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- ‘Apples, Fish Must During Pregnancy’ (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 22, 2007)
Eating fish and apples during pregnancy protects children against asthma and allergic diseases, a new study suggests.
- Omar Counters ‘Self-Rule’ With Autonomy Report (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2007)
Continuing his tour of Rajauri and Poonch districts, the stronghold of the National Conference (NC), party president Omar Abdullah today countered PDP chief Mufti Mohammad Syed’s “self-rule” proposal by raising the issue of autonomy report.
- ‘Autonomy Only Viable Solution For Kashmir’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2007)
Lambasting the parties playing regional cards and raising hollow slogans like “self-rule to propagate their political interests”, National Conference president and Member of Parliament Mr Omar Abdullah today said that restoration of autonomy in the . . .
- Pm, Advani Agree Muslims Lag In Education (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2007)
From a common platform on Thursday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Leader of Opposition L K Advani agreed that Muslims were educationally backward although there were regional variations.
- Patil Assures Help To Tackle Punjab Situation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2007)
Nothing should happen to hurt the sentiments of the Sikh community, says Home Minister
- Samajwadi Party Demands Fresh Polls In J-K (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2007)
A day after Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party called for dissolution of the state assembly followed by elections, the Samajwadi Party has demanded fresh polls in the state, saying the coalition government has failed to address the problems . . .
- Coalition Partners Differ With Cm On Sensitive Issues (Tribune, S.P.Sharma, May 16, 2007)
Coalition partners of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad have started differing with him on various sensitive issues to keep their vote bank intact though Assembly elections are nearly 19 months away.
- All-Party Meeting For Consensus On Delimitation, Refugees’ Rights (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2007)
A meeting of all political parties convened by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad held here yesterday to discuss the issues related to refugees and delimitation of assembly seats in the state resolved to continue the process of . . . .
- Local Locks Out National (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, May 12, 2007)
The trend began in Tamil Nadu and caught on in the east, west and the rest of the south. But is it possible that Uttar Pradesh, the centre of heartland politics, is also going regional with the “mainstream” parties pushed to the margins?
- Surge Of Violence (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, May 11, 2007)
The international conference held at the Egyptian resort Sharm el-Sheikh was the biggest diplomatic endeavour made so far to find a way to end violence and anarchy in Iraq. Iraq’s neighbours, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council . . . .
- Hard Choices (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 09, 2007)
BANNERS emblazoned with the Lashkar-e-Taiba's crossed scimitars-and-Quran logo fluttered outside the Bihisht-e-Shauda-e-Kashmir, the Srinagar graveyard where many of those who gave their lives fighting the Indian state these past two decades are buried.
- Bits Of Consensus (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 09, 2007)
The working group reports made to the third Round Table Conference on Kashmir contain the seeds of forward movement.
- Iran-Us Meet (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2007)
Senior US and Iranian officials met at a crucial international conference on Iraq today but mediators failed to arrange a meeting at a higher level between the two old foes.
- Senior Us, Iranian Officials Meet At Iraq Talks (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2007)
Senior US and Iranian officials met at a crucial international conference on Iraq on Friday but mediators failed to arrange a meeting at a higher level between the two old foes.
- Too Early To Withdraw Foreign Troops From Iraq: Russia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2007)
It is too early to withdraw foreign troops from Iraq, Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov said at an international conference on Iraq held in Egypt on Friday.
- U.S. Must Leave Iraq: Iran (Hindu, Atul Aneja , May 05, 2007)
Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and his American counterpart Condoleezza Rice have not held talks on the sidelines of an international conference on Iraq at the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh.
- Koirala Stresses Unity (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, May 05, 2007)
Breaking his long silence, Prime Minister and president of Nepali Congress (NC) Girija Prasad Koirala on Friday said the eight-party unity should not break at any cost.
- Iraq Talks: Us, Iranian Officials Meet (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2007)
Senior US and Iranian officials met at a crucial international conference on Iraq on Friday but mediators failed to arrange a meeting at a higher level between the two old foes.
- Old Foes Us & Iran Break Ice In Egypt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2007)
The international conference in Egypt gave an oppurtunity for Iran and US to meet at an expert level.
- Rice Talks To Syrian Envoy At Iraq Meet (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2007)
US secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met today with Syria’s Foreign Minister, Walid al-Moallem, the first diplomatic contact at such a high level between the two countries in at least two years.
- 4 Nations Waive Iraq Debts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2007)
Egypt and three East European countries agreed to waive debts owed by Iraq as part of an International Compact to support Iraqi institutions in exchange for political and economic reforms by the Baghdad government.
