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Articles 2221 through 2320 of 5238:
- ‘Ramay Sahib’: Punjabi With An Intellect (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Feb 09, 2006)
Bhutto could have preferred him but his feudal instinct took him away from Ramay who was innocent of all feudal values. His calligraphy was far above what Bhutto could ever dream of; on the other hand, Hanif Ramay was quite capable of running the country
- Custodial Violence (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 09, 2006)
Guidelines are blatantly ignored
IT is an unfortunate matter of deep concern that despite the Supreme Court expressing its revulsion over custodial violence repeatedly, the reprehensible practice continues regardless.
- Real Shine Must Come From Farm Sector (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Feb 08, 2006)
The Government must look at agriculture as the principal orphan of the reform process that began more than a decade ago.
- Stop Wheat Import, Say Farmers (Tribune, Prabhjot Singh, Feb 08, 2006)
The decision of the Union Government to import 5 lakh tonnes of wheat has stirred a up a hornet’s nest as not only some political parties but also several organisations of farmers have decided to oppose the import.
- Water: The Coming Crisis (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Feb 07, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf was unable to sell the Kalabagh dam project to Pakistan’s smaller provinces.
- Explosion On Quetta-Lahore Bus Kills 12 (Daily Times, Azizullah Khan, Feb 06, 2006)
* Police chief says timed device caused the blast
* Six die in latest clashes between tribesmen and security forces in Dera Bugti
- Too Little, Too Late (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 06, 2006)
It is just as well that the Government has given up its ostrich-like attitude in deciding at last, to allow the import of five lakh tonnes of wheat to augment domestic supplies and contain rising prices.
- My Days In Chandigarh (Tribune, KTS Tulsi, Feb 06, 2006)
I came to Chandigarh at the age of 10 in 1957. My school, college, law studies, failures and achievements, hopes and disappointments, struggles and successes were all at Chandigarh. The best of friendships and the greatest of heartbreaks were made and ...
- Losing Peripheral Vision (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Feb 06, 2006)
The current dispensation in New Delhi does not seem serious about settling the periphery of India — whether it be Kashmir or Nagaland. As long as Metropolitan India is safe, it feels secure. The bushfires in the periphery can continue for all it cares.
- Playing By The Ear (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Feb 06, 2006)
The Pakistan constitution, bureaucracy and citizenry are too weak to keep the Army subordinate to the govt
- Trouble For The Centre On The Wheat Front (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Feb 06, 2006)
Wheat stocks in FCI godowns have touched perilously low levels
The centre's decision to import five lakh tonnes of wheat to augment the domestic availability is expected to have a sobering effect on market prices.
- Why Another Train Disaster? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 05, 2006)
It is shocking beyond belief that a second train should have derailed in Punjab within a span of six days.
- Empowering The Citizen To Fight Terrorism (Tribune, Col (Dr) P.K. Vasudeva (retd), Feb 05, 2006)
Terrorism is nothing new in India. We have been fighting insurgency since 1960s in the North East, since 1989 in Jammu and Kashmir and in the mid 1980s in Punjab. Delhi has always been a vulnerable city.
- Musharraf Needs His Own Party (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Feb 05, 2006)
Having dominated the national scene longer than any of his chief rivals, Gen Musharraf should go to the people in 2007 with his own, new party rather than continue to rely on the defectors from other parties.
- Literary Odyssey (Hindu, KAUSALYA SANTHANAM, Feb 05, 2006)
Sivasankari on the Knit India project and the manner in which it will deepen our understanding of the country. Excerpts from an interview...
- Kbd: Not Without Consensus (Dawn, Athar Osama, Feb 04, 2006)
President Musharraf’s address to the nation on January 17, 2005, that called for the construction of Bhasha dam seems to have diverted an imminent national crisis in the inter-provincial and centre-province relationships.
- My Father’S Last Testament (Tribune, Inder Vidya Vachaspati, Feb 04, 2006)
We the two sons of Swami Shraddhanand were in the first batch of students when Gurukul Kangri was established by our father. There was still one year for our graduation.
- Musharraf's Kashmir 'Solutions' (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Feb 04, 2006)
But for these cussed Indians, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, the Pakistan military dictator cum President has solved his country's long-standing dispute on Jammu and Kashmir.
- Guaranteed Jobs (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 04, 2006)
Guard against pitfalls
THE National Rural Employment Guarantee Act has come into force with the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, launching it at Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh on Thursday.
