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Articles 7621 through 7720 of 19042:
- Headquarters Of Crpf Attacked (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
Militants attacked Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalion headquarters in the city here this afternoon. Elsewhere in Jammu and Kashmir, a Pakistani infiltrator was among three persons killed while four other intruders were arrested since last night
- Aziz Links Free Trade To Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
PM says non-tariff barriers also impediment to trade
Urges greater energy cooperation among SAARC states
- Timeless Architecture (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, May 02, 2006)
An attempt to find what renders traditional architecture timeless and relevant
- These Killer Drugs (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 02, 2006)
During raid on medical stores in Rawalpindi, Health team sealed a store which was keeping expired medicines. In a similar move the other day, authorities found expired medicines in a hospital in Karachi and ordered their destruction.
- The Case Against Sanctions On Iran (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
As expected, the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, has issued a report citing Iran's non-compliance with the requests of both the IAEA's board of governors and the United Nations Security Council, and . . .
- Kashmir Issue To Be Discussed With Pm On May 3: Aphc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
Leaders of the All-Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) plan to discuss various solutions that could settle the Kashmir issue during their meeting with the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, in Delhi on May 3.
- Price Of Life (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, May 01, 2006)
Tragedies inevitably if unfortunately engender recycling of conventional wisdom. So, when news broke on Sunday late morning that Surayanarayan, the Indian telecom engineer, has been murdered by that group of murderous thugs, the Taliban, two questions....
- Visiting Pakistan To Defreeze Siachen (Daily Excelsior, Atul, May 01, 2006)
It now looks certain that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Islamabad before the summer is out; it is in a sense returning Gen Pervez Musharraf’s visit to Delhi in April 2005 actually on a self-invitation to watch the . . .
- Wise Move (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, May 01, 2006)
It is to be welcomed that the moderate faction of the Hurriyat Conference will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi on May 3. Its acceptance of the Prime Minister's invitation speaks of wisdom and maturity.
- Farmers Driven To Suicide (Tribune, Suraj Bhan Dahiya, May 01, 2006)
Punjab, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, the prosperous states with a rich output of food as well as commercial crops, industrially vibrant, politically aware, technologically and financially up-to date
- Attacking Minority: Let Kills 22 Hindus In Kashmir (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
At least 20 Hindus are feared been killed by terrorists in Kulhan area of Bharat in Doda district, about 200 km north-east of Jammu late Sunday night, according to reports reaching here.
- Cornering Iran (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
The escalating international brawl we are seeing is not between the US and Iran, even though the former may be taking the lead in pointing fingers at Tehran’s nuclear activities.
- A New Strategy On Iran (Washington Post, DENNIS ROSS, May 01, 2006)
The United States and Iran are playing programmed roles in a minuet on nuclear weapons.
- Hyderabad On A High (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
R Akhileshwari gives an insider’s view of the city of nawabs and wonders whether the argument that Hyderabad has ‘Bangalored’ Bangalore is nothing but fiction.
- The Fascinating Forests Of Bengal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Worshipped by both Hindus and Muslims,Bono-bibi in the Sunderbans is the guardian deity of the woodcutters, honey gatherers and fishermen, writes Susheela Nair
- Zawahri Lashes Out At India, Pak (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Al Qaida’s deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri said hundreds of suicide bombers had “broken America’s back” in Iraq and accused President George W. Bush of giving a “strong impetus” to India’s nuclear programme while “doling out orders” to Pakistan, . . .
- Military Says In Full Control Of Waziristan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
324 militants including 76 foreigners and 56 soldiers killed in 9 months
* 39 operations conducted since July, 142 militants arrested
- Army Backs Mush Over Al-Qaeda Statement (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The entire Pakistani army is behind President Pervez Musharraf, a senior military spokesman said on Saturday in reaction to a call by Al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri for Musharraf's overthrow.
- Us Giving Impetus To Indian N-Plan, Says Angry Qaida (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Al-Qaida number two Ayman al-Zawahiri has lashed out at US President George W. Bush, accusing him of giving a “strong impetus” to India’s nuclear programme while “doling out orders” to Pakistan.
- Extremist Positions (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 30, 2006)
In Kerala, militant fundamentalism is now hogging the inviting political space that the two coalition fronts have kept open, for a legitimacy that it never managed to have before.