- Should Judges Get Tenure For Life? (Asian Age, Dr P.C. Alexander, May 04, 2007)
The Chief Justice of India (CJI), Mr K.G. Balakrishnan has suggested the abolition of the practice of retiring Supreme Court and high court judges at a prescribed age (65 for Supreme Court and 62 for high court judges) in order to impart . . .
- Mirwaiz Wants Roundtable For Separatists (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , May 03, 2007)
Asks NC, PDP to boycott elections
Peace process going in the right direction
Recent roundtable meant for those who want to be in power
- Between The Hammer And The Anvil (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 03, 2007)
Besieged by hardline Islamists and unionists, the Hurriyat Conference and the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen must change course to survive.
- Why Invite An Unwilling Hurriyat? (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, May 03, 2007)
DR. Manmohan Singh is already talking publicly about the "future" leadership of the country. His contributions to foreign policy and national security will be largely judged on two major initiatives that he has undertaken — the nuclear deal with the . . .
- Going Wrong On Kashmir (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, May 03, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is already talking publicly about the "future" leadership of the country.
- Third Jammu And Kashmir Round-Table — The Way Forward (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, May 03, 2007)
With Indo-Pak talks moving ahead satisfactorily, India should have no difficulty in proceeding with negotiations on self-governance across the undivided State of Jammu & Kashmir, to ensure that the powers enjoyed by elected bodies on both sides of . ..
- U.S., Iran Talks Likely (Hindu, Ian Black, May 01, 2007)
Washington and Tehran are poised for their highest-level talks for years later this week, following Iran's agreement to attend a key international conference on the future of Iraq.
- Us Launches Artillery Barrage In Baghdad (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2007)
US forces fired an artillery barrage in southern Baghdad on Sunday morning, rocking the capital with loud explosions.
- Let No Terror Organisation: Qayyum (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Apr 29, 2007)
Expressing support to a call by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for making borders irrelevant in Jammu and Kashmir, PoK’s former President and Prime Minister Mohammad Abdul Qayyum Khan today emphasised more people-to-people contact on the two sides of . .
- Farooq For United Voice In Kashmir (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2007)
Perhaps it was the largest gathering that National Conference (NC) mobilised in Srinagar in recent years. But it was marred by the confusion at the top level.
- We Need To Align Our Inflation Globally: Rbi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2007)
Mr Reddy said the apex bank had brought about greater flexibility in the currency market, and that the country’s current account deficit was manageable.
- The Bits And Pieces Of A Consensus (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 28, 2007)
The working group reports submitted to the third round table conference on Kashmir contain the seeds of forward movement.
- Case For Consensus (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 28, 2007)
"I did not hear any voices dissenting [from] the broad tone and tenor of the working group reports," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh noted in his closing address to the Third Round Table Conference on Jammu and Kashmir.
- J-K Roundtable: Pm Firm On Solution (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Apr 26, 2007)
The outcome of the third roundtable on Jammu and Kashmir, which concluded here yesterday, clearly brings out the determination of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to make the exercise result oriented by involving all shades of opinion, including the . . .
- Age Of Controversy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 26, 2007)
Chief Justice of India K G Balakrishnan is reported to have suggested that the practice of retiring Supreme Court and high court judges should be scrapped.
- Kashmiri Leaders Not Optimistic About Singh’S Pledge (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2007)
Most Kashmiri leaders believe that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s pledge to implement the recommendations of four working groups whose reports were adopted at the third roundtable meeting here late on Tuesday night will go down like many other . . .
- Pm Unveils 'New' Vision For Jammu & Kashmir (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Apr 25, 2007)
In a strange twist of irony, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday took a leaf from National Conference's founder Sheikh Abdullah to offer vision of "Naya Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh" at the third round table on Jammu & Kashmir.
- Pm Dismisses Kasuri’S Claims (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Apr 25, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight dismissed Islamabad’s claims that the two South Asian nuclear neighbours were nearing settlement on the Kashmir issue, while announcing the decision to set up the Standing Committee and Oversight and . . . .
- On A Hostile Terrain (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Apr 25, 2007)
The attempted rape of two women at Rajauri by jawans masked as militants is sure to strengthen the claim that this is a regular practice among armed forces to discredit ‘freedom fighters’.
- Relate J-K Troop Deployment To Ground Reality, Says Manmohan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2007)
The Third Roundtable on Kashmir set the tone for the road ahead by endorsing recommendations to boost relations across the Line of Control, rehabilitate victims of militancy, prevent human rights violations, ensure the Valley’s economic development . . .
