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- Dhaka Is Looking Up (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jul 19, 2006)
Whenever I have visited Bangladesh in the past, I have wondered whether the country would ever make it. The words like “a failed state’ has haunted me and I have often expressed apprehension over the future of 150
- Develop Chandigarh: Governor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Institute a committee of Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh Administration officers'
Blueprint of infrastructure needs of Sarangpur Institutional Area proposed to accommodate the film city, education city, amusement park, and biotech park demanded
- They Strike When Iron Is Cold (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 18, 2006)
One of the abiding memories of my reporting years belongs to the era of another, bloodier, war on terror. Rajiv Gandhi had just come to power following his mother’s assassination, massacres of Sikhs and Operation Bluestar.
- Bjp Disappointed With Manmohan's `No' To Pota (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Unveil plan to fight terrorism: Arun Jaitley
- Maulana Fazlur Rehman’S Supple Approach (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 18, 2006)
The secretary-general of the Muttahida Majlis Amal (MMA), Maulana Fazl ur Rehman, coming out of the alliance’s Supreme Council meeting, once again demonstrated a nuanced and supple approach to the growing government-opposition confrontation when . . .
- Irresoluteness, A National Disease (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Jul 18, 2006)
The Mumbai blasts, which have claimed over 200 lives and maimed or injured over 700 people, constitute a terrible tragedy for the victims and their families.
- Quality Of Judges (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 18, 2006)
The Union Government’s proposal for creating an all-India judicial service on the lines of the Indian Administrative Service is welcome.
- Focus On ‘Dryland Farming’ (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 18, 2006)
If the first Green Revolution boosted wheat and paddy output through the extensive use of better seeds and chemicals, making India self-sufficient in food, the second Green Revolution can be ushered in by focusing on dryland farming.
- Surprised At Kargil (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 18, 2006)
F C. Fuller, a well known military historian, records, “he, if he wishes to understand war, must examine the nature of surprise in its thousand and one forms as it pursued its relentless course throughout history.”
- Pepsi Hub (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 17, 2006)
More action needed to boost contract farming
- Beastly End Of A Beauty (OutLook, Raja Menon, Jul 17, 2006)
The story of a gentle petite Indian girl in brutal captivity, who astonished friend and foe with her courage and beauty has been written about earlier, but never researched so comprehensively as in this book.
- Give More For Wheat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 17, 2006)
Punjab’s demand for a 25 per cent increase in the minimum support prices of cereals is justified for more than one reason.
- People Show The Way (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Jul 17, 2006)
If there is a saving grace in the Mumbai blasts, it lies in the courage and determination of the common man ----
- Court Martial Ordered Against Major-Gen, (Tribune, Vijay Mohan, Jul 17, 2006)
Eight months after a major-general was suspended for allegedly siphoning massive quantities of army canteen liquor and selling it in the open market, the Army has ordered that he be tried by a general court martial (GCM) for his acts of omission and. . .
- Badal Seeks Pm's Intervention On Detained Punjabis In Iraq (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
The Shiromani Akali Dal president, Parkash Singh Badal has urged Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh to take up with the Iraqi authorities and other relevant international quarters the issue of Indian youth, including two from Punjab, who had reportedly . . .
- Advani Wants Pota Revived (Hindu, Lalit Shastri, Jul 17, 2006)
"Blasts are unprecedented and executed with military precision"
- Effective Flood Relief (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 17, 2006)
Times is of the essence. Rivers in Punjab and the NWFP are swelling at a rapid rate and further increases are likely as the monsoon season gets in full swing.
- They Strike When Iron Is Cold (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 16, 2006)
Before Mumbai, the Indian state was at its obliging best against terror. After Mumbai, UPA has no choice
- Heroin Seized At Amritsar Airport (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Officials at Amritsar’s Raja Sansi International Airport on Saturday seized seven kilograms of heroin from a passenger preparing to board Air India’s flight to Toronto, Canada, via Birmingham in the UK.
- The Greatest Pashtun (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jul 16, 2006)
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890-1988) was without a doubt the greatest political genius the Pashtun people have yet produced. Understanding the political economy of the Pashto/Pakhto speaking peoples, as well as the Tajik, Hazara, Uzbek, Turkmen and . . .
