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Articles 11021 through 11120 of 21784:
- Madrassa Reform In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Madrassas cater to only a relatively small proportion of Muslim children. The temptation to present madrassa education as the preferred alternative to general schooling for Muslim children must be guarded against.
- India, Pakistan Forward Proposals To Avoid War (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jan 18, 2006)
The Indian and Pakistani foreign secretaries kick-started the third round of the composite dialogue process on Tuesday and forwarded several new proposals to avoid risks of nuclear and conventional war and also to increase people centric . . .
- 'Indian And Pakistani Punjabs Can Help Agriculture Together’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
* Agriculture universities of Faisalabad and Ludhiana to sign MoU
* Cheque for Rs 0.3m for earthquake victims
- Australia-India Partnership — Natural Complementarities (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 18, 2006)
Energy and resources are the drivers of the India-Australia relationship, with India importing billions of dollars worth of gold and coal, apart from diamonds and food items.
- Kashmir Toughest Challenge In Talks (Dawn, Jawed Naqvi, Jan 18, 2006)
Pakistan and India began their third round of composite dialogue here on Tuesday reasonably pleased with the gains from their outings so far, but watchful of what Islamabad believes to be the toughest challenge ahead — unravelling the Gordian knot . . .
- India To Send Troops Along Israeli-Syrian Border (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
India plans for the first time to send soldiers to the UN peacekeeping mission along the disputed Israeli-Syrian frontier, an Indian army spokesman said on Tuesday.
- Bhardwaj Must Go (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 18, 2006)
A good scapegoat, the cynical saying goes, is almost as good as the solution to the problem. Exposed for the brazen conspiracy to facilitate the defreezing of the bank accounts of Bofors accused Ottavio Quattrocchi, the Central Government has laid . . .
- Centre’S Bureau (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 18, 2006)
If Abu Salem had a political godfather, CBI would have argued he should stay in Lisbon
- India For Freeze On Setting Up Of Defence Posts Along Loc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Seeking to further consolidate the Confidence-Building Measures (CBMs), India today proposed a freeze on setting up of new defence posts and defence works along the Line of Control (LoC) and announced its intention to extend the Munnabao-Khokrapar rail li
- United States Of Jammu & Kashmir And Self Rule (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Jan 18, 2006)
Readers may recall that around third week of November 2004 an article titled "United States of Jammu & Kashmir; A resolution" written by me was published in these columns. The idea of a unified federal J&K was mooted for the first time in this paper.
- Janata Dal (Secular), Bjp Moving Towards Coalition? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
H.D. Kumaraswamy meets MLAs; State BJP leaders in Delhi
Janata Dal (S) is for heading an alternative coalition with Kumaraswamy as Chief Minister, say sources
He is stated to enjoy the loyalty of a majority of JD(S) MLAs
- India Raises Terrorism Issue (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jan 18, 2006)
Interference in internal affairs, says Pakistan; wants Kashmir issue addressed
India raises issue of terrorist infrastructure
Seeks agreement on extradition, legal assistance
Presents "non-papers" on border posts, flag meetings
- 2020 Odyssey In 45 Minutes (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s Vision 2020 left everyone speechless. To be more precise, the other speakers had little to say after he made a powerpoint presentation for 45 minutes — double the time allotted.
- Demolitions, Suspensions On Eve Of Hearing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
MCD acts against engineers for failure to check illegal constructions
A day before the crucial Delhi High Court hearing on illegal and unauthorised constructions in the Capital, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi on Tuesday suspended eight assistant ...
- Foreign Secretaries May Take Up Kashmir Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Talks confined to peace and security
Indian and Pakistan Foreign Secretaries Shyam Saran and Riaz Muhammad Khan are expected to take up the Kashmir issue for discussions here on Wednesday.
- Trouble All The Way On Delhi Metro Railway (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Thousands of commuters travelling on the newly opened Barakhamba-Dwarka Line III of the Delhi Metro were greatly inconvenienced on Tuesday as a number of trains plying on the corridor were delayed by up to two hours due to a "point'' problem . . .
- Nh Closed For 3rd Day (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The 300-kms long Jammu-Srinagar national highway stayed closed for third day while Batote-Kishtwar highway was also blocked today due to landslides. Two flights to Srinagar were also cancelled. However, all flights operated on New Delhi-Jammu route.
- Bofors Investigation Fiasco (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jan 18, 2006)
Human memory is proverbially short. Does any one remember what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh once said on the floor of the Upper House that Caesar's wife must be above suspicion. The utterance was befitting for a former academic who was universally ...
- Snowfall Continues In Himachal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Mercury shows a rising trend in North; Kashmir Valley, Punjab and Haryana receive rain
- Phone Tapping Case: Accused Surrenders (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Remanded to police custody for three days
The fourth accused in the case of illegal tapping of Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh's telephone surrendered before the Special Cell of the Delhi police on Monday. He was produced in a city court . . .
