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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- Hindu Dharma Humiliated (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Sep 18, 2007)
Tulsidas's seminal rendition of the Ram story makes no mention of the Lakshman rekha in the episode dealing with Sita's abduction.
- Nepal Maoists Threaten To Quit Government (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
The future of Nepal's coalition government hung in the balance on Tuesday after the former rebel Maoists threatened to pull out unless the country's increasingly unpopular monarchy is axed.
- Nepalese Pm Rules Out Republic Before Poll (Pioneer, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Sep 18, 2007)
Nepal's Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has ruled out the idea of scrapping the country's monarchy before the elections scheduled ON Nov 22, despite the Maoist threat to walk out of the ruling alliance and start a new "people's revolt". . .
- Delhi Poll Pledge To Nepal (Telegraph, J. HEMANTH, Sep 17, 2007)
Foreign secretary Shiv Shankar Menon today reaffirmed India’s support to Nepal’s peace process and its constituent assembly elections.
- Nepal Turmoil: Cong For Track-2 Diplomacy (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
In a quiet move, Congress has engaged itself in interactions with major political players in Nepal to guide and influence the course of Constitution framing in the Himalayan neighbour.
- Royalist Vigilante's Killing Triggers Riot In South Nepal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
The murder of a former Parliamentarian's kin in south Nepal Sunday triggered a series of retaliatory attacks, resulting in arson, looting and violence that began taking sectarian colour, forcing authorities to impose curfew in several areas.
- India Ready To Help Nepal In Poll Process: Menon (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
While major political parties and Maoists in Nepal have locked horns over the 22-point preconditions for the Constituent Assembly (CA) poll, Indian foreign secretary Shivshankar Menon said that India was ready to extend any support that needs to . . . .
- Prachanda’S Threat (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Sep 17, 2007)
Maoist Chairman Prachanda on Saturday met Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala and threatened to quit the government if his party’s 22-point charter of demands was not met by Monday.
- Nepal's Maoist Leader Denied Visa To Visit Un (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
A top Maoist leader may be denied visa to visit the United Nations as part of a Nepali parliamentary delegation since the US is yet to remove the former rebels from its list of terrorist organisations.
- Hunt For Profit (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
As a hugely profitable business the world over, illegal trade in wildlife is growing while the rate of conviction for the crime remains low.
- Sanctifying Mass Destruction (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Sep 14, 2007)
The toxic terms of discourse of the nuclear debate have insidiously intruded into the public’s mind and distorted its moral perspective.
- Maoists Want A Nepal Republic Now, May Quit Govt (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Sep 14, 2007)
Nepal's volatile politics seems is taking a turn for the worse with the possibility of the Maoists quitting the government.
- In The Line Of Fire (Telegraph, Chiranjib Haldar, Sep 13, 2007)
Social scientists have attributed the settlement of Nepalis in northeast India, since the 1820s, to their migratory habits, prompted by the search of either economic opportunities or grazing lands.
- Indian Schools Begin Flood Awareness Programme (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
The dusty roads and swelteringly heat of India’s north-eastern state of Assam now make it hard to believe that like England, it was hit by the worst floods in years just over a month ago.
- More Than A Train To Dhaka (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 12, 2007)
India is the most populous democracy on this planet, and it has a political system which clearly finds resonance and response in the tumultuous, emotional and diverse multicultural DNA of this country.
- Indian Media’S Word Of Caution For Musharraf (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Sep 12, 2007)
Even as India officially declined to comment on the second exile of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, most newspapers in New Delhi on Tuesday had a word or two of caution for President Gen Pervez Musharraf about the turbulence ahead.
- Japan Pm Abe Says Ready To Resign Over Afghanistan Mission (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said he is ready to resign if parliament fails to extend Japan’s refueling mission in the Indian Ocean in support of US-led anti-terrorism operations in Afghanistan.
- Cbi Gets More Time To Probe Subba Claim (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Monday granted the CBI six weeks to investigate the claims of Moni Kumar Subba that he is not a citizen of Nepal. Subba, the Congress MP from Tezpur in Assam, has said he is an Indian citizen "by birth".
- New Arrivals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
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- Fasten Seatbelts (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 11, 2007)
Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan, gets to spend four hours there before he is deported to Jeddah. That's where he was shunted in the first place soon after he was deposed in a military coup in 1999. It's been said that he was corrupt.
