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Articles 8021 through 8120 of 21784:
- Pak Backing Jihadi Group In Lanka: Ltte (Hindustan Times, PK Balachandran, Mar 31, 2006)
The Pakistani intelligence agency Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is backing a Muslim terrorist group called "Jihad" in Eastern Sri Lanka, the LTTE's ideologue and chief peace negotiator, Anton Balasingham, charged on Wednesday.
- Centre Defends Denial Of Entry To Pak Acting Cj (Tribune, S. Satyanarayanan, Mar 31, 2006)
The Centre today strongly defended the decision of the Immigration Authorities at the Wagah border over the denial of entry to the kin of Acting Pakistan Chief Justice Rana Bhagwandas saying "the denial was due to Justice Bhagwandas's family . . .
- No Comparisons Between India, Iran On Nuclear Issue: Us (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Mar 31, 2006)
Vigorously defending the civilian nuclear energy agreement with New Delhi, the Bush administration has maintained that there can be no comparisons between India and Iran on the nuclear issue.
- Kashmir Militants Ready For Conditional Truce - Report (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
The chief of an alliance of Muslim militant groups fighting Indian rule in Kashmir said the rebels would consider a truce if New Delhi recognises the region as "disputed", a report said on Thursday.
- 'Kashmiris Ready For Talks, Truce With India' (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
A leading Kashmir freedom fighter group said a ceasefire is possible if New Delhi recognises groups like his as a party to the dispute, according to a report published Thursday.
- Town Planning From Below (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 31, 2006)
The haste with which the draft Master Plan 2021 for Delhi has been amended by the DDA and notified by the Union urban development ministry, to legalise mixed land use in the city, does not bode well. The conflict of interest between residents and traders
- What Makes Sushil Modi Angry? (Pioneer, Mohan Guruswamy, Mar 31, 2006)
Right since the formation of the Indian Republic, Bihar has been financially neglected by the Centre, says Mohan Guruswamy
- Stop The Charge Of Red Brigade (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Mar 31, 2006)
Government will have to show greater determination and better planning if the Maoists are to be defeated, says Kalyani Shankar
- Hizb To Play Political Role (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Mar 31, 2006)
Armed confrontation will recede as the dialogue process moves forward: Salahuddin
- State Funding Of Elections (Tribune, Jagdeep S. Chhokar, Mar 30, 2006)
IT is a relief that the all-party meeting convened by the Election Commission (EC) on February 15 to discuss a proposal of the Government of India asking the EC to consider the issue of State funding of elections did not come to a consensus.
- Acting Pak Cj’S Kin Denied Entry At Wagah (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Mar 30, 2006)
An unsavoury situation arose at the Wagah joint check post when Immigration authorities denied entry to seven members of the family of Justice Rana Bhagwandas, first Hindu acting Chief Justice of Pakistan.
- Mohanlal Munshi Of Kasauli (Tribune, Baljit Malik, Mar 30, 2006)
The man is no more. Or so they say. Mohanlal Munshi... businessman, poet of fine timbre, collector-seller of abandoned antique furniture has travelled on for a rendezvous — body, soul, spirit — with his Maker of mixed gender.
- Thousands Bid Adieu To Bansi Lal (Tribune, Raman Mohan, Mar 30, 2006)
The mortal remains of the architect of modern Haryana, former Chief Minister Bansi Lal, were today consigned to flames at this dusty hamlet where he was born almost eight decades ago. He had passed away around midnight in a Delhi hospital.
- B’Lore Metro: The Train To Nowhere? (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Mar 30, 2006)
With just two days remaining before the current financial year comes to a close, the Bangalore Metro will miss the last available opportunity to get the go-ahead from the Centre this fiscal.
- Changing Geostrategic Landscape (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Mar 30, 2006)
President George W. Bush’s recent visit to Pakistan continues to be the subject of debate and discourse at all levels and in every segment of our society.
- Pak, India To Boost Trade Ties (The Nation, HAQ NAWAZ, Mar 30, 2006)
Pakistan and India Wednesday agreed to ink a new shipping agreement in the near future at New Delhi while talks on air services would be concluded expeditiously.
- Pakistan Dissatisfied With Indo-Pak Trade (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 30, 2006)
Pakistan's Commerce Secretary Asif Shah has expressed dissatisfaction with the volume of Pakistan’s exports to India due to the non-tariff barriers and high tariff rates. Talking to newsmen after the first day’s talks on economic and . . .