- Dragon In Space (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Apr 24, 2007)
The successful launch of the Agni III missile and the PSLV this month lets the Indian space establishment heave a big sigh of relief and put behind the embarrassing failures of the Agni III test and the GSLV launch last July.
- Kashmir On The Agenda (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2007)
As Delhi gets set to host the third Round-Table on Kashmir tomorrow, the state’s politics appear charged with expectations on how the Centre plans to deal with problems faced by people in the Valley.
- Article 370 Disintegrates (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 24, 2007)
On May 25, 2006, the Prime Minister set up five working groups. These were entrusted with the task of looking into the issues facing Jammu & Kashmir and making recommendations designed to strengthen democracy, secularism, pluralism, the rule of . ..
- Mumbai Needs Autonomy: Chidambaram (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2007)
To become an effective global financial centre
Better infrastructure like housing needed
Cosmopolitan culture another pre-requisite
- 3rd Roundtable On J&k Today (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Apr 24, 2007)
With the Hurriyat Conference continuing the boycott of the third round-table conference on Jammu and Kashmir to be held here tomorrow, there are expectations that it could breathe life into what has thus far remained a dormant dialogue process to . . .
- Separatists To Boycott Roundtable (Tribune, S.P.Sharma, Apr 24, 2007)
Although separatists will abstain from tomorrow’s round-table conference (RTC) with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi,many participants will be there pleading for dialogue with them, hardliners and terrorist groups.
- Petrified & Angry, Iraqis Flee Homes (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Apr 20, 2007)
Wednesday’s bombings, which killed at least 190 has exacerbated the tension in Iraq, prompting many to flee.
- Aligning Cost Audit And Corporate Governance (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 19, 2007)
India can be the trend-setter in aligning the cost audit framework to enterprise governance which anyway have considerable synergies.
- Case For An Open Hearing (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 19, 2007)
CHIEF Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry, when addressing the concluding session of a very successful international conference ‘Justice for All’ in Islamabad just a few months ago, could have hardly imagined that soon afterwards he himself would be . . .
- Birds Of A Feather (Deccan Herald, Amulya Ganguli, Apr 18, 2007)
Voters, generally, want to teach the usually inept government a lesson by voting it out.
- Nc Wants Hizb To Take Part In Dialogue Process (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2007)
Demanding involvement of Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit in the dialogue process, Opposition National Conference on Monday said it would raise the issue of involvement of extremist outfits in the talks at the third roundtable conference to be held . .
- Migration: Challenges And Opportunities (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 17, 2007)
The growing diasporas of expatriate populations across the world and their multiple but mutually reinforcing identities and allegiances are a feature of globalisation.
- China Gives A Resounding Yes To English (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 16, 2007)
Today, in China, English is the language of international events and also of major national conferences. The Beijing municipality has taken upon itself the formidable task of training 10 million people to use English.
- Shaukat Claims Pm Hinted At J&k Troop Cut (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 16, 2007)
Did India assure Pakistan about assessing the security and terror situation in Jammu and Kashmir in a couple of months to consider reducing troop strength in the troubled state?
- Hurriyat ‘Willing’ To Attend Pugwash Conference (Tribune, S.P.Sharma, Apr 15, 2007)
While there are bleak chances of the moderate Hurriyat Conference to participate in the third roundtable conference on April 24, but they appear more than willing to participate in the two-day Pugwash conference in Cochin that begins on April 22.
- Pm Convenes Third Roundtable Conference On April 24 (Tribune, S.P.Sharma, Apr 14, 2007)
Accepting the demand of Kashmir-based political parties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is convening the third roundtable conference on Kashmir at New Delhi on April 24.
- Morcha Flays Centre For Kashmir-Centric Policies (Tribune, S.P.Sharma, Apr 14, 2007)
Accepting the demand of Kashmir-based political parties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is convening the third roundtable conference on Kashmir at New Delhi on April 24.
- Road To Kashmir Roundtable May Prove To Be Rocky (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 14, 2007)
Discussions in crucial working group on Centre-State relations deadlocked
National Conference seeks wide-ranging autonomy
BJP for abrogation of Article 370
- Perceptions In Kashmir (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Apr 13, 2007)
The crisis looming in Jammu and Kashmir following the People’s Democratic Party’s threat to withdraw from the state’s ruling coalition has, for the present, blown over.
- Sow Well (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 11, 2007)
On kharif planting eve the Government must have an action plan to raise farm output, productivity.