- Salaam, Namaste? Jullay! (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 16, 2006)
How do we greet each other? We say salaam or namaste. Both the expressions come naturally to us in this State.
- Back To 1996 And Beyond (OutLook, B. Raman , Jul 16, 2006)
Last July, Pakistan reversed its strategy of not targeting Indian territory outside J&K with terror attacks in Ayodhya, Delhi, Bangalore, Varanasi and now Mumbai. Time to go back to the pre-Gujral policy of letting the intelligence agencies do the needful
- Power Sector In Punjab Under Constant Review (Tribune, Amarinder Singh, Jul 16, 2006)
With focus on the socio-economic revitalisation of Punjab, our government initiated comprehensive measures to provide a right platform for growth and development.
- Ppsc Fails To Fill 27 Pcs (Judicial) Posts (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Jul 16, 2006)
It's Haryana all over again in Punjab! Mandated the task of selecting 63 candidates for filling the 63 available vacancies in the judicial set-up of Punjab, the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) could not do so.
- Beyond Eelam And Tigers (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Jul 15, 2006)
Truly trite, by now, is the crack about the “Tigers” not changing their stripes. The past few weeks have revealed the more notable fact that political opinion in Tamil Nadu remains unchanged and predominantly indifferent to their fate.
- Isi Activities On Rise On Indo-Nepal Border (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Jul 15, 2006)
The Intelligence Bureau has reportedly alerted the Bihar Government against the growing activities of Pakistan's Inter-service Intelligence(ISI) on the Indo-Nepal border.
- Heart Of The Matter (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 15, 2006)
It is quite well known that Punjab along with Kerala and Andhra Pradesh figures among the states with the highest incidence of heart disease in the country.
- They Strike When Iron Is Cold (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 15, 2006)
Before Mumbai, the Indian state was at its obliging best against terror. After Mumbai, UPA has no choice
- They Strike When Iron Is Cold (New Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 15, 2006)
Before Mumbai, the Indian state was at its obliging best against terror. After Mumbai, UPA has no choice
- Wali Khan Jr Hails Manmohan’S Peace Initiatives (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and his coalition government have got the thumbs up from across the border for their efforts to sustain peace, harmony and stability in South Asia, and particularly with Pakistan, in spite of the massive devastation . . .
- Schools Of Failure (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 15, 2006)
The government spends more money per child than what a parent pays for a child in a private school, yet when results come it is invariably the children who study in private schools who get more marks.
- Reliving The Darkest Hours (Telegraph, Kamla Patel , Jul 14, 2006)
A close associate of M.K. Gandhi, Kamla Patel spent her early years in Sabarmati Ashram, Ahmedabad. She was an active participant in the Civil Disobedience Movement.
- No Takers For Ptu Architecture Courses (Tribune, Varinder Singh, Jul 14, 2006)
Over 40,000 officials of the Punjab police, some of the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) , Additional Inspector General (AIG), SP, DSP, Inspectors, have been going without salary, thanks to certain 'objections' raised by the . . .
- Indo-Pak Peace: New Process, Old Approach (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 14, 2006)
Colombo, the Sri Lankan capital city, is just the right place for Pakistanis, Indians and Kashmiris to meet and discuss Kashmir. It is neutral, friendly, exotic, and one also feels at home when it comes to violence and suicide bombings.
- Regulate Loans (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
The Punjab government plans to regulate private money lending to farmers through a law, though the Assembly is slated to meet only for two days in September before it is dissolved to hold elections early next year.
- Politics Of Packages & The Packaging Of Politics (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jul 14, 2006)
Had there been a waiver of debt of up to just Rs.25,000, more than 80 per cent of Vidharbha's farmers would no longer have owed the banks money.
- Simply Herself (Hindu, BHUMIKA K, Jul 14, 2006)
She can sing Madhuvanti with a traditional flourish and also enjoy jazz on her iPod. Shubha Mudgal straddles a range of musical worlds with elan
- World Sits Up, Shares Anguish (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Jul 14, 2006)
European leaders and expatriate Indians expressed solidarity with India even as Tuesday's Mumbai massacre triggered memories in London and Madrid of the multiple bomb blasts that so recently made the war on terror a stark reality for the continent.