- Pakistan, India Plan Cross-Border Banking (News International, Khalid Mustafa, Mar 30, 2006)
Pakistan and India on Wednesday issued a joint statement after two days of talks on economic and commercial cooperation within the framework of composite dialogue with a resolve that both sides would expeditiously conclude talks on . . .
- Hiv Rate Dips In South India (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Mar 30, 2006)
Though India is generally perceived as a nation that will have the world’s largest pool of HIV patients in a few years overtaking South Africa, the prevalence of HIV has gone down in four southern states in the last four years, medical researchers claim.
- Pathetic Condition Of Urdu Schools (Deccan Herald, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Mar 30, 2006)
Enlightened education should be ensured for the Muslim community
- Legacy Of Bansi Lal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 30, 2006)
Haryana loses its chief architect
The political career of Mr Bansi Lal, who died on Tuesday, aged 78, can be summed up in three phases. During the initial terms of his Chief Ministership, he committed himself to development of his state, . . .
- U.S.-India Nuclear Deal Timing Not Helpful - Germany (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
A civil nuclear energy deal struck between the United States and India this month was not helpful given that it came in the midst of talks on curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions, Germany's foreign minister said.
- China Premier Backs India Boosting Nuclear Energy (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
China backs India's peaceful nuclear energy plans but wants nuclear weapon states to honour their obligations under the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty, Premier Wen Jiabao was quoted as saying on Thursday
- Pakistan, India To Ease Business Visas (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
* Shipping agreement soon
* Agreement to expedite talks on air service
* Next round of talks expected in May
Pakistan and India have announced several steps as part of their plans to boost bilateral trade and improve economic relations.
- India Registers Trade Surplus With Pakistan (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
India has registered a trade surplus of about 260 million dollars in its trade with Pakistan while New Delhi's exports to Islamabad stood at USD 547.458 million in the current fiscal so far.
- Logic Of Democracy (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Mar 30, 2006)
Parliament may unanimously vote for a bill on the “Office of Profit” issue but this will have to be consistent with the spirit and letter of the Constitution and with natural law if it is not to be struck down by the Supreme Court.
- Indian Team Studies Eclipse (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
An 80-member team from India comprising of students and astronomers conducted a series experiments during the total solar eclipse here. Excitement was writ large on the faces of the young students, who won a competitive online test that earned . . .
- When Lucknow Lost Its Tehzeeb (Pioneer, Vishvjit P Singh, Mar 30, 2006)
Meher Bhargava's death exposes the rot that has set in the administrative machinery of Uttar Pradesh, says Vishvjit P Singh
- Rhetoric Divorced From Reality (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Mar 30, 2006)
India must adopt a carrot-and-stick policy while dealing with Bangladesh, says G Parthasarathy
- Stray Dogs And The Right To Life (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 30, 2006)
Recently, I heard since the Right to Life guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution should prevail over the protection against blanket mass slaughter guaranteed to stray dogs under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, municipalities . . .
- India, Pak To Jointly Patent Basmati (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
India and Pakistan on Wednesday agreed to strengthen road and rail transport services, speed up opening of their bank branches in each other's country and constitute a working group to jointly patent Basmati rice.
- India — Monuments And Museums (Daily Times, Razi Azmi, Mar 30, 2006)
Rajasthan gained infamy in 1987 when, in the village of Deorala, the widowed Roop Kanwar performed sati under controversial circumstances burning herself to death at her husband’s funeral pyre, watched by over 100 people.
- Watch How The East Is Being Won Over... (The Financial Express, AJAY KHANNA, Mar 30, 2006)
Recently, at a conference in Delhi, Malvinder Singh, the young CEO of Indian multinational, Ranbaxy Laboratories, was asked to list the one most important factor for creating a successful multinational firm. Malvinder’s response:
- The Countdown In Kathmandu Has Begun (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 30, 2006)
India's Nepal dilemma must be resolved soon, in favour of popular sovereignty.
- Bjp Yatras To Focus On Jehadi Terrorism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Sonia's resignation termed a drama
Need to free governance from corruption also to be highlighted
Media missed the crucial point in the EC order
- Beginning Again (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 30, 2006)
Definitions can wreak havoc on principles and provide a hundred escape routes for those who want them.
- Chronicle Of A Disorder Foretold (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Mar 30, 2006)
Anil Biswas’s replacement will prove to be a tricky issue for the CPI(M). But if the choice is not made carefully, Bengal may go the Kerala way in factionalism, says Sumanta Sen
- Thirteen States Meet To Counter Rising Maoist Menace (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Mar 30, 2006)
Rattled by a wave of Maoist attacks that have left hundreds dead, officials from 13 Indian states will meet on Friday to try to stem a rebellion that is menacing huge swathes of the country's centre, east and south.