- Iran: India Reacts With Caution (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
India a responsible nuclear weapons state: New Delhi
Four days after top Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani made a reference to India during a CNN interview, the External Affairs Ministry spokesman on Monday regretted the comments.
- Terror Reaches South (Daily Excelsior, Tukoji R Pandit, Jan 18, 2006)
The dastardly attack on the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore on December 28, 2005 which took the life of a mathematician from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, has drawn attention to the fact that after north and western India, . . .
- Threatened Peace (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The politics of violence has a tendency to degenerate into banditry. Their professed political creeds notwithstanding, several insurgent groups in the North-east often function like criminal bands.
- Coming To Terms With A Disturbing Past (Telegraph, Sanjib Baruah, Jan 18, 2006)
Ordinary Cambodians as well as members of the international community have mixed feelings about the trial of the surviving Khmer Rouge leaders beginning this year, writes Sanjib Baruah The author is visiting professor, Centre for Policy Research, New Delh
- Kumaraswamy Calls Party Mlas’Meeting (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The fate of N Dharam Singh government hangs in balance with some prominent JD (S) second-line leaders headed by its working president H D Kumaraswamy reportedly convening a meeting of the party legislators on Wednesday to decide on forming . . .
- No Cumbersome Security Vetting (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Ahead of the launch of the much-awaited bus service between Amritsar and Lahore, the Centre today gave a relief to the passengers by doing away with the formal cumbersome security vetting system.
- Two Let Men, 5 Others Convicted (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Two Pakistani Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were among seven men convicted by a Delhi Court today in connection with bomb blasts which rocked various north Indian cities in 1997 killing 17 persons and injuring nearly 300 others.
- 2 Pakistanis Convicted For ’97 Blasts (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
A Delhi court today convicted seven persons, including two Pakistanis, in connection with a string of blasts across north India in 1997 in which 17 persons were killed and nearly 300 injured.
- No Confrontation, Please! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 18, 2006)
Both Parliament and judiciary have to protect Constitution
The Supreme Court’s decision to refer the matter of expulsion of 11 MPs to a
Constitution Bench may trigger an avoidable confrontation between Parliament and the judiciary.
- Fair Victory (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 18, 2006)
Lowering the bar for women
If the spirit is willing the flesh can overcome any challenge. This is borne out by two
women graduates in hotel management, among others, successfully suing to win the right for the female of the species to work as bartender
- No One Has A Right To Obstruct Justice: Delhi Hc Document (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 18, 2006)
The Delhi High Court met on January 10 to consider the situation created by the striking lawyers of the Delhi Bar Association. The following are excerpts from a resolution passed by the full court:
- Bjp Stages Demonstration (Hindu, Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, Jan 18, 2006)
Congress letting Ottavio Quattrocchi off the hook, says Arun Jaitley
- India's Factories Are Booming, But Not Enough (Reuters, Terry Friel, Jan 18, 2006)
India's booming manufacturing sector is a major engine of growth for one of the world's fastest growing economies, but still has to pick up dramatically to hit the country's 10 percent growth target and take on rival China.
- King Abdullah, Republic Day Chief Guest (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Saudi King Abdullah will be the chief guest at the Republic Day celebrations. His four-day visit "would substantially strengthen bilateral ties and raise them to a new height," an External Affairs Ministry spokesman said.
- ``Caste An Imperfect Indicator For Quota'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Suggests merit scholarship system
Public sector educational institutions have failed to emerge as centres of excellence
Calls for a more "invasive and inquisitive" democratic culture
- India, Pak Offer New Military Cbms (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 18, 2006)
Pak says Balochistan refrain can wreck peace process
Pakistan’s Foreign Secretary Riaz Mohammed Khan today confronted his Indian counterpart Shyam Saran on New Delhi’s reaction on developments in Balochistan and categorically . . .
- India Does Away With Cumbersome Security Vetting For Pak Bus (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Ahead of the launch of the much-awaited bus service between Amritsar and Lahore, the Centre today gave a relief to the passengers by doing away with the formal cumbersome security vetting system.
- President Kalam Presents Blueprint For Virtual University (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today proposed an ambitious blueprint for a tele-education revolution in the country with Rashtrapati Bhavan as the nodal hub of the project to link all major universities across India.
- India, Pakistan Hold Talks To Push Peace Process (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Jan 18, 2006)
India and Pakistan talked on Tuesday to try to breathe new life into a two-year-old peace process bedevilled by mistrust and guerrilla violence in Kashmir.
- Bofors Is Dead (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 18, 2006)
Bofors, the prosecution, is stone dead. But Bofors, as symbol of political corruption, lives on. And well it should. It’s time we made a clear distinction between the two. In India, we have grown accustomed to court cases dragging on endlessly and ...
