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Articles 2121 through 2220 of 5238:
- Conditional Concessions On Farm Loan Interest Rate (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Mar 01, 2006)
Food subsidy is budgeted at Rs. 24,200 crore for the year 2006-07
- With Hope And Confidence (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 01, 2006)
By leaving personal income tax unchanged, the Budget for 2006-07 may have dampened the enthusiasm of the salaried people who were waiting for some extra cash in their pocket, but it has other benefits for individuals.
- Upsetting Atm Tax (The Financial Express, Pooja Bansal, Mar 01, 2006)
It’s good that this Budget has no hard reforms and is a people-friendly one. It would be a lot easier for the middle-class to afford a car as the prices of small cars will go down. However, nothing much is in store for those wanting . . .
- As The Crisis Deepens (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 01, 2006)
ACTS of terror and disruption in Balochistan have now become a daily occurrence and seem to be assuming new dimensions.
- Terror Scene (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 28, 2006)
How is the terror scene in the country especially in the State? If seen in terms of structure and statistics one will find that the monster of terrorism continues to raise its ugly heads in different manners.
- Hole To Pole, Potential Threats All (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The US Secret Service is leaving nothing to chance as it goes about its job of protecting the President: it has given its tips to the Indian home ministry but will anyway keep watch from eyes in the sky.
- Getting Out Of The Crevice (Dawn, Irshad Abdul Kadir, Feb 28, 2006)
The proverb: “Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first drive mad”, may seem at first to approximate the vandalism visited on Lahore and Peshawar consecutively on February 14 and 15, by radical mobsters protesting against the publication . . .
- Manmohan Singh Gets His Second (And Related) Moment In History (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Feb 28, 2006)
India’s rising stock, three years of 8% growth, a secular democracy, minority anger assuaged by Verdict 2004 — the nation can’t afford to lose this strategic opportunity
- Polluted Services (Statesman, DILIP KUMAR GUHA, Feb 27, 2006)
At the time of Independence, the civil services of India had a fair reputation for efficiency, integrity and discipline.
- Cartoon Row: Imran, Others Held (Deccan Herald, Arif Jamal, Feb 27, 2006)
The Pakistan government on Sunday foiled an attempt by the Opposition to take out a large procession in the heart of the city of Lahore against the blasphemous cartoons published in Denmark.....
- Peace Process Won’T Halt: Jaiswal (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Union Minister of State for Home, Prakash Jaiswal today said that terrorist violence will not halt the on-going peace process in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Pak To Import 50,000 Tonnes Sugar (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Pakistan Government has requested India to supply 50,000 tonnes of sugar to that country every two months, Union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said here today.
- A Spring Of Discontent (Dawn, Syeda Abida Hussain, Feb 27, 2006)
Ashura 2006 will stand out in memory as the Ashura when ‘nazar’ and ‘niaz’ shifted from ‘halwas’ and ‘kheers’ to ‘channa pulao’. With the price of sugar crossing Rs 45 for a kilo this was perhaps inevitable.
- On Prime Time, Be Fair To The Fowl (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Feb 27, 2006)
: bird flu and cricket receive the same coverage on TV news. Not surprised? Know what President Bush doesn’t?
- Just A Nano-Second, Mr President (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Beyond nuclear energy, India and the US must widen the scope of cooperation in science and technology to agriculture and health, says AMIT MITRA
- The High Price Of Development (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 25, 2006)
Budgets in the early years of independence were an enigma wrapped in secrecy. India’s economic base was limited. The dependence was, therefore, on the ingenuity of finance minister. Crises could not be pulled out of a hat to maintain the morale.
- Train To Reach Katra This Year (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad today unveiled a populist budget, leaving second class passenger fares unchanged and effecting 18 per cent reduction in AC first class and 10 per cent in AC second class fares, while introducing 55 new trains and not hiking fr
- Economic Revival In Punjab (Tribune, Capt Amarinder Singh, Feb 25, 2006)
In the last four years our government’s single-minded focus on economic revitalisation has started showing results. Recent economic indicators prove that the state’s economy is moving towards a phase of high economic growth.
- The Wheat Imbroglio (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Feb 24, 2006)
It’s because of hoarding of wheat by big players that the price of the golden grain has risen sharply
- Sting In The Tail! (Indian Express, V. N. Kakar, Feb 24, 2006)
The honourable director-general of malaria control was taking his biannual pre-monsoon meeting of directors to review the national malaria control programme.
- The Problem Of Hostile Witnesses (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 24, 2006)
It seemed at first sight an open and shut case. A model who worked as a celebrity barmaid is shot dead at point-blank range after refusing to serve a drink to two young men in a crowded South Delhi watering hole.