- Where Is The Political Will? (OutLook, KPS Gill, Jul 14, 2006)
You cannot prevail over terrorism by merely using strong language in Parliament or in the media. It is perhaps difficult to find even one politician in the country who holds the national interest above the interest of his
- Do We Need Bt Brinjal? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 13, 2006)
Data and studies supporting GM crops are often made up by the promoting agencies.
- The Kavadias Begin Their Mega Trek (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Enhanced vigil along the way in the wake of the serial blasts in Mumbai and Srinagar
- Sc Paves Way For Reviving Evening Law Colleges (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Evening law colleges were a phenomenon across India until October 1999 when the Bar Council of India decided against their continuation for alleged violation of standards set by it for legal education.
- Confront The Challenge (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 13, 2006)
To combat terror, rise above political interests
- Justice Through Courts, Not Guns (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 13, 2006)
President George Bush once complimented India saying it had 150 million Muslims but no Al Qaeda. Alas, the Mumbai blasts demonstrate, not for the first time, that Al Qaeda is very much here.
- Arrest Decline Of Punjab Economy (Tribune, Joginder Singh, Jul 13, 2006)
As a result of exemplary progress, particularly in the fields of agriculture and industry, Punjab state continued to maintain the top position in terms of per capita income till the early nineties.
- Amarinder Rules Out Revival Of Terrorism (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today ruled out any possibility of revival of terrorism in the state.
- Lg Launches Microwave Ovens, Washing Machines (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
The company is targeting sales worth Rs. 22 crores from the Punjab market this year'
- Tackling Terror (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 13, 2006)
Are we condemned to live in conditions that permit terrorists of all inclinations to strike at will?
- No Bailouts, Says Govt To Psu Banks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Each and every public sector bank now is strong enough not to require bailout from the government. “Even the banks, which are 100 per cent government owned are strong enough.
- Demise Of A Writer Par Excellence (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 12, 2006)
Veteran poet, short story and drama writer and columnist Ahmad Nadeem Qasmi has passed away after a short illness. Qasmi who was admitted to the Punjab Institute of Cardiology on Saturday with complaints of asthmatic and cardiac discomfort breathed . . .
- Diamer-Basha Dam Royalty Issue (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 12, 2006)
While addressing a public meeting in Gilgit on July 4, President Pervez Musharraf said that the Northern Areas (NA) would get royalty from the Diamer-Basha Dam.
- Air Crash Victims Laid To Rest Amid Tears (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
The Nimaz-e-Janaza of three victims of PIA Fokker plane crash including the niece of PML acting president MNA Makhdoom Javed Hashmi were offered at two different places in the tehsil.
- 6 Tourists Among 8 Killed; 37 Hurt (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
In yet another series of explosions, eight persons, including six tourists, were killed and over 40 others, were injured in six grenade explosions that rocked the uptown areas from Dalgate to the Central Lal Chowk area here today.
- Pm Promises Autonomy For Science And Tech Institutes (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 12, 2006)
Amidst the raging row over the autonomy of AIIMS and the reservation issue, the Prime Minister today promised to ensure the autonomy of the country’s science and technology institutions while widening access to quality education for all sections . . .
- Trafficking Is Big Business (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jul 11, 2006)
When the news first broke out it looked incredulous that a senior officer of the Indian Foreign Service, posted at the time as the head of the Indian Council for cultural relations, could be probed for helping illegal transportation of a group of . . .
- 45 Killed In Pia Fokker Plane Crash (Pakistan Observer, Hussain Kashif, Jul 11, 2006)
All 45 people aboard PIA Fokker plane, PK-688, which was on its way from Multan to Lahore were killed in an air crash near here at 12.10 pm on Monday.
- Our Land, Their Industry (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 11, 2006)
The indebtedness of Indian farmers rose substantially in the 1990s following the tendency of successive governments to market reforms and the opening up of the economy to foreign investors.
- Bjp Meet Sets Agenda For Tomorrow's Big One (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jul 11, 2006)
The BJP is in the fine-tuning mode. Party president Rajnath Singh on Monday met the general secretaries to chalk out the agenda for the July 12 meeting of the central office-bearers.
- Azad Govt Not For St Cut On Petrol (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Although ruled by a Congress-led coalition, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has refused to implement the directions of the Centre to slash sales tax on petrol and diesel to neutralise the recent hike in the prices of these petroleum products.