- Air-Lift, Anyone? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 18, 2006)
So you thought that public sector undertakings, given that they come under the government, would be more inclined to adhere to rules and regulations framed by their master? Perish the thought. An Indian flight, IC 165 from Delhi to Mumbai on Tuesday, ...
- Phone-Tap: ‘No Political Mastermind Involved’ (Indian Express, AMAN SHARMA, Jan 18, 2006)
With the surrender of Vijay Dhawan, the fourth and the ‘‘last accused’’ in the case, Delhi police insist that the plan to tap Amar Singh’s phone was the brainchild of two small-time detectives, aimed at selling the ‘‘sting’’ for quick money.
- Karat Offers To Mediate In State Coalition Crisis (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The ongoing political crisis in Karnataka on Monday saw the mediation of CPM general secretary Prakash Karat who called on Janata Dal (Secular) supremo H D Deve Gowda....
- The Wheels Of History (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 17, 2006)
The wheels of history are turning in Jammu and Kashmir, excruciatingly slowly perhaps, but revolving nonetheless.
- Pm Gifts Poll-Bound Assam Rs 6,000 Cr Investment (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The Prime Minister laid the foundation of a 500-MW thermal power project at Salakati in western Assam’s Kokrajhar district. The power plant will be commissioned by the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).
- Parliament Within Its Rights (Deccan Herald, P P Rao, Jan 17, 2006)
When it’s a question of betrayal of trust of the people, expulsion from Parliament is considered appropriate
- Speeding Up Bus Rapid Transit (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Jan 17, 2006)
Rail-based systems may be necessary in the metros, but bus systems offer solutions for all Indian cities staggering under the effects of unsustainable automobile use.
- Little Hope Ahead Of India-Pakistan Peace Talks (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jan 17, 2006)
India and Pakistan begin a new round of peace talks this week but the nuclear-armed rivals are unlikely to end a stalemate that has tarnished the process, analysts say.
- Given Our Resources, We’Ve To Adopt A Lifestyle That Leaves A Smaller Footprint On Nature Than West’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 17, 2006)
The greatest threat to our and future generations is not terrorism—it’s climate change. Dr R K Pachauri runs the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and, yes, he’s a fellow Indian.
- Architect Of Delhi Serial Blasts Killed (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 17, 2006)
Abu Huzaifa, the Lashkar-e-Taiba commander who ordered the October 2005 serial bombings in New Delhi, was shot dead on Monday morning in an encounter near the frontier town of Baramulla.
- Manmohan: It Was Cbi's Decision (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jan 17, 2006)
BJP's protests on Bofors issue from today
Even as the Bharatiya Janata Party decided to take the Bofors issue to the streets, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said neither the freezing nor de-freezing of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi's . . .
- Law Officer Sent To London To Explain Legal Position, Says Cbi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Crown Prosecution requested clarifications on High Court judgments
CPS also wanted to know why Malaysian courts refused to extradite Quattrocchi
No question of Law Ministry, DoPT interfering with CBI jurisdiction
- I’M A Victim: Quattrocchi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Breaking his silence, Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi on Monday said that it would be in India’s interest to bring the case against him over Bofors payoffs to an end since the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has found no proof to link . . .
- Nepal Blues (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, Jan 17, 2006)
All too soon it is back to square one in the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal. The Maoist rebels have announced the end of the (extended) ceasefire unilaterally announced by them four months ago, leading to fears of eruption of violence that has already . . .
- J&k: Let Militant Involved In Delhi Blasts Shot Dead (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Four militants, including a self-styled commander of Pakistan-based Lashker-e-Toiba outfit and mastermind in last year's Delhi blasts, were killed in Jammu and Kashmir, police said today.
- Let Saboteur Sings On Terror Designs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Police have arrested another key activist of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) at Almatti in Bagalkot district and seized explosives and incriminating documents from him....
- Delhi Blasts Suspect Gunned Down (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
A senior ‘commander’ of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Abu Huzaifa, allegedly involved in the recent serial Delhi blasts, was killed at Khour-Sherabad in Pattan tehsil in north Kashmir.
- Mastermind Behind Delhi Blasts Killed (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Said to be one of the brains behind the 2005 serial blasts in Delhi, Abu Huzefa alias Abdullah Wahi was shot dead in an encounter with a joint team of Rashtriya Rifles, J&K Police and Delhi Police in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday morning.
- "Original Swiss Papers Absent" (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Jan 17, 2006)
Bofors and `Q' saga get curiouser
was not a fit case for filing an SLP
Prosecution failed to get Quattrocchi extradited
- No Bar To Women (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 17, 2006)
Working with men does not ensure equality for women
In a ruling that could have far-reaching implications for women's rights, the Delhi High Court has ruled that no restriction could be imposed on women working in bars, banquets and restaurants . . .