- Hindu Groups Announce 'Guerrilla War' In Nepal (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
A new alliance of Hindu groups on Monday warned that it would unleash a "guerrilla war" in seven days to press its demand for reinstating a Hindu State in Nepal.
- See No Evil (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
The bomb blasts at Hyderabad were another reminder that the Indian State, indeed India’s future, is becoming steadily more endangered.
- India Lacks Capability To Win Terror War: Un (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
A confidential United Nations report has punched huge holes in India’s anti-terrorism preparedness, after its first ever scrutiny of everything from national laws to border checkposts to judiciary to banks to policework and passports.
- Joined By Partition (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 10, 2007)
As India copes with a domestic political storm, it is tempting to gloss over the deepening structural crisis — centred on civil military relation — in Pakistan and Bangladesh.
- India, Pak Can Be Friends (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 10, 2007)
I have been struck by the overwhelming desire of Pakistanis to bury the hatchet with India, to let bygones be bygones and open a new chapter in friendly relations.
- Terrorists Changing Tactics, But Are We? (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
A small island of shopkeepers dominated the largest part of the world for the longest period with Genghis Khan, the brute, being a distant runner-up.
- King Unwanted (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 10, 2007)
ANY vestigial hope about the survival of constitutional monarchy, which Nepal’s King Gyanendra and the royalists may have entertained, has been dashed to the ground.
- King Unwanted (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 08, 2007)
ANY vestigial hope about the survival of constitutional monarchy, which Nepal’s King Gyanendra and the royalists may have entertained, has been dashed to the ground.
- Monarchy Days Over, Says Nepali Congress (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
The Nepali Congress today landed a potentially knockout blow to the monarchy by declaring that it wanted the kingdom to become a republic.
- Another Blow For Nepal’S Monarchy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
Nepal’s largest political party is set to withdraw its traditional support for the country’s embattled monarchy and will campaign for a republic in elections later this year, officials said today.
- Maoists Firm On Demand, Threaten Pullout (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
A top Maoists leader has said the former rebels will walk out of the government if the interim administration fails to declare Nepal a republic by 18 September.
- Dealing With The Madhesis (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 07, 2007)
As the bomb blasts last Sunday indicate, even though the Madhesi People’s Rights Forum has called off its agitation, calm might still elude the Terai region of Nepal.
- Nepali Congress Toes Maoist Line, Deserts King (Pioneer, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Sep 07, 2007)
With elections in 76 days when the people will for the first time decide if they should still have a monarch, Nepal's King Gyanendra's fortunes continue to plummet with his biggest support group - the Nepali Congress headed by Prime Minister. . .
- Getting Their Goat (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 07, 2007)
Reports that Nepal's national carrier, Nepal Airlines, has turned around its fortunes and resumed normal traffic after propitiating Akash Bhairab, the guardian of the sky, could give many South Asian Governments and agencies ideas on how to cope . . . .
- Shadow Over Freedom (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Sep 07, 2007)
A free and fair election for the constituent assembly in Nepal, scheduled on November 22, may bring forth two possibilities.
- Nepal Crown Prince Suffers Heart Attack (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
Nepal’s crown prince suffered a heart attack on Thursday but was out of danger in a Kathmandu hospital, doctors said.
- Bombay's Innocent Victims Of Destitution (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
With its fast-growing economy, IT engineering advancements and well-trained workforces, India, for me, was the image of an up-and-coming, modernizing, efficient and affluent society. Media coverage on India seemed to confirm this.
- The Nuclear Deal: The Larger Picture (Hindu, Vikram Sood, Sep 05, 2007)
As the U.S. readies for the battles of the 21st century, India must not ignore the resurgence of Russia, the rise of China and the relevance of Iran. It must manage its relations with all these powers.
- Protecting Women From Cervical Cancer (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Sep 05, 2007)
Vaccination holds promise over the long term, but screening is the immediate answer.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 05, 2007)
We can almost hear the collective satisfaction of the political class over Monday’s decision to set up the chemical hub in the remote island of Nayachar, off Haldia.
