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Articles 2321 through 2420 of 5238:
- Cong On A Roll, Says Poll (Hindustan Times, Sanjay Kumar, Jan 24, 2006)
Just imagine this. Sonia Gandhi returns from Hyderabad and asks Manmohan Singh to recommend the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
- First Indian Bus Arrives From Amritsar Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The first Indian bus operating on the new Lahore-Amritsar route will arrive here today, carrying 40 passengers including the speaker of the Indian Punjab Assembly, four other parliamentarians and a nine-member trade delegation from Amritsar.
- Gendercide? India’S Population Distortion (Daily Times, Ishtiaq Ahmed, Jan 24, 2006)
Whereas in agrarian societies male children are preferred, until the late 20th century people could not actively choose the gender of their children. But now with the help of technology such as ultrasound they can translate that preference into a choice b
- Lahore Bus To Be Flagged Off Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
After the ‘Dosti’ bus from Pakistan last Friday, the ‘Panj Aab’ bus will be flagged off for Lahore by Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Ms Rajinder Kaur Bhattal from this holy town tomorrow.
- Rss’ Literacy Drive In Delhi (Deccan Herald, PTI, Jan 23, 2006)
Sewa Bharati is presently running 1,789 welfare projects in slum clusters and JJ colonies across Delhi with the objective of empowering and uplifting the weaker sections of society,
- Fci To Directly Release Wheat Stocks (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 23, 2006)
The Food Corporation of India’s regional office today said that the Punjab Government had failed to nominate an agency of its own to distribute wheat to roller flour mills in the state.
- ‘Heroes Are Not Allowed To Die’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Anita Pfaff, daughter of Subhas Chandra Bose, is in India after a gap of four years. She took part in the 95th birth anniversary of her Austria-born mother Emilie Schenkl at Netaji Bhavan in Kolkata on December 26, 2005, and before wrapping up . . .
- These Police Excesses (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 22, 2006)
According to the data collected by Madadgar, a rights group, and as reported in a section of the press, Punjab police again topped the list of torture, illegal detentions and custodial killings carried out in 2005.
- Safta Has No Article Giving Mfn Status To India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
South Asia Free Trade Agreement (Safta) has no article to give the Most Favourite Nation (MFN) status to India and Pakistan and is not going to grant any preferential tariffs to the former.
- Kbd: Musharraf Is Still Supportive (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has repudiated the speculations that Kalabagh Dam has been abandoned and reiterated that all five reservoirs, including KBD, will be built by the year 2016. Addressing PML Sindh leaders, he said that dams are a necessity.
- Pakistanis May See Indian ‘Sohni Mahiwal’ On Big Screen (Daily Times, Shoaib Ahmed, Jan 22, 2006)
Federal Film Censor Board passes film despite a recent govt statement ruling out screening of Indian films in Pakistan until settlement of all political issues with India
- No Indian Passenger On Dosti’S Return Journey (Daily Times, Ali Waqar, Jan 22, 2006)
The Lahore-Amritsar bus returned without any Indian passenger from Amritsar on Saturday reportedly because of a strict Indian travel policy and because that Indian passengers have booked seats on the first Indian bus scheduled to arrive in Lahore . . .
- Lahore-Delhi ‘Friendship’ Bus Collides With Truck (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
A bus headed to New Delhi from Lahore collided with an army truck in the Indian state of Punjab but there were no injuries, police said.
- There Is No Cal But Cal! (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 22, 2006)
I went to Bangalore for the first time last month, around the new year.
- Attracting Foreign Investment (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
One of the aims of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz’s current visit to the US is to seek American investment in Pakistan.
- India Must Concentrate On Pure Research: Scientist (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
Universities have to create a situation to nourish researchers
To take up issue of collaboration with India with Fermilab director
Joint research activities on de-zero experiment on
MIPP experiment being done with participation of two Indians
- ‘Dosti’ Returns Sans Indian Passengers (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Jan 22, 2006)
The Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) luxury inaugural coach, Dosti, today returned to Lahore without any Indian passengers on board as common passengers stayed away from the Amritsar-Lahore bus, thanks to irritating security concerns ...
- Don't Accept Court Notice: All-Party Meet (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Jan 21, 2006)
An all-party meeting here on Friday unanimously felt that Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee should neither accept the Supreme Court's notice nor appear before it on the issue of expulsion of MPs in the wake of the cash-for-questions scandal.
- Lahore-Amritsar Bus Service Begins With Song And Dance (Hindu, Sarabjit Pandher, Jan 21, 2006)
Transcending various apprehensions, the first Lahore-Amritsar bus service began on Friday when a Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation bus carrying 26 passengers from Lahore crossed the zero line at the Wagah-Attari Joint Check Post along . . .
- Lahore-Amritsar Bus Service Begins (Hindu, Sarabjit Pandher, Jan 21, 2006)
Termed "twin cities" before Partition, they are finally connected after five decades
- Pakistan And India Launch New Peace Bus (Reuters, Mohsin Raza, Jan 21, 2006