- U.S. Came Close To Declaring Pakistan A "Terrorist" State In 1992 (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 30, 2006)
Letter blamed Islamabad for supporting militants in India
Letter talked of the complicity of ISI and Army in training terrorists
Pakistan warned that it would be listed among State sponsors of terrorism
A meeting in 1992 resolved to further . . .
- Theni Has The Pride Of Producing Three Chief Ministers (Hindu, K. Raju, Apr 30, 2006)
Voters in Andipatti are not averse to welcoming `foreign' candidates
- Iran Will Master Nuclear Technology At Any Cost, Declares . . . (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Apr 30, 2006)
Top official says country pursuing advanced uranium enrichment
- 70 P.C. Vote In Kerala (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Second phase polls witness blast, incidents in Kozhikode district
- India And Pakistan Once Came Close To Resolving Divisive Issues (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Apr 30, 2006)
Former Indian foreign secretary Salman Haider has said that in the 1980s and 1990s, it appeared as if an agreement between India and Pakistan on “one or more of the divisive subjects might be within reach”.
- Pakistan's Fault Line (Pioneer, BHARAT VERMA, Apr 30, 2006)
The so-called land of the pure, Pakistan, on its creation in 1947 had approximately 13 per cent minorities residing within an Islamic population of 76 million.
- Pakistan Takes Principled Position In Us (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 30, 2006)
WITH Iranian nuclear issue taking serious dimensions, Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri, while speaking in London, categorically stated that nuclear strike against Iran should never be considered and the issue should be resolved peacefully.
- Voices Of Silence (Statesman, Jagmohan , Apr 30, 2006)
World Monument Day on 18 April gave us an opportunity to grasp the significance of our architectural legacy
- Beyond Pragmatism (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 30, 2006)
Defendin himself against critics who accuse him of having sold out to the US, General Musharraf has defended his role in the ongoing War on Terror, saying he is fighting it not on Washington’s behest but because this suits the country’s interests.
- Musharraf:'i'm Nobody's Poodle.' (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Apr 30, 2006)
Musharraf:'I'm nobody's poodle.'
Pakistan leader says US airstrikes infringe Pakistan's sovereignty.
- Pak-Us Strategic Dialogue (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 30, 2006)
AT a joint news briefing with US Under Secretary Nicholas Burns on the conclusion of the Pak-US strategic dialogue on Friday, Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammad Khan talked of Pakistan not being oblivious of its security and the requirements of minimum . . .
- Nothing Is Ruled Out In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The only thing that can be said with a measure of certainty is that — barring a late swing — no one party is likely to get a majority on its own, say Yogendra Yadav and Sanjay Kumar
- Al-Qaeda Claims Karachi Us Consulate Bombing Responsibility (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Seven people were injured in a collision between a coaster and dumper near Pakistan Steel Mills Sunday morning here.
- The Man Of The Season (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
V.S. Achuthanandan has caught the imagination of the public in a way few leaders have, says C. Gouridasan Nair
- Challenge Of Coexistence With India (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Apr 30, 2006)
Having been created in the teeth of India’s opposition, whose Hindu majority considered the division of “Bharat Mata” (Mother India) a sacrilege, Pakistan has had to contend with India’s hostility from its very birth.
- Pakistan Counts Dead In Fighting Al Qaeda, Taliban (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Apr 30, 2006)
The Pakistani military said on Saturday it had killed 324 pro-Taliban militants and al Qaeda in North Waziristan, while losing 56 soldiers in the tribal region since the middle of last year.
- Afghan Women Call For Ousting War Criminals (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (Rawa) staged a protest rally here on Friday marking the April 28, 1992, control of Afghanistan by “Islamic fundamentalists”.
- Us Interested In Final Settlement To Kashmir (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
The US has an "interest" in seeing if a "final settlement" of the Kashmir issue can be reached and was trying to help build on the progress made by India and Pakistan on the Composite Dialogue.
- Islamabad, Teheran Begin Talks On Landmark Gas Pipeline Project (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 29, 2006)
No truth in speculation on `withdrawal' of India, says Pakistan
Three-day talks to focus on technical issues
Iran for early implementation of the project
- Ball Bearings (Tribune, Ranjiv Dalal, Apr 29, 2006)
Iremember walking to our primary school with other children of the colony everyday with bags loaded on our backs. Often we’d come across an old man sitting on a bench clutching his knees.
