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Articles 2321 through 2420 of 9581:
- Fine! Mumbai Mulls Over Spit, Litter Laws (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Spitting and littering will become punishable offences in the metropolis, which politicians including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh want to transform into a replica of Shanghai (the Sena-BJP leaders want Mumbai to be like Singapore).
- Is It A Solution To Kashmir? (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 19, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has come out with yet another option for resolution of the thorny Kashmir dispute. Suggesting that there should be joint management of the territory, he has expressed the opinion that the proposal of the Indian Prime . . .
- Crossing The Bridge (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 19, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf's suggestion, given in an interview to an Indian weekly, that some form of agreement be reached between India and Pakistan to ensure that their respective intelligence agencies do not work against each other is something . . .
- The Two Faces Of Pakistan (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 19, 2006)
The West tends to see the Musharraf regime as the last barricade against an Islamist coup, but Islamabad continues to support terrorism.
- Icar Awards For 42 Scientists, Six Farmers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Honoured for contributing to the growth of agriculture science and farm research
- Raj Thackeray Dares Shiv Sena (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Bal Thackeray's nephew says he will not make too many promises but fulfil the ones he made
Criticises coalition for `not doing anything'
`Annual budget for road repairs wasted' .
- Qualcomm Acquires Qualphone For $18 M (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Aug 19, 2006)
Mobile TV trials this year in U.S., U.K. and Japan; may happen in India in 2007
Qualphone software to drive multimedia content to mobile devices
Leverages Bangalore research team's work to deliver flagship products
Qualcomm has laboratories in . . .
- Terrorist Duo Confess To Mumbai Mission On Isi Behest (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The plot behind the two arrested terrorists from Hingalganj thickened after revelations of their Mumbai mission at the behest of ISI.
- Crackdown On Simi (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 19, 2006)
Students Islamic Movement of India, banned on February 8 this year for the third time since its formation in 1977, continues to deviously work towards its proclaimed objective of "liberating India by converting it to Islam".
- Musharraf Angry, Hurt Over India's Bomb Allegation (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said he was angry and disappointed that India had blamed his government for last month's bomb blasts in Mumbai, which he said was the work of "freelance terrorists".
- Mumbai Blast Probe Moving In Right Direction, Claim Officials (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
More than a month after the serial blasts in Mumbai, the Maharashtra government has told the centre that its investigations were moving in the right direction and the case would be cracked in some time.
- Unravelling Of Hope (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Aug 19, 2006)
The government is drifting on numerous issues ranging from economic to foreign and security policy, and from handling of terrorism to the right to information.
- Tell Tale Signs (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Aug 19, 2006)
After the Mumbai blasts and the uncovering of the conspiracy to blow up 10 aircraft over the Atlantic, the situation is vastly different. The anti-Iraq war lobby, the defenders of Iran and the root cause wallahs, who on past occasions have displayed . . .
- Breakthrough Achieved In Mumbai Blasts: Jaiswal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
A major breakthrough has been achieved in the probe into the July 11 serial bomb blasts in commuter trains in Mumbai, Union Minister for State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal said here today.
- Freelance Terrorists Behind Mumbai Blasts’ (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf on Friday said that the July 11 Mumbai bombings could be the handiwork of "freelance terrorists."
- Bunkum Of Resilience (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 19, 2006)
Children in schools are taught that India is a great country and a potential superpower.
- Living Under Terror Shadow (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
A major breakthrough has been achieved in the probe into the July 11 serial bomb blasts in commuter trains in Mumbai, Union minister for state for home Sriprakash Jaiswal said here on Friday.
- Same Old Tune Of Violence (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 18, 2006)
One will not say that the India-Pakistan relations have nosedived after more than two years of remarkable bonhomie.
- ‘Let’S Make India A Safe Nation’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 18, 2006)
On Thursday President A P J Abdul Kalam dedicated the Chandigarh War Memorial, a citizens’ initiative led by The Indian Express, to the nation. Excerpts from his speech on the occasion:
- Musharraf For Joint Management Of Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Endorsing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s suggestion to institutionalise arrangements to bring people from both sides of divided Kashmir closer, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said this needs to be discussed as it could be a "starter" . . .
- Bjp's Existential Crisis (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Aug 18, 2006)
The old horse of the BJP, L.K. Advani, is once again jockeying for the presidentship of the party as the term of the present incumbent Mr. Rajnath Singh will expire in November.