- Capital Heading For "Acute Shortage Of Water And Power'' (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Feb 24, 2006)
Delhi loses to Punjab in power purchase agreement with H.P.
Government is working on an agreement for purchase of power with Orissa
Lack of sufficient rain and snow in the hill States of Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal this past winter
- The Kalabagh Dam: The 1986 Episode (Dawn, Vaseem Jafarey, Feb 24, 2006)
The controversy over the Kalabagh dam has abated somewhat, but conflicting views are still being expressed about what happened in the past. Letters and interviews published in newspapers put the blame on various persons and institutions.
- Valley Alert On Winged Guests (Telegraph, MUKHTAR AHMAD, Feb 23, 2006)
The Kashmir wildlife department has sounded an avian flu alert as thousands of migratory birds make a stopover here before heading to their summer homes in China, western Europe and Siberia.
- Terrorist, Graft Issues Rock Punjab House (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
The Punjab Assembly witnessed acrimonious scenes with the Shiromani Akali Dal raising the issues of corruption and that of former militant Sukhwinder Singh alias Sukhi and forcing adjournment for an hour on Wednesday.
- Such Few Lanes On These Highways (Indian Express, B.C. KHANDURI, Feb 23, 2006)
B.C. KHANDURI on where the new roads could have led, and how the upgradation of National Highways has got bogged down by inactivity
- Call For Free Flow Of Books Between Pakistan, India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
A three-day "Pak-India Pen for Peace" convention began at the Jamia Millia University here on Tuesday.
- Indian Writer Highlights ‘Dying Human Values’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Dying human values, exploitation of women in Indian culture and individual relationships have been the focus of my writings, visiting Indian author and poet Dr Kunal Ansal said in an evening organised by South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) on . . .
- A Train Full Of Nostalgia, Excitement (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 22, 2006)
The Thar Express' first journey saw people throng the route in Pakistan and India.
- A Matter Of Gas (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Feb 22, 2006)
If political pundits of the Left camp in New Delhi are to be believed Mani Shankar Aiyar was shifted from the ministry of petroleum because he had annoyed the Americans with his vigorous championing of a gas pipeline project that is supposed . . .
- Wheat Import: It Is A Bad Decision (Tribune, S.S. Johl, Feb 22, 2006)
The decision of the Government of India to import half a million tonnes of wheat at this stage needs to be reviewed in the light of availability of foodgrains in the country and prospects of the next harvest.
- People-To-People Contact With India: Spread Of Aids A Matter Of Concern For Pakistan (Daily Times, Ali Waqar, Feb 22, 2006)
The spread of HIV/AIDS has become a matter of concern for Pakistan because of the people-to-people contact between India and Pakistan, since India is one of the largest countries in the world with the disease, said reporters at a workshop . . .
- India Admits Decline In Kashmir Violence, Infiltration (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Feb 22, 2006)
India on Tuesday admitted the incidents of violence and infiltration have gone down in Jammu and Kashmri considerably. India’s junior minister for home affairs S Ragupathy told Lok Sabha here during question hour that against the press reports . . .
- A Brand New Concept (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Feb 22, 2006)
In the world of today, new terms and expressions, and new institutions keep cropping up every now and then, especially in the field of trade and finance. They also get introduced in Pakistan, and this has been more noticeable ever since . . .
- Law Of Contempt-Ii (Statesman, Sudhanshu Ranjan, Feb 21, 2006)
The Supreme Court has accepted that its power in this regard was limited. One Handwari Lal, in his reply to an SLP filed against a majority judgment of Punjab and Haryana High Court by Dr Ram Gopal in 1986,
- Petroleum Sector Reforms: A Muddled Approach (The Financial Express, CM VASUDEV, Feb 21, 2006)
To accelerate and sustain a growth rate of 8%-10%, the reform process in the Indian economy will need to be deepened.
- The Recall Of Duty (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 21, 2006)
The practice of using extra-constitutional methods to tackle criminals and crime is usually perceived as a necessary evil. There is little public remorse when criminals become targets in ‘encounters’, as the prevalent feeling is that those who . . .
- From Farming To Knowledge (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 21, 2006)
Punjab’s path to future growth
Punjab has a special reason to be happy about President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s Address to Parliament on Thursday.
- Bird Flu Threat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 20, 2006)
The bird flu, which had been raging in several countries since 2003, has finally reached India.
- In The Aftermath Of Riots (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 20, 2006)
The Punjab government’s decision to compensate motorcycle owners whose vehicles were burnt by rioters last Tuesday and Wednesday in Lahore is welcome.