- Ouster Of Mps: Sc Notice To Speaker (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Despite Speaker Somnath Chatterjee’s assertion that the courts cannot intervene in the matter of expulsion of MPs, both the apex court and Delhi High Court have issued notice to him.
- Custodial Murders (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 17, 2006)
Notwithstanding Chief Minister’s promise to put an end to custodial killings, two people have been subjected to extra-judicial execution during the past six days.
- N-Plant Plot Busted (Telegraph, ANIL BUDUR LULLA, Jan 17, 2006)
Bangalore police have arrested another Lashkar-e-Toiba militant in connection with last month’s terror attack on the Indian Institute of Science campus and seized explosives from him.
- Cbi Carries Bofors Can (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Agency owns up step leading to unfreezing of Q’s accounts
The Bofors scandal is living up to its history of mystery with the CBI today disclosing that the process which led to lifting the freeze on Ottavio Quattrocchi’s London accounts was started by it.
- In The Cause Of The Tiger (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Jan 17, 2006)
A valuable corpus presenting current perspectives mixed with the historical perception of the tiger
- The Canvas Of Anthropology (Hindu, Shereen Ratnagar, Jan 17, 2006)
Collection of 40 papers documenting the wide sweep of anthropology
This is a collection of 40 papers in three sections — archaeological anthropology, physical anthropology, and social anthropology— dedicated to D.K.Bhattacharya who distinguished . . .
- Tagore's Essays (Hindu, Sarojini Premchand, Jan 17, 2006)
A beautifully brought out volume of essays, first published during the birth centenary of Tagore, has also an incisive and lengthy critique by Buddhadev Basu.
- Fetters On Iims (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 17, 2006)
The question whether Indian Institutes of Management should be allowed to set up campuses abroad, has raised the combination of extreme reactions that anything of quality, catering to a small constituency inevitably draws in India.
- A Candle Light Dinner With A Touch Of Difference (Greater Kashmir, Dr Shoukat.H.Khan, Jan 17, 2006)
They have it there in London, we too have it here in Kashmir, but ours is special, narrates Dr Shoukat.H.Khan
- Pak To Table Musharraf’S Proposals (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jan 17, 2006)
Pakistan is expected to formally put on the table President Pervez Musharraf’s Kashmir-centric proposals during the Foreign Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan beginning here tomorrow.
- Delhi Blasts: Let Man Killed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
A militant of the Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit, believed to be behind the Delhi blasts in October last year, was killed in an encounter with security forces in Pattan area of Baramula district in north Kashmir today. Another militant reportedly holed-up . . .
- Sc Notice To Speaker (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Jan 17, 2006)
Ahead of the all-party meeting called by Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee to discuss the issue of court’s “intervention” in the expulsion of MPs “involved” in the cash-for-query scam in the wake of the notice issued to him by the Delhi High Court, ...
- Indo-Pak Talks From Today (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Pakistan will put forward some “proposals” and “ideas” on the Kashmir issue as also on peace and security during the foreign secretary level talks with India in New Delhi beginning tomorrow as part of the Composite Dialogue process.
- Irked India Lets Iran Have It (Hindustan Times, Nilova Roy Chaudhury, Jan 17, 2006)
The gloves are off. Or so it seemed on Monday when the Iranian National Security Adviser, Ali Larijani, sought to make an example of India's nuclear status as international double standards. India promptly hit back saying it regretted the reference.
- Delhi Blast Suspect Killed In J&k (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
In a major breakthrough in the Delhi blasts case, security forces on Monday shot dead a top Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, allegedly involved in the October 29 explosions, in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district.
- Road To Perdition (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 17, 2006)
Road rage on Delhi roads has joined the ranks of the ever increasing list of incidents ‘expected and accepted’ in this city. Expected, albeit resignedly, by the public, and tolerated by the police.
- Iranian N-Official’S Comments Upset India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
India on Monday expressed "regret" over comments made by Iran’s top nuclear negotiator that New Delhi received preferential international treatment on nuclear proliferation issues.
- Court: Maintain Status Quo On Quattrocchi Accounts (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Jan 17, 2006)
Did Government and CBI demand that accounts be de-freezed, asks Bench
Government, CBI to file affidavit
Follow proper procedure
Don't play to the gallery, petitioner told
- Beasts In Khaki (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 17, 2006)
Doctors have a taste of UP police brutality
Whenever the Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) of UP is in the news, it is mostly for wrong reasons.
- General Will "Hit Balochis Hard" (Daily Excelsior, K.N. Pandita, Jan 17, 2006)
"I will hit them so hard they won't know what hit them", thundered the General in Islamabad.
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