- Trans-Atlantic Bomb Plot Planner Was Jaish Member (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 18, 2006)
Rashid Rauf trained in terror facilities set up to fuel jihad in J&K, admits Jaish chief's father
- Haunting Terror Threats (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Aug 18, 2006)
The war against terror continues and we see 'new' innovative methods deployed by terror groups and clearly the intelligence agencies have foiled and prevented a terror act which cuts across nations, religion and beliefs and is little more than . . .
- Reliance Pitches For Kerala Port Upgrade (Business Line, P R Sanjai, Aug 18, 2006)
Reliance Industries has proposed to develop the Rs 4,500-crore Deepwater International Container Trans-shipment Terminal at Vizhinjam in Kerala.
- Mismanagement Of Dams Led To Floods: Expert (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Aug 18, 2006)
`Officials waited for the dams to fill up before releasing the water'
The dams had 47 per cent water before the monsoon
Seeks probe into "negligence" of operations
- Powerless Again (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 18, 2006)
The Punjab and Haryana electricity boards have, once again, let down their consumers. The hot, humid weather, aggravated by insufficient rain, has raised tempers, but protests or media reports fail to move the authorities to find a permanent . . .
- Reactor For Nuclear Submarine Fully Operational (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Aug 18, 2006)
Mini version of reactor to be built and fitted into the submarine
The reactor went critical towards the end of 2004
Mood upbeat about building of submarine .
- ‘Sino-Pak Ties Key Factor To Maintain Peace (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Chairman Senate Foreign Relations Committee Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed Thursday said the time-tested relations between Pakistan and China was a key factor responsible for maintaining peace and stability in South Asia.
- India, Pakistan Should Trust Each Other: Mus (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf says that the July 11 Mumbai bombings could be the handiwork of “freelance terrorists” and said the two countries should have trust in each other.
- No Extraneous Conditions On N-Deal Will Be Accepted: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
India will not accept any “extraneous conditionality” under any circumstance that will adversely impact the country’s strategic nuclear programme, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assured Parliament on Thursday...
- Re-Forging Instruments To Meet Challenges (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 18, 2006)
The polity will have to promote a new way of conducting its internal disputes in a manner that will not distract the Indian state from dealing with new globally-inspired instigations.
- Terrorism And Counter-Terrorism Revisited (The Financial Express, RICHARD N. HAASS, Aug 18, 2006)
The arrests in London of 21 terrorists who appear to have planned to blow up a number of airplanes over the Atlantic reminds us of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington of September 11, 2001. 9/11 remains the date that has come to signify . .
- Musharraf For Joint Management Of Kashmir (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has appreciated Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s suggestion for institutionalization of arrangements to bring people from both sides of divided Kashmir closer and said it could be a “starter” for the joint . . .
- Of Terror Twosome & Mumbai Blasts (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Mohammad Sohail and Mohammad Zubair, militants arrested by the Border Security Force at Hingalgunj on Monday, belong to the terror module which triggered off serial blasts on Mumbai’s local trains in July.
- India On The Right Track (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Aug 18, 2006)
Interview with Dr. Georges Vendryes, French nuclear scientist.
- Middle Stage Of Democracy (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 18, 2006)
Social mobilisation that began in the south has spread throughout the country with backward classes pushing aside historically dominant castes, giving rise to regional parties
- Let And Al Qaeda (OutLook, B. Raman , Aug 18, 2006)
Now even the National Security Advisor is openly talking about the links between these two and how the LET has become as great a threat to regional and international peace and security as Al Qaeda...
- Musharraf Sets Peace Accord Parameters: ‘Indian Pm Sincere’ (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Aug 18, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has set ‘doable’ parameters, short of independence, for resolving the Kashmir dispute, which, he says, can yield a friendship treaty with India and the withdrawal of the case from the United Nations Security Council, an . . .
- Pakistan’S Frequent-Fall Problem (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 18, 2006)
Yesterday this newspaper quoted General Pervez Musharraf as saying that foreign terrorists would not be allowed to operate from Pakistan or train in Pakistan’s territory.
- Speed And Content Of Economic Reforms (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Aug 18, 2006)
The record of reforms is mixed and there is uncertainty about the process, is the consensus of economists who discussed the Indian economy recently. They are agreed that India can grow at a much higher rate, provided some sectors — farm and . . .