- Time For A Moratorium (Dawn, Aitzaz Ahsan, Feb 20, 2006)
The sense of outrage over the cartoons (which none had seen) was over-powering and all-pervasive as I entered the National Assembly Hall on February 13.
- The Hand Shakes (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Feb 18, 2006)
The Congress appears to be as worried about its prospects in the elections to five state assemblies later this year as about the acute factionalism and lack of strategy that is threatening to weaken its foundations in Maharashtra and Delhi.
- The Contrast In Treatment (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Feb 18, 2006)
An interesting contrast between Indians and their rulers and Pakistanis and their dictators is the way they treat their creative artists — painters, poets, novelists and thinkers.
- Musharraf’S Other Wars (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 18, 2006)
SELIG S. HARRISON on the armed struggles to defend Pakistan from within
- Living Exalted To The Art Of The Sublime (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
An estimated crowd of 2.5 million people cheering the 25th anniversary of the Art of Living Foundation (AoL) and 50th birthday celebrations of the spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravishankar was a rare spectacle of the confluence of celebration and spirituality.
- Bad For All (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 17, 2006)
There is more than one indication that intelligentsia in Pakistan is keeping its fingers crossed whether the country's President Pervez Musharraf would hold general election as scheduled in 2007.
- Police Dogged By Political Interference (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Feb 17, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy's position on police functioning in Karnataka is refreshing
- President Outlines Upa Govt’S Reform Agenda (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
In the backdrop of Left parties’ serious differences with the government over economic policies, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today rolled out the government’s reform agenda for the economy announcing ambitious plans in the several . . .
- More Die In Pakistan Protest (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 16, 2006)
NWFP Chief Minister Durrani blames riots on "troublemakers"
Three more persons were killed in protests, for the second consecutive day, against cartoons of the Prophet Muhammed in different parts of Pakistan on Wednesday.
- Balochistan: A Writing On The Wall (Daily Excelsior, D R Ahuja, Feb 16, 2006)
In Balochistan, another Tiananmen Square is about to happen, on much larger scale. From the raging military-civilian conflict in Balochistan, it is clear that it is a fight-to-finish as far as President Pervez Musharraf is concerned.
- Three Dead, Dozens Injured In Cartoon Protests In Pakistan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Three persons were killed and dozens injured in Pakistan today, officials said, bringing the country’s death toll from protests against cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed to five.
- India Extends Visa Offer To 250 Pakistani Journalists (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 16, 2006)
Train service being revived after a gap of 41 years
Journalists to be given visas at zero point
- Losing Perspective (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 16, 2006)
Was Tuesday’s mayhem in Lahore preventable? From all accounts, the Punjab authorities failed to anticipate the trouble that could take place and were caught unprepared when it broke out.
- Senseless Violence & Destruction Of Property (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 16, 2006)
Anti-blasphemy protesters in Islamabad and Lahore turned violent causing widespread damage to public and private property on Tuesday. Two persons were killed, scores of buildings including that of the Punjab Assembly were torched and Banks were . . .
- Protests Turn Violent In Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 15, 2006)
Two die in Lahore firing; 40 vehicles damaged in Islamabad
- Indian Consulate Car Damaged In Pak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Protests against the publication of Prophet Mohammad’s caricatures in European newspapers flared up in Pakistan on Tuesday with thousands of angry demonstrators storming the diplomatic enclave in Islamabad, where an Indian diplomatic car was damaged, . .
- Hope At Last (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 15, 2006)
The deadline for the completion of the Dulhasti hydroelectric project in Kishtwar tehsil of Doda district has been revised too often
- Invest In Gas Exploration (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Feb 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in his latest expansion and reshuffle of the Union ministry striped Mani Shanker Aiyar of Petroleum and Natural Gas portfolio and gave it to Murli Deora; one of the Maharashtra’s heavy weights.
- Protests Turn Violent In Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 15, 2006)
Two die in Lahore firing; 40 vehicles damaged in Islamabad
At least 40 vehicles of the Government and diplomatic missions, including a car of the Indian High Commission, were damaged here on Tuesday by angry crowds protesting against . . .
- India Marches Together (Indian Express, V. R. Raghavan , Feb 15, 2006)
This country’s army does not need to reflect its social composition
The fascinating public debate consequent to the questions by the Sachar Committee on the number of Muslims in the defence forces is cause for reflection.