- Bin Laden Family Insists No Financial Ties With Osama (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
Lawyers for the Saudi Binladin Group, responding to lawsuits filed over the 9/11 attacks, say the large engineering and construction company is not liable for the terrorist plot because it forced Osama bin Laden to surrender his stake in the . . . . .
- Mla Loses Indian Label (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2007)
A Bihar MLA’s name has been struck off the voter list because she could not show documents to prove she is an Indian citizen.
- Sonia’S Emissary Meets Nepal Maoist Chief (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2007)
Congress party spokesman Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Monday met Nepal’s top Maoist leaders here, marking the first open contact between the party that leads the ruling alliance in New Delhi and the Communist guerrillas who till last year . . .. . .
- India In The Hot Seat (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 04, 2007)
Among the many challenges facing India there is one that has had little policy related discussion. This is the impact of global warming. Some facts. Global warming is here, and there is a very high likelihood that this warming is due to human . . . . .
- Left Can't Set The Agenda (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Sep 04, 2007)
We have another terrorist attack in Hyderabad, which leaves at least 42 people dead and hundreds injured. 'Sleeper units', which have carried out the blasts, can comfortably go back to sleep once again, as we simply refuse to act on security . . . .
- Cpm Issues Draft Manifesto (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2007)
Peace between the Left and Congress over the nuclear deal turned irrelevant as the former virtually released its mid-term election manifesto on Monday by making a vitriolic attack on the Congress and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Serial Blasts Kill Three In Nepal (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Sep 03, 2007)
At least three people were killed and more than twenty wounded, eight of them seriously, as series of bomb explosions rocked the capital on Sunday.
- 2 Killed In Nepal Blasts (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2007)
A year after the Maoist rebels signed a peace pact with the government and ended their war, a series of bombs exploded in at least five busy areas of Kathmandu valley on Sunday afternoon, spreading panic and casting doubts about the upcoming election.
- Poverty Is The Issue, Not Nuclear Deal (Asian Age, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 03, 2007)
I am personally against India’s entire nuclear programme, starting with the bomb. Both Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru were opposed to the bomb.
- Blasts End Long Lull After Truce In Nepal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2007)
Three near-simultaneous blasts today killed two women and wounded 26 people in Kathmandu, the first since a peace process ended a Maoist revolt in the Himalayan nation in May last year.
- Left Can't Set The Agenda (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Sep 03, 2007)
We have another terrorist attack in Hyderabad, which leaves at least 42 people dead and hundreds injured.
- Series Of Blasts Kill 3 In Kathmandu (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2007)
At least three persons, including a girl, died and over 14 sustained serious injuries when unidentified groups detonated bombs in four different locations in Kathmandu today.
- Nepal Hooked To Indian Idol (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2007)
If you want to know beforehand the result of ‘Indian Idol’, Sony television’s popular contest to discover a new pop star, watch the television channels in Nepal.
- They Kill In The Name Of Mao (Pioneer, Prakash Singh, Sep 03, 2007)
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- Border Watch (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2007)
Security along the porous India-Nepal border will be tightened in the run-up to the Nepal Constituent Assembly elections in November.
- Serial Blasts In Kathmandu (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2007)
At least four people were feared killed after a series of bombs exploded in at least five busy areas of Kathmandu Valley this afternoon, a year after Maoists signed a peace pact with the government and ended their violent guerrilla war.
- Shailaja Acharya To Be Nepal's Envoy To India (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
Shailaja Acharya, the aunt of Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala and niece of Prime Minister GP Koirala, is set to be Nepal's new ambassador to India.
- Last Day Of Meet Sees Projects Lined Up For Saarc (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
The first SAARC Transport Ministers’ meeting ended on Friday in New Delhi with some headstart on regional connectivity corridors suggested last year in the SAARC Regional Multi-modal Transport Study (SRMTS). Union Minister . . . .
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 31, 2007)
Parliament has just reconfirmed that it will be from elsewhere that inspiration will have to be found to mount a truly national effort to tackle terrorism.
- Madhesi Stir Called Off (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Aug 31, 2007)
The Government of Nepal has signed a 22-point agreement with the Madhesi People’s Right Forum (MPRF), the organisation that has been leading the Terai agitation for the past few months.