- Afghan Opium Trade Is Latest Aids Worry (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Aug 17, 2006)
Battered by decades of war, Afghanistan has become a major AIDS worry in the sub-continent, with use of opium and related drugs increasing in the country and its neighbours.
- Everyone Jumps On The `Govinda Bandwagon' (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Aug 17, 2006)
The Janmashtami revelry of breaking curd pots hanging from lines as high as two storeys has now become an established source of image building for political parties, corporates and even newspapers as was evident from Wednesday's celebrations here.
- `Mismanagement Of Dams Led To Floods' (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Aug 17, 2006)
Expert says the authorities waited for the dams to fill up before releasing the water
- Man-Made Floods (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 17, 2006)
Floods are normally deemed to be natural disasters caused by excessive downpour, but this does not seem to be the story when it comes to the recent inundation of vast tracts of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka . . .
- Karachi's Traffic (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 17, 2006)
Driving in the city of Karachi has become a nightmare due to the traffic jams all over the main areas of the city.
- Leadership For Change (Business Standard, Nitin Desai , Aug 17, 2006)
The PM must leverage the respect he has earned to persuade voters to embrace change.
- Storm Brewing In Icwai's Tea-Cup (Business Line, SANKAR RAY, Aug 17, 2006)
The job assigned to the ICWAI is not a post-mortem examination of income and expenditure of tea companies but essentially some kind of a live-auditing.
- Speed And Content Of Economic Reforms (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Aug 17, 2006)
The record of reforms is mixed and there is uncertainty about the process, is the consensus of economists who discussed the Indian economy recently. They are agreed that India can grow at a much higher rate, provided some sectors — farm and . . .
- Change Their Life (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 17, 2006)
Few will agree with United States President George W. Bush's haughty intervention in Iraq. But only the cynic will disapprove of his definition of terrorism.
- 'Pak-Based Terrorists Were Preparing To Attack Metros' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Mohammed Zubair and Mohammed Sohail - nabbed in Higalganj, North 24-Parganas, on Independence Day eve - were trained in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir for one year and were preparing for a fidayeen attack in one of the Metro cities of India, officials . . .
- Goodbye, Village (Times of India, ANAND SOONDAS, Aug 17, 2006)
This weekend, I'll be driving off to the swirling fields or what remains of it of Punjab. And I'll do this every weekend after that.
- Rain Creates Havoc In Maharashtra (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
The monsoon intensified further in Maharashtra causing a fresh havoc in areas that saw heavy rain last month.
- Pak Diplomats’ Playground Shrinks (Telegraph, GAUTAM DATT, Aug 17, 2006)
India is thinking of strictly enforcing a rule that prevents Pakistani diplomats from travelling to Delhi’s satellite towns of Gurgaon and Noida.
- Forum On Msm And Hiv Launched (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Aug 17, 2006)
To provide medical services
To provide medical services
Only one in 10 MSM have access to HIV/AIDS prevention services
Most governments, donors ignore the community
- Icds — The Entitlement Of Every Indian Child (Hindu, Nirmala Lakshman, Aug 17, 2006)
The role of ICDS as an instrument to secure children's right to food cannot be overstated. In States like Tamil Nadu, its functioning has yielded positive results.
- The Plight Of Farmers (Tribune, M. Rajivlochan, Aug 17, 2006)
This year the US has approved of giving $180 billion as direct subsidies to its farmers. When we add the subsidy offered by the European Union countries to this, the figure for direct subsidies comes to a whopping $300 billion per year.
- National Awakening (OutLook, A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM , Aug 17, 2006)
A person who is wedded, with the
virtue of determination to accomplish
a deed, would be able to execute the
same and earn glory and fame
- Maharashtra: Bill Against Superstition (Frontline, LYLA BAVADAM, Aug 17, 2006)
A Bill in Maharashtra drafted to help eradicate exploitation using superstition comes under fire.
- The Mumbai Death Cells (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 17, 2006)
Investigations into the serial bombings in Mumbai might end in a replay of the 1993 terror strikes — with the perpetrators out of reach.
- Olmert, Bush Lose (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 17, 2006)
Israel’s democracy speaks Israel, for all its faults, is a democracy, and a vigorous one at that which does not spare stupid governance.