- Society’S Willing Murderers (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Feb 04, 2006)
If you are reading this in Bombay, then you probably know all about Daya Nayak. But if you are reading it in one of the HT’s many other editions, then the name may not necessarily ring a bell.
- India's Secret Search For Peace And Its Perils (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 04, 2006)
While the separate pieces of the PMO's covert negotiations on Kashmir are becoming evident, it is unclear if this jigsaw puzzle actually has a shape.
- Iims Overseas (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 03, 2006)
Go global, but keep the focus on India
The directors of all six Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have reason to be pleased with the assurance given by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Mr Arjun Singh, . . .
- 4 Top Jem, Hm Ultras Shot Dead; 2 Arrested (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Troops of 25 Infantry Division and Poonch Brigade gunned down two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants, both Pakistanis, including a ‘district commander’ in an encounter at Madhari jungle in Bandi Chechian in Poonch district this morning while . . .
- Hoshiarpur Covered Under Job Guarantee Act (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
The Punjab Government today kicked off the process to give jobs to the rural unemployed youth under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) 2005 in 1,317 villages of Hoshiarpur district at a functional organised in Samundra village, . . .
- Pakistan, Islam And Indian Media Stereotypes (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
“[T]he limited support that radical Islamist groups enjoy in Pakistan reflects less a fierce commitment to their ultimate agenda of strict Islamist rule than a protest against the system which, ironically, has abetted such groups for its own ...
- War Of Discontent (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 02, 2006)
With the insurgency in the Balochistan province escalating into a bloody conflict between the tribal rebels and the Pakistan Army, General Musharraf's regime is vulnerable as never before.
- Saudi King Abdullah Arrives In Pak (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Amidst unprecedented security, Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz arrived here today on a two-day visit to Pakistan for talks to boost bilateral economic ties and review regional matters.
- Abdullah Hopes For Indo-Pak Peace (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Seeks just settlement of disputes between Islamabad, Delhi; Musharraf says terrorism poses danger to all faiths
- Rites Of Spring (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 02, 2006)
It’s Basant Panchami today and while everyone who can will rush out for an eyeful of blooming yellow mustard in Punjab and Haryana, rustic Rajasthanis will wear yellow turbans or veils and maidaani Indians flourish yellow saris and handkerchiefs.
- Musharraf To Stay As Army Chief Beyond 2007 - Ally (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Pakistan's ruling coalition will elect President Pervez Musharraf for another five-year term and allow him to stay in uniform if it wins the next general election, newspapers quoted a key ally of the general as saying.
- Pak Spying Racket Busted, Two Arrested: Kolkata Cops (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
With the arrest of two persons, including a Pakistani, police on Tuesday claimed to have busted an espionage network supplying defence documents to Pakistan. A search is on for two others, both Indians, reported to be part of the network.
- Pakistan, India To Restore Desert Train Service (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Pakistan and India on Tuesday decided to resume a train service across the Thar desert next month, 40 years after it was suspended following the second of the three wars between the two South Asian rivals.
- Musharraf To Continue As President (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Pervez Musharraf will continue to be Pakistan’s President and retain his post as the Army Chief even after the next general elections due in 2007 despite opposition from mainstream political parties and reservations expressed by Commonwealth.
- Ponm Demands Halt To ‘Army’ Operation In Balochistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
The Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement (PONM) demanded on Tuesday that the "military operation against civilians" should be stopped forthwith in Balochistan, alleging that the establishment is strengthening the Sardari system in the province.
- Protecting The Shores (Tribune, Premvir Das, Feb 01, 2006)
In the nearly six decades that India has been an independent country, the focus of its security concerns has centred on safeguarding the sanctity of its land frontiers from external threats as well as from terrorist movements, aided and abetted . . .
- The Uniform Issue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 01, 2006)
By any standards it is a shocking statement. Speaking at the foundation laying ceremony of a girls’ college in Rawalpindi on Monday,
- Protest By Self-Immolation Rankles Punjab (Deccan Herald, Satinder Bains, Jan 31, 2006)
The self-immolation by a Patiala Congressman in protest against the highhandedness of the mayor and a close aide of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh seems to have triggered a series of similar protests across the state.
- Villages For Sale, Rural Despair Growing (Hindu, Devinder Sharma , Jan 31, 2006)
The Tally is growing. First it was confined to the frontline agricultural State of Punjab. But now the ultimate symbol of growing rural despair — putting villages up for sale — has spread to central India. Dorli, a sleepy village in Maharashtra's . . .