- No Will To Fight Terror (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 31, 2007)
The Hyderabad bombings have brought to the fore the seriousness of the terrorist threat the country faces. With such incidents happening again and again, and the Government following an ostrich-like approach, people have been left to their fate
- Nepal's Govt Agrees To Peace Deal With Ethnic Rights Group (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2007)
Nepal's government has reached a peace agreement with a major ethnic rights group that was fighting for greater autonomy in the restive south, officials said.
- International Treaties: Parliament Ratification, A Must (Deccan Herald, PRAKASH NANDA, Aug 31, 2007)
Bilateral treaties that affect the country's economy must be ratified by both the Houses of the Parliament.
- Saarc: India To Propose Road, Rail Links Along Nepal, Bangla Borders (Indian Express, ANUBHUTI VISHNOI, Aug 31, 2007)
As the first SAARC Transport Ministers’ meet comes to a close in New Delhi on Friday, India is set to propose two inter-regional road corridors along the Nepal-India and Bangladesh circuit apart from a rail corridor.
- Stellar Hopes Of Indian Reality Show Student (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
Eighteen-year-old Arvind Aradhya from the Indian city of Bangalore has stars in his eyes these days.
- Terror Attacks On Rise In North-East: Centre (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
The number of terror attacks in the North-east has gone up in the current year, as Ulfa is raising its head again in Assam and other insurgent outfits have joined in the mayhem in Manipur, Nagaland and Tripura.
- Meghalaya Cm Votes For Amit (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
Meghalaya Chief Minister DD Lapang on Wednesday announced an 'honorary title' for Meghalaya's singing sensation Amit Paul to boost his spirit and morale, as he moved into the crucial title rounds for the Indian Idol, the country's most . . . .
- Dhaka Eases Visa Rules For All But Saarc (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
Bangladesh has eased visa rules for foreigners to attract investment and tourism, but has excluded eight members of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) from the relaxation.
- Indian Medical Student Found Dead In Nepal (Pioneer, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Aug 29, 2007)
A medical student from India's Bihar State was found dead in Nepal on Monday, leading to a police investigation.
- Indian Student Found Dead In Nepal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2007)
A medical student from the state of Bihar was found dead in Nepal on Monday, leading to a police investigation.
- Maoists Want Cadre Sent As Nepal Envoys (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2007)
The Maoists in Nepal, partners in the coalition Government, are seeking a slice of the diplomatic pie, recommending their nominees for posts of ambassadors in four countries.
- Market Slump And Inequality (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 29, 2007)
The slump in global stock markets since July has wiped out an estimated $5 trillion of wealth, five times the GDP of India.
- Saarc: India To Push For Better Connectivity (Indian Express, ANUBHUTI VISHNOI, Aug 29, 2007)
At the first SAARC Transport Ministers’ meet that begins in New Delhi on Wednesday, India will not only push for creation of major regional transport corridors but also enhanced postal connectivity, money transfer and parcel services in the region.
- Hydro Potential (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 29, 2007)
The editorial in People’s Democracy claims that nuclear power generation is the most expensive energy option.
- Let It Go All (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
Nepal’s kings had truly been monarchs of all they surveyed. But King Gyanendra now faces the prospect of losing not just his palaces and powers, but also a lot more to the republican rage.
- As India Features In Science News (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 27, 2007)
The biggest problem in controlling hypertension (high blood pressure) is compliance with treatment, says an editorial in the Lancet.
- In A Mumbai Home, ‘Everything Has Come To Nought’ (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2007)
Last evening’s bombers are suspected to have used an ammonium nitrate-based explosive that has divided suspicion between the Maoists and the Bangladesh-based Harkat-ul Jehadi Islami.
- India's Terror Death Toll Second Only To Iraq (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2007)
The US and UK may like to believe that they are leading the war on terror globally, but the country that has had to face the worst of terrorist attacks on its own soil, barring war-torn Iraq, is India.
- Patently Illegal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 27, 2007)
The situation in Nepal, fast spiralling into Maoist anarchy and violence, has taken a turn for the worse with the interim Government headed by Prime Minister GP Koirala deciding to nationalise the royal palace in Kathmandu as also six other palaces . . .
- Left Angry Over Nuclear Deal (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 25, 2007)
I WISH the Left had made national development, not the Indo-US nuclear deal, an issue for parting ways with the ruling Congress.
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