- All Work, No Play For India's Army Of Toiling Children (Reuters, BAPPA MAJUMDAR, Aug 17, 2006)
Subhankar Baidya can't bring himself to discuss his ordeal as an abused domestic servant. Instead, the five-year-old boy draws pictures to show the beatings and humiliations he endured until his rescue.
- Maharashtra Speaker Speaks His Mind (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Mr Babasaheb Kupekar is disturbed by the fears of the state’s region wise disintegration since “the government has failed on all fronts “
- Oil Prices Have To Rise, Hints Pm (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Standing on the ramparts of the historic Red Fort, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday addressed the nation on the 60th Independence Day after unfurling the tricolour.
- Clear As Crystal: Challenge Is On (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 16, 2006)
It is not for nothing that concerned citizens sit glued to their radio and television sets across the country on every Independence Day.
- Tackling Aids In India Needs New Focus: Wb (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
To prevent the spread of HIV in India, most NGOs have focussed on migrant male workers rather than sex workers - the most vulnerable group for HIV transmission.
- Take Concrete Steps To Stop Terror: Pm To Pak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
In a blunt message to those responsible for acts of terror, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today declared that "no one can make India kneel" and told Pakistan that the success of the peace initiatives depended on the concrete steps it took to stop . . .
- Pm Asks Pak To Take Concrete Steps To End Cross Border Terrorism (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday asked Pakistan to take concrete steps to end cross-border terrorism to enable the peace initiatives to succeed.
- Pm Tells Pak To Take Steps To Prevent Terror (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today made a rare departure from unwritten protocol.
- West Alone Is Not Threatened (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Aug 16, 2006)
It's difficult to fault US President George Bush for being obnoxiously upfront and brutally honest while describing the jihadis and their cohorts who planned "mass murder on an unimaginable scale" by blowing up 10, probably more, trans-Atlantic . . .
- Top Honour For Kashmir, Manipur Documentaries (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Films win John Abraham award in SIGNS 2006
Vipin Vijay winner in environmental section
Corporation will support festival: Mayor .
- Nation Celebrates I-Day Amid High Alert (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
With the nation wrapped in an unprecedented security cover amid threats of terror strikes, Independence Day celebrations today passed off peacefully as leaders unveiled welfare schemes for people and rededicated themselves to national ideals.
- Rhetoric Avoided (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 16, 2006)
Dr Singh resisted the temptation to do some tough talking.
- Pm Talks Tough On Terror, Says India Won’T Be Cowed (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
PM Manmohan Singh on Tuesday put the fight against terror at the centre of his government’s concerns by warning that Pakistan’s strategy of "inflicting a thousand cuts" — a clear-cut reference to the strategic doctrine behind Islamabad’s support . . .
- Pm Urges Pakistan To Fulfil Terror Pledge (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Aug 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pressed Pakistan afresh on Tuesday to fulfil a pledge to curb cross-border militant violence, saying peace between the old rivals was not possible in the face of terrorist attacks.
- A Tide Not Taken At The Flood (Indian Express, Darshan Desai, Aug 16, 2006)
Surat is Gujarat’s showcase city, churning out much of its revenue and with a future so bright as to be deemed headed the Singapore way. One terrible flood has washed away those dreams, another is said to be on the way.
- Pm Asks Pak To Go Tough On Terrorism (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
With the dark shadow of terror looming large both in the national and global arena, the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has asked Pakistan to take concrete steps in curbing cross border terrorism before going ahead smoothly with bilateral . . .
- Message Of Peace (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Aug 16, 2006)
An interview that General Pervez Musharraf gave Frontline on August 1 at the President's office in Rawalpindi.
- An Evil Means To An Evil End (Indian Express, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Aug 16, 2006)
As a Muslim, my head goes down in shame each time I find a Muslim name attached with the inhuman and insane acts of terrorism.
- Enigma Of Arrival (Pioneer, Jagmohan , Aug 16, 2006)
Into the 60th year of its Independence, the country is still struggling to provide basic amenities to large sections, says Jagmohan
- Tatas In Talks For Nashik Sez (Business Standard, Kausik Datta, Aug 16, 2006)
The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) is in talks with the Tata group for setting up a 2,500-acre (1,012.14 hectare) special economic zone (SEZ) at Sinnar near Nashik.
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