- What Caused The Accident? (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Initial investigations conducted into Sunday night’s train crash near Jhelum have indicated the possibility of this being an act of sabotage.
- Talks Held On Operational Details Of 'Thar Express' (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Jan 31, 2006)
Railway officials of India and Pakistan today held talks on the operational details of 'Thar Express,' the Khokhrapar-Munabao train service connecting Sindh province and Rajastan, which will resume from next month.
- India, Pak Hold Talks On Khokhrapar-Munabao Train (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Railway officials of India and Pakistan today held talks on the operational details of ‘Thar Express,’ the Khokhrapar-Munabao train service connecting Sindh province and Rajasthan, which will resume from next month.
- Musharraf Will Stay In Uniform After 2007: Cm (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
* Elahi confident Musharraf will get second term as president
* Says Punjab fully behind president
- Psu Group To Provide Power Sector Funding — Lic, Pfc, 10 Banks Form Consortium (Business Line, Anil Sasi, Jan 30, 2006)
IF funding constraints have held up investments into the beleaguered power sector, a `Power Lenders' Club' formed by a group of PSUs promises to leverage collective financial muscle and change the way financing of power projects in the country is...
- A Symbolic Visit (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jan 30, 2006)
Nothing much can be expected from George Bush’s India trip
- Waters Of Contention (Tribune, Gurinder Randhawa, Jan 30, 2006)
Sharing of river waters by Pakistan and Afghanistan is developing into a major row between the two neighbours.
- Punjabis More Active In Canada’S Politics (Tribune, Lubica Hauswaldova, Jan 30, 2006)
FOR an ever-growing number of Punjabi-speaking Canadians, the mid-term election to their lower house of Parliament this week
- Soni, Soz, Deora Join Union Cabinet (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 30, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s first comprehensive reshuffle and expansion of his 20-month-old Council of Ministers
- A Multi Crore Cancer Hospital Near Katra (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, Jan 30, 2006)
After University, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) is planning what could have been another asset not only for the people of Jammu and Kashmir but for the entire Northern India.
- Shinde, Antulay, Soz Inducted In Ministry (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Three heavyweights from Maharashtra - Sushil Kumar Shinde, A R Antulay and Murli Deora - were today brought into the Union Cabinet in a major expansion and reshuffle of his ministry by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who stripped Mani Shankar Aiyar of...
- Congress’S Coalition Dharam (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jan 30, 2006)
It is not the loss of Karnataka itself that should disturb the Congress. It is the manner in which it was lost that is important,
- Pakistani Train Derails, Three Killed (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Three people were killed and up to 40 injured when a Pakistani passenger train derailed on Sunday and one carriage plunged into a ravine, but all other passengers were believed to have been rescued, officials said.
- Pm Inducts 19 New Ministers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Altogether 22 ministers were administered oath of office and secrecy at the Rastrapati Bhavan. While 19 of them joined Manmohan ministry in this reshuffle, three were elevated from Minister of State to Cabinet rank.
- Measured Moves (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 30, 2006)
Sunday’s expansion-cum-reshuffle of the Union Council of Ministers was overdue,
- A Majestic Show At Vijay Chowk (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Drummers walk away with major part of the applause at Beating the Retreat
- The Controversial Marathon Race (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 29, 2006)
Police clashed with MMA workers and activists demonstrating against the proposed mixed marathon in Lahore on Friday and arrested about 400 of them after resorting to lathi charge and lobbing tear gas canisters.
- More Powers For The Provinces (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Jan 29, 2006)
The majority of the people and political parties in Pakistan favour a parliamentary form of government with full autonomy for the provinces. The sentiment for autonomy is particularly strong in Balochistan, Sindh and the NWFP, perhaps in that order, . . .
- Society’S Willing Murderers (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 29, 2006)
If you are reading this in Bombay, then you probably know all about Daya Nayak.
- Women And Wine (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Jan 29, 2006)
A Meena Kumari helping herself with a drink on the sets of Guru Dutt's "Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam" makes a bigger news than her sterling performance before the camera.
- Krishna May Get Berth (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Jan 29, 2006)
It is likely that former Karnataka chief ministers S M Krishna and M Veerappa Moily will find berths in the expanded Cabinet.
- Amritsar-Nankana Sahib Bus Trial Run Successful: Officials (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
The Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus, which travelled to Pakistan on Friday on its trial run, returned here on Saturday.