- Governor Opposes Self Rule, De-Militarization (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Governor Lt. Gen. (Retd) S K Sinha today said that solution of Kashmir problem lies in economics superseding politics in importance, as appears to be happening in the European Union.
- Power To The Tracks (Telegraph, R.C. Acharya, Mar 29, 2006)
What is sauce for the goose need not be so for the gander, as has been proved in the case of Indian Railways’s disastrous headlong rush to electrify the trunk routes .
- Kashmir Politicians In Pakistan (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 29, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf's decision to meet with pro-accession politicians from Jammu and Kashmir has been hailed as a historic departure from Pakistan's traditional position.
- Mirwaiz For Redefining Structure Of J&k States (News International, Shahid Husain, Mar 29, 2006)
The chairman of the moderate faction of All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, said here on Tuesday that the structure of states within Jammu and Kashmir should be "re-defined" and it needs to be a federal structure with . . .
- Fighting Leprosy (Tribune, Dr Uma Vasudeva, Mar 29, 2006)
India has achieved a significant milestone in bringing down the prevalence of leprosy to less than one case per 10,000 people, the goal set by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which qualifies as “elimination.”
- Businessmen At Work (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Mar 29, 2006)
While all eyes were on the Indo-U.S. nuclear deal, businessmen from both countries presented a wish list of reforms to the two governments.
- Bjp's Yatra (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 29, 2006)
The RSS leadership is not fully convinced of the political utility of two "national integration" yatras planned by the BJP.
- In The Name Of Free Speech (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Mar 29, 2006)
Defining the issues - textual, legal and political - behind the Danish cartoons is essential to understand the rage it provoked in the Muslim world.
- Delhi Bjp Petitions Prez Against 19 Cong Mlas (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
The Opposition BJP in Delhi on Tuesday petitioned President APJ Abdul Kalam for disqualification of 19 Congress MLAs and one MP on the grounds that they occupied offices of profit under the NCT government
- Dubai Labours On (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Mar 29, 2006)
It’s unfortunate that authorities in Dubai sat on a crisis that was clearly building up for a while.
- Over To Delhi (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 29, 2006)
It was no mere baton that Melbourne has passed on to Delhi. It is a sacred duty that involves a great deal more than what was required to “showcase” the Indian Capital as the lights dimmed at the Commonwealth Games.
- Rs Poll: Sonia To Lalu’S Rescue (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
In no less sensational comeback by Indian cricket team at the one-day match against England in Delhi today to score the victory, there was an interesting turn of events for the Rajya Sabha polls in Bihar with the Congress president, Ms Sonia Gandhi, . .
- Divorce Allowed (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 29, 2006)
SC rescues two women from marriage
THE Supreme Court has once again proved that it remains a stout champion of women’s rights.
- Beware Of Communal Politics (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Mar 29, 2006)
As five states prepare for Assembly elections over the next two months, the country will do well to prepare for a sharp and potentially dangerous spurt in communal politics and passions.
- Travails Of The Mumbai Police (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Mar 29, 2006)
Finding officers who are able to handle elected officials and police cities effectively is a major challenge for India.
- Pakistan, India To Register Basmati Rice (Daily Times, Sajid Chaudhry, Mar 29, 2006)
Pakistan and India moved forward in 12 key areas during the third round of the composite dialogue on economic and commercial cooperation in Islamabad on Tuesday.
- Law Or Mockery? (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
The UPA government seems bent on amending the law with regard to offices of profit so as to make it all but meaningless.
- For Better Ties With Dhaka (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 29, 2006)
The agreement, between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Bangladeshi counterpart Khaleda Zia, to jointly combat terrorism, during the latter’s recent visit to India, is welcome.
- `Businessmen Coming Back To Bihar' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Mar 29, 2006)
"Policies have been put in place to facilitate investments. We have new policies for sugar, entertainment... Until you have policies, you can't implement anything... "
- The Self-Inflicted Scarcity In Education (The Financial Express, Janmejaya Sinha, Mar 29, 2006)
), the government of India set up five Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in India. Thereafter, in 1995, a small IIT was set up as a sop in Guwahati and then in 2001, Roorkee University was upgraded to an IIT. We set up five IITs in the Nehru . . .
- Indo-U.S. Love-Fest (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Mar 29, 2006)
Faced with eroding public support because of its elitist policies, the Congressparty will be left with difficult choices between left- and right-leaning options.