- Cm Calls Meeting To Give Provisional Noc To Mega Projects (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Jul 11, 2006)
The Punjab Government is in a dilemma over the waiving of loans worth Rs 26,000 crore against farmers in the state.
- Govt In A Fix Over Loan Waiver To Farmers (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Jul 11, 2006)
The Punjab Government is in a dilemma over the waiving of loans worth Rs 26,000 crore against farmers in the state.
- High Court Yes, But... (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 11, 2006)
Union Law Minister H.R. Bhardwaj’s statement in Chandigarh on Sunday that the Centre would be happy to sanction a separate High Court for Haryana once the state government locates a site in one of its districts — and not in Chandigarh — seems to have . .
- After Unprecedented Tv Series, Pakistan Rethinks Rape, Sex Laws (Christian Science Monitor, Ashraf Khan, Jul 11, 2006)
More than 1,000 female prisoners are expected to be released this week on bail in Pakistan following a decision by President Pervez Musharraf to review a controversial set of laws affecting women.
- 45 Dead As Pia Fokker Crashes In Multan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Plane crashes shortly after take off, no survivors
Two high court judges, two brigadiers, vice chancellor killed
Engineer rules out technical fault
- Pak Spending $30m On Restoring Temple (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
This is perhaps for the first time in the history of Pakistan that the government is spending close to $30 million for the restoration of a Hindu temple. India is believed to have chipped in $3 million for the project.
- ‘Vajpayee Offered J&k Military Bases To Us To Fight Taliban’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
A former Indian navy chief has revealed that the former government of Atal Behari Vajpayee had offered the United States the use of military bases in Jammu and Kashmir and other areas to carry out strikes against Afghanistan in 2001.
- Monsoon Worries (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 10, 2006)
It is almost an annual feature. There are wild conjectures about the date when the monsoon would enter the region.
- Neighbourhood Gang (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Jul 10, 2006)
While Rahul Gandhi is yet to make up his mind on his role in the party, the list of his teammates, as on his recent birthday on June 19, is more or less ready.
- Indians Held Up In Pak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Scores of Indian visitors to Pakistan have been forced to delay their return on the Thar express because of unavailability of seats in the train that runs between Sindh province and Rajasthan.
- Pakistan’S Democratic Predicament (Dawn, Talat Masood, Jul 10, 2006)
As during most part of its chequered history, Pakistan stands once again at the crossroads and the 2007 elections could be a landmark event that could shape the future destiny of the nation.
- Milkfed Products Post High Profits: Punjab Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
"Milkfed plants providing 5.67 lakh litres of best quality pasteurised packed milk"
- Monsoon Hits North India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
26 people killed in house collapse incidents in Uttar Pradesh
- Distant Goal (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 10, 2006)
Pak’s notice will push the two nations from free trade
- Statehood The Only Way To Tide Over Vidarbha Crisis (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 10, 2006)
From being extraordinarily well-off to penury and suicide—the cotton farmers of Vidarbha have come a long way. But history can be reversed, if a state of Vidarbha is allowed to be formed
- Lahore Has Had Enough Of This ‘Progress’ (News International, Khusro Mumtaz, Jul 10, 2006)
Due to travel and work exigencies this column will be, of necessity, shorter than usual and is being written in a frantic rush to meet its deadline.
- Ulfa Makes A Point (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Jul 08, 2006)
Amidst indications that the stage is getting ready for direct talks between the government and the United Liberation Front of Asom . . .
- Tatas Mulling To Invest In Punjab (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, Jul 08, 2006)
Reliance have come to Punjab, can Tatas be far behind. Here they are with plans to set up manufacturing hub for cars with an investment of over Rs 4000 crore.
- Punjab Crime Wave (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 08, 2006)
In a scathing indictment of the Punjab police, the Supreme Court has taken serious notice of the working of the department.
- Cci Back To Life (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 08, 2006)
Whatever else the abortive sale of the Pakistan Steel Mills might or might not have done, one good coming out of it is the revival of the . . .
- Corruption In Govt, Party Not To Be (Tribune, Yoginder Gupta, Jul 08, 2006)
Congress men owing allegiance to Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, today managed impressive turnout at the first public rally organised by the party after the resignation of Mr Bhajan Lal from the post of HPCC president.
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