- Iran: Nuclear Row (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Apr 29, 2006)
The Iranian government shows no signs of winding up its nuclear programme despite escalating threats from Washington.
- Terror Sponsor, Says U.S. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
In its annual report on worldwide terrorism, the U.S. State Department on Friday singled out Iran as the most active state sponsor of terrorism, with its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Ministry of Intelligence and Security directly involved . . .
- I’M Not Bush’S Poodle: Musharraf (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf, facing a surge of anti-American sentiment, on Thursday warned that covert US air strikes against al-Qaeda inside Pakistan were an infringement of national sovereignty.
- Bending Over Backwards (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 29, 2006)
THE third round of talks between Pakistan and India on conventional confidence building measures ended on Thursday with little success, as New Delhi rejected Islamabad's proposal for demilitarisation of Occupied Kashmir while also turning down its . . .
- Pakistan's Fault Line (Pioneer, BHARAT VERMA, Apr 29, 2006)
The so-called land of the pure, Pakistan, on its creation in 1947 had approximately 13 per cent minorities residing within an Islamic population of 76 million. In its unholy fervour to achieve physical instead of the spiritual purity, the minorities . . .
- The Siege Within (Pioneer, Sushant Sareen, Apr 29, 2006)
The armed insurrection by Pashtun tribes in Pakistan's north-western tribal belt and Baloch tribes in the south-western province of Balochistan is not a new phenomenon.
- Bangladesh Was An Aberration (Pioneer, Irfan Husain, Apr 29, 2006)
Among serious observers of Pakistan, predicting its disintegration has become a bit of a cottage industry.
- Southern Record (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Apr 29, 2006)
South India has an enviable history of reservation in education.
- Country First (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 29, 2006)
Bollywood has always taken great pride in swearing by secularism. But when Feroze Khan, one of its well known faces, sought to wear it on his sleeve in Pakistan earlier this week, it created a controversy of sorts.
- Energy-Cum-Trade Corridor (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 29, 2006)
ON Thursday Pakistan and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding to provide umbrellas for agreements furthering bilateral energy, industrial and trade cooperation. Earlier addressing a group of China's private and public sector leaders . . .
- The National As Local (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Apr 29, 2006)
The Lok Sabha and the state assembly elections in India of the twenty-first century have all-India significance because neither the Congress nor the BJP, the two claimants for an all-India political space, are able to form a central government on . . .
- Faster, Higher, Out Of Reach (Tribune, Vijay Mohan, Apr 29, 2006)
For 25 years it was India’s elusive eye in the sky, keeping a constant watch over the enemy deep inside his own territory and yet remaining beyond his reach.
- Parliament Reconvenes In Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 29, 2006)
Resolution on constituent assembly tabled; debate, vote on Sunday
- With A Plot From Bangladesh (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 29, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings leads to the fact of Bangladesh's emergence as a base for Islamist terrorism.
- Politics Amidst Turmoil (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 29, 2006)
Four months after the December 2005 election, Iraq's parliamentarians finally picked nominees to fill the seven top spots in the governmental structure.
- I'm Not Bush's Poodle: Musharraf (Hindu, Declan Walsh, Apr 29, 2006)
Pakistan's General Pervez Musharraf, facing a surge of anti-American sentiment, on Thursday warned that covert U.S. air strikes against Al-Qaeda inside Pakistan were an infringement of national sovereignty.
- Extremist Positions (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 29, 2006)
In Kerala, militant fundamentalism is now hogging the inviting political space that the two coalition fronts have kept open, for a legitimacy that it never managed to have before. But no one is complaining, not when few Malayalis can tell — or care . . .
- Accord On New Cbms (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 29, 2006)
Even though basically of a technical nature, the four confidence-building measures, including the finalisation of “ground rules” along the international border, agreed to by Pakistan and India on Thursday, constitute a step forward in the on-going . . .
- Wanted, A Spy (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 29, 2006)
The end of the Cold War brought the curtain down on a number of things. The world of spying was one of these.
- Do We Need More Laws And Courts? (Dawn, Khalid Jawed Khan, Apr 29, 2006)
The federal government has yet again embarked on a reforming spree. As usual, the target is the judiciary.
- Us Asks Cong To Clear Sale Of F-16 Jets To Pakistan (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Apr 29, 2006)
THE Bush administration will formally ask the U.S. Congress to approve the sale of F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan, Undersecretary of State R. Nicholas Burns said on Thursday.
