hope.
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