- 260 Million Indians Still Below Poverty Line (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jan 28, 2006)
A large proportion — 26 per cent or about 260 million (193 million in rural areas and 67 million in urban areas) — of Indians are still below the poverty line, according to India's first Social Development Report released in New Delhi on Friday.
- First Amritsar-Nankana Sahib Bus Arrives (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
The first trial run of the friendship bus service arrived at Gurdawara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib from Amritsar on Friday noon.
- Amritsar-Nankana Sahib Bus Starts (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 28, 2006)
The Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus, on a trial run from here and carrying 12 Punjab and Central Government officials, today crossed over to Pakistan through the joint check post at the Indo-Pak border at Wagah.
- Delegations From Afghanistan, India To Attend Wali’S Funeral (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
A delegation from India led by deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha, J Rahman, and another one from Afghanistan under the leadership of Vice-President Abdul Karim Khalili would be arriving here on Friday to attend Khan Abdul Wali Khan’s funeral.
- Amritsar-Nankana Sahib Bus Trial On Friday (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 27, 2006)
The trial run of the Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus service would be carried out on Friday with a delegation of Punjab and central government officials on board.
- Nuclear Black Market Is Alive (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Jan 27, 2006)
In March 2004 the then US secretary of state, Colin Powell, had declared in Delhi at the start of his South Asian visit that the Pakistan-led nuclear proliferation network had to be 'completely rooted out'.
- Is A Breakthrough Possible? (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Jan 26, 2006)
India and Pakistan still stick to old positions. But a breakdown in relations has been averted
- Death As ‘Tamasha’ (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 26, 2006)
Words are insufficient to describe the horrendousness of what was enacted at the bus stand in Patiala on Tuesday.
- Salute The Republic (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 26, 2006)
Today we salute the Republic of India with our both hands. The day marks more than merely a ritual. In every sense it goes beyond massive celebrations that are witnessed across the country.
- Indian Visitor Wants Relaxation Of Visa Policy (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
Mrs Manveen Sandhu, director Punarjyot (Centre for preservation and promotion of heritage of Punjab) has called upon the governments of India and Pakistan to enhance people to people contact by relaxing visa policies.
- Fond Memories (Tribune, SS Bhatti, Jan 25, 2006)
Chandigarh College of Architecture (CCA) was established on August 7, 1961. As a founder-teacher, I have fond memories of umpteen events associated with this premier institution.
- Bus From Amritsar Reaches Lahore (Dawn, Mansoor Malik, Jan 25, 2006)
The first bus from Amritsar arrived here on Tuesday, carrying 39 passengers, including 16 members of an Indian delegation. The first Pakistani bus had gone to Amritsar on Jan 20.
- A Positive Move (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 25, 2006)
There is a section of the print media in Pakistan that plays a remarkably independent role contrary to the military-tainted image of the country
- The Ways Of Our Politics (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 25, 2006)
Politicans in Pakistan are not exactly famous for original utterances. In fact some of them have been repeating themselves fox the last many decades or echoing the statements of others. This is because they want to rush to the press on any flimsy excuse,.
- First Regular Amritsar-Lahore Bus Crosses Wagah (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
The first regular Amritsar-Lahore bus carrying 40 passengers and officials on Tuesday crossed the Wagah border as another road link opened between the two South Asian neighbours—a sign of improving relationship.
- Thar Express May Be Deferred (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
The much awaited Thar Express train service between Munnabao in Rajasthan and Khokhrapar in Pakistan slated to commence on February one is likely to be deferred by at least a week as the two countries are yet to finalise modalities of the operations.
- Indian Bus Arrives In Lahore (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 25, 2006)
A bus carrying 39 Indian passengers arrived in the Pakistani city of Lahore from Amritsar today after the two countries opened the first road link between the two sides of Punjab in an effort to enhance people-to-people contact.
- First Amritsar-Lahore Bus Leaving For Pakistan On Tuesday (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Seeking to enhance the people-to-people contact between India and Pakistan, the first bus from here to Lahore will leave tomorrow.
- ‘Mr Vajpayee Smiled And Said, Srichandji, Hamne Aap Se Bahut Zyadti Ki Hai’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
Their business interests engage them in innumerable countries. Heads of government have turned to them in times of crisis. But the Hinduja brothers have been famously taciturn when it comes to media interviews.
- Fertilizer Shortage Causes Concern (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Jan 24, 2006)
Second consecutive year of shortage and delay in availability of urea
Report sought from Ministry of Chemicals
Second consecutive year when there has been shortage
Ministry upbeat about higher coverage of wheat, oilseeds, pulses
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