- Pm For Decentralisation Of Health Mgt (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Giving a new direction to healthcare management, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for district-level health plans rather than New Delhi making health plans for the rest of the country. This will also take away the focus from disease-centric . . .
- Nuclear Power (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Mar 29, 2006)
There was no way India could have compromised on excluding its Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) and 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) from safeguards, according to Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, and Secretary, . . .
- New Face Of Delhi (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Chief Minister Sheila Dixit left for Melbourne in the fourth week of March to receive the Commonwealth flame at the closing ceremony of the 2006 Commonwealth Games in that city on March 26.
- Red Meat Stands For Real Danger (Pioneer, Maneka Gandhi, Mar 29, 2006)
Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease in which the inner lining of the large intestine (colon or bowel) and rectum become inflamed. Inflammation usually begins in the rectum and lower intestine and spreads upward to the entire colon.
- Dismantle The Jihadi Network (Pioneer, Wilson John, Mar 29, 2006)
The success of India-Pakistan peace process depends on Musharraf's resolve to take on terrorists, says Wilson John
- Key States Hold Judgment On U.S.-India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Mar 29, 2006)
Most nuclear-supplier nations are waiting to see what the U.S. Congress does with the U.S.-India civil nuclear energy deal before taking a position on the controversial agreement, Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said on Monday.
- Celebration Sans Civility (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Mar 29, 2006)
Lumpen elements in different social groups have coarsened occasions of happiness and converted them into ugly events.
- Kashmir Before Treaty (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 29, 2006)
The Foreign Office spokesperson is right in pointing out that Pakistan could not accept Dr Manmohan Singh's suggestion to separate the Kashmir dispute from other issues and enter into a peace and friendship treaty with India.
- Haryana Loses Its Veteran Bansi Lal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Veteran Congress leader and former Haryana Chief Minister Bansi Lal died in New Delhi tonight. Family sources said he had been unwell for quite some time.
- House In Ruins (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 29, 2006)
The dialogue process now extends to politicians on both sides of the Line of Control, but none can say when the war will end.
- Bhopal Protesters Detained In Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
39 survivors of the gas tragedy reached the Capital after a month-long, 800-km walk from Bhopal
- Hizb Militant Arrested In Delhi (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
An area commander of terrorist outfit Hizbul Mujahideen has been arrested and large quantity of explosives seized from his possession in north Delhi, police said on Wednesday.
- Bansi Lal Dead (Tribune, Yoginder Gupta, Mar 29, 2006)
The architect of modern Haryana, Bansi Lal, is no more. He breathed his last at 11 pm tonight at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, where he had been undergoing treatment for the past few days.
- Indo-Us N-Deal: Can Russia Be Far Behind? (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Mar 29, 2006)
Russia has put its civil nuclear energy cooperation agenda with India on the fast-track as US-led efforts to drum support in the 45-member Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) to open up India’s nuclear energy sector for international participation got underway
- Monarchial Overreach (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Mar 29, 2006)
If monarchy is on the point of extinction in Nepal, it is because King Gyanendra destroyed democracy
- Bjp Seeks Disqualification Of 18 Delhi Congress Mlas, One Member Of Parliament (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Party legislator submits petition to the President
Sheila Dikshit is using these positions to buy peace with the party MLAs'
Move to bring in a backdated legislation to tide over the present crisis opposed
- Will Metro Rail Project Receive Rs. 1,800-Crore Loan From Jbic? (Hindu, Govind D. Belgaumkar, Mar 29, 2006)
The deadline for signing loan agreement expired on Tuesday
The agreement was to have been signed by the Indian and Japanese governments
It could have been signed only if the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs had approved the project
The next mee
- Pakistan To Trade With India Under Safta (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 29, 2006)
Pakistan Commerce Secretary announces decision at joint news conference
Positive list will almost become irrelevant
Officials to meet at Wagah to assess infrastructure for transit trade to Afghanistan
- Solar Eclipse Today From 4.21 Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Astronomers from across the world, including from India, are all set to observe the rare total eclipse of the Sun occurring tomorrow.
- India Factor An Itch Or A Caress ? (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Mar 29, 2006)
The India-Pakistan relationship is back to where it was - since Partition and until two years ago - in an abyss of mutual mistrust and suspicion, with neither side willing to give each other the benefit of doubt as things slip from bad to worse.
- No Link Between Iisc Attack And Delhi Blasts' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Bangalore Police Commissioner Ajai Kumar Singh said on Tuesday that there was no link between the October 2005 serial blasts in New Delhi and the attack on the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, in December last.
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