- ‘My Popularity Has Gone Down’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Talibanism spilling over into settled areas: Musharraf
Says US covert strikes are infringing on Pakistan’s sovereignty
* I’m nobody’s poodle
* I have a lot of teeth to bite back with
* Baloch rebels are mercenaries, pgymies, merely pinpricks
- Indian Worker, Driver Kidnapped In Afghan South (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Afghanistan (Reuters) - Gunmen kidnapped an Indian telecommunications worker and his Afghan driver in southern Afghanistan on Friday and Taliban insurgents claimed responsibility.
- Second Phase Of Polling Begins In Kerala (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Polling for the second phase of assembly elections in Kerala, covering 66 constituencies in six central and northern districts, began this morning.
- Musharraf:'i'm Nobody's Poodle.' (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Apr 29, 2006)
Facing a rising tide of anti-American sentiment in his country, Pakistan leader General Pervez Musharraf says that covert US airstrikes against Al Qaeda targets in Pakistan are "an infringement of national sovereignty." In an interview with the British
- America Slams Indian Laws On Fight Against Terrorism (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Apr 29, 2006)
India’s fight against terrorism is “hampered by its outdated and overburdened law enforcement and legal systems”, says the US State Department's annual country reports on terrorism. But the report also praises India for improving its “tactics . . .
- Gas From Uzbekistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s one-on-one talks with Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov during his recent visit have cleared the way for gas and oil supplies from this Central Asian country.
- Puppet Masters (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 29, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings leads to the fact of Bangladesh's emergence as a base for Islamist terrorism.
- Loud Thinking About 9th Wonder (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 29, 2006)
PRESIDENT Pervez Musharraf has emphasized the need for exploiting potential for joint ventures and investment between Pakistan and China in the energy sector, pledging to turn the country into a trade, industry and energy corridor for the benefit of . . .
- Hamas On A Tightrope (International Herald Tribune, George S. Hishmeh, Apr 28, 2006)
It is the tradition here that any new government be given a grace period of 100 days before judgement is voiced about its direction and effectiveness. But this has not been the case with the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority.
- Another Inconclusive Round (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 28, 2006)
Pakistan and India concluded on Wednesday the fourth round of expert group talks on nuclear confidence building measures, aimed at reducing the risk of nuclear accidents but the desired progress does not seem to have been made since differences . . .
- Bhasha Dam (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 28, 2006)
The delayed groundbreaking ceremony of Pakistan's biggest water reservoir Bhasha dam was finally held on Wednesday.
- Affirmative Action: The American Experience (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Apr 28, 2006)
"Affirmative action" in the US is aimed at the minorities. As such, in India it should focus on Brahmins. They constitute no more than 3 per cent of the population.
- China Confirms New Human H5n1 Bird Flu Case (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf pledged to hold free and fair elections next year.
- Pakistan Must Qualify For Hrc Membership (Dawn, I. A. Rehman, Apr 28, 2006)
The report that Pakistan is a candidate for election to the new UN Human Rights Council (HRC) has aroused considerable interest among human rights activists in the country.
- Primitive Practices (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 28, 2006)
It is shocking how obscurantist tribal customs continue to flourish in our society despite the fact that modern concepts of human rights have transformed social norms in large parts of the world.
- Sweeping Clauses (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 28, 2006)
Bureaucratic red tape has interesting fallouts. While the government-owned BSNL is floating mega tenders for procuring telecom equipment worth $5 billion, the Department of Telecom has invited bids from kabadiwallahs to dispose its accumulated waste . . .
- Time To Consolidate Democracy In Valley (Pioneer, Ghazanfar Butt, Apr 28, 2006)
Musharraf should concede self-rule to the people of POK before questioning India on the rights of Kashmiris, says Ghazanfur Butt
- It's Politics, Not Islam (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 28, 2006)
The wearing of the hijab in the Islamic world actually began with the Islamic Revolution in Iran, which made the veil obligatory for women - after the clerics succeeded in turning the tables on the middle-class and the leftist groups, who paid . . .
- Pak Cries 'Foul' On Cbm Talks (Pioneer, K J M Varma, Apr 28, 2006)
Pakistan proposed but India disposed. And that's what Islamabad says is the cause of contention.
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