- Cartoon Anger Turns To Violence (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
* Thousands protest nationwide
* Punjab Assembly, private businesses burnt in Lahore, fires could not be put out till late at night
* Telenor shops and hoardings attacked
* Two shot by security guards
* Students storm Diplomatic Enclave
- Pakistan's Costly 'Other War' (Washington Post, Selig S. Harrison, Feb 15, 2006)
The usual explanation for Pakistan's failure to go all-out against al Qaeda and Taliban forces along the Afghan frontier is that Gen. Pervez Musharraf's armed forces and intelligence services are riddled with Islamic . . .
- Cartoon Protests Flare Up In Pak (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, Feb 15, 2006)
Protests against the publication of Prophet Mohammad’s caricatures in European newspapers flared up in Pakistan today with thousands of angry demonstrators storming the diplomatic enclave in Islamabad where an Indian diplomatic car was dam aged and . . .
- Opium Country (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 14, 2006)
Any avid reader of this newspaper will notice a disturbing regular occurrence. Hardly a week passes without the report of seizure of opium in one corner or the other of the State.
- Rising Temperature In Past 5 Years Hits Wheat Yield (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Feb 14, 2006)
The per hectare yield of wheat has been falling in Punjab for the past five years. The state meets 60 per cent of the country’s total requirement of wheat.
- Forcing A Change (Telegraph, Tarunabh Khaitan, Feb 14, 2006)
The suggestions of the new committee on police reform will remain a dead letter unless the states implement them, writes Tarunabh Khaitan
- First Amritsar-Nankana Bus To Run From 24th (Daily Times, Ali Waqar, Feb 13, 2006)
Following the successful trial runs of the Nankana-Amritsar bus by both India and Pakistan, the fourth transport link between Pakistan and India will formally commence with the inaugural Nankana-Amritsar bus due to arrive from India on February 24.
- A Welcome Decision (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 12, 2006)
The lifting of the ban on kite-flying by the Supreme Court for a period of 14 days will be counted as a blessing by many, especially those whose livelihood depends on the economic activity generated by the Basant festival in Punjab.
- Reservations For Minorities Will Not Help:tarlochan Singh (Tribune, T R Ramachandran, Feb 12, 2006)
Mr Tarlochan Singh bowed out as the Chairman of the National Commission of Minorities (NCM) last Wednesday, after a three year term. He has served as its Vice-Chairman as well, and was the first Sikh and non-Muslim to have headed the NCM.
- A General On The Edge (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 12, 2006)
The multiple crises facing Pakistan have a disturbing precedent: the last time around, they ended with the execution of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the rise of the Islamist military dictatorship of Zia-ul-Haq.
- Higher Prices, Lower Wages (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Feb 11, 2006)
Sugar prices in Pakistan are very high now because of high world prices, says Jehangir Tareen, minister for industries, production and special initiatives.
- The Quintessential Politician (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Assuming that Buta Singh’s career as a politician has come to an end, it is permissible to look back on his rise as a prototype of Indian politicians of our times.
- Spineless Nation (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Feb 11, 2006)
No book has depressed me more than B.N. Tandon’s PMO Diary II: The Emergency (Konark).
- A New, Clear Doctrine (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Feb 11, 2006)
After 40 years of ambiguity, we took the big risk in Pokharan II. It worked. The US N-deal means reaping rewards, let’s not blow it
- Jobs For Rural People (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Feb 10, 2006)
Since the early 1970s, there are signs of a major diversi-fication of economic activity away from agriculture in favour of non-agricultural sector. The share of non-agricultural sector in the "usual status" employment of the male work force . . .
- Kicked Backwards In The Name Of Progress (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Feb 10, 2006)
One of the disquieting features of Indian politics and public policy is the colossal damage done to the rural sector by successive governments, all in the name of the people. If the explicit objective is to undermine the rural agriculture-dependent . . .
- Bush To Visit India By Month-End (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 10, 2006)
US President George W Bush’s visit to India is to go ahead as scheduled – and that’s official
- Scrap The Mp’S Fund (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 09, 2006)
It breeds corruption and controversy
The controversial MPLAD (Members of Parliament Local Area Development) scheme has yet again proved to be the fountainhead of a questionable flow of money.
- Playing Ducks And Drakes With The Water Issue (Dawn, Ameer Bhutto, Feb 09, 2006)
The opponents of Kalabagh dam have been accused of turning a “technical” matter into an emotional political debate.
- Fdi May Be Harmful To Economic Growth (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Feb 09, 2006)
The FDI mantra is considered an all-purpose panacea for the ills of the economy and society. Unfortunately, there has not been much debate about the far-reaching implications of FDI in our economy and, particularly, how it can stifle economic growth, says
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