- J&k Heading For Early Poll? (Tribune, M.L. Kak, Apr 11, 2007)
Is Jammu and Kashmir heading for an early Assembly election? This question has assumed importance following the hectic mass contact programme launched by three mainstream political parties, the Congress, PDP and National Conference, during the . . .
- Next Roundtable Within 2 Months: Azad (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Apr 10, 2007)
Two days after he recommended a third roundtable conference on Kashmir to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said the new meeting will be organised within a month and a half.
- Colonial Delusion Of Indian Ignorance (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2007)
The volume, Education and Social Change In South Asia, edited by Krishna Kumar and Jaochim Oesterheld, is the compilation of 16 essays written by as many scholars from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, France, Great Britain, Germany and . . .
- Troop Reduction In J And K (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 09, 2007)
The demand by the PDP for scaling down the deployment of troops in Jammu and Kashmir is mere posturing to gain some additional political space in the competitive politics of the state.
- Nc, Pdf Agree On Holding Talks With Salahuddin (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2007)
Both separatist and mainstream political parties seem to have joined hands on their demand for holding talks with militant leadership to find an amicable and everlasting solution to the Kashmir problem.
- Climate Change Will Hit The Poor Hard, Says Report (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2007)
The Earth faces increased hunger and water shortages in the poorest countries, massive floods and avalanches in Asia and species extinction unless nations adapt to climate change and halt its progress, according to a report approved Friday by . . .
- Mulayam Asks Jaya, Chautala To Campaign (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Apr 07, 2007)
Seeking to break his political isolation within Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav has extended an invitation to major regional parties to campaign for him in the elections beginning on Saturday.
- J&k Troops Reduction A War Of Nerves: Mufti (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 07, 2007)
PDP chief and former Chief Minister of Jammu & Kashmir Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who had threatened to pull out of coalition Government in the State if troops were not withdrawn, said in New Delhi on Friday that the coalition was going on but the . . .
- Demilitarisation In J&k Can Be Done (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 04, 2007)
The political hiatus in Kashmir over demilitarisation has apparently been resolved, with both sides claiming victory.
- Slogans And Substance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 04, 2007)
Like the magician Houdini, the Congress-People's Democratic Party alliance government in Jammu and Kashmir has once again escaped from what appeared to be certain death. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's promise to set up an expert committee to review . . .
- 'Palestinians Are Imprisoned In Their Own Land' (Times of India, Humra Quraishi, Apr 04, 2007)
Jamal Juma, 44, is coordinator of the Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign, a representative forum of major Palestinian civil society organisations in occupied Palestine. He spoke to Humra Quraishi on the sidelines of an international . . .
- Sleepwalking Into Disaster (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Apr 03, 2007)
As the misguided policies of the U.S. and Israel aggravate the crisis in West Asia, India must change its short-sighted, pro-Washington approach to the region.
- South Leaders Are Richer (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
Most Indian political parties are led by millionaires, with at least three party presidents worth more than Rs 20 crores each. Interestingly, those from the South are richer than their counterparts from the North, or perhaps more accurate in . . .
- Kissinger Says Us Victory In Iraq Not Possible (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 02, 2007)
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who helped engineer the US withdrawal from Vietnam, said on Sunday the problems in Iraq are more complex than that of conflict, and military victory is no longer possible.
- Rape Victim Not Bound To Produce 4 Witnesses: Cii (Daily Times, Irfan Ghauri, Apr 02, 2007)
Council says adultery accused cannot be punished without 4 witnesses
Stresses rape and consensual sex are separate crimes
- Aiyar For Increasing Women's Reservation To 50 Per Cent (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 02, 2007)
Union Minister favours rotation of reserved seats once in 10 years
Kerala, Bihar surging ahead in realising the objectives of panchayati raj
Legislators, bureaucrats termed roadblock in decentralisation of powers
- Lines Of Language (Indian Express, RAKESH ROCKY, Mar 31, 2007)
In Jammu and Kashmir, politicians have learnt to do one thing very quickly over the last few years: dip into the languages of other regions in the state.
- Nc Blames India, Pak For Trouble In Valley (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2007)
The National Conference (NC) has blamed India and Pakistan for the “complex Kashmir situation” and two-decade-long trouble, which could be solved only by involving its people in the Indo-Pakistan dialogue.
- Beyond The Border (Frontline, Balraj Puri, Mar 31, 2007)
Any final solution to the Kashmir problem must take into account the comparatively lesser-known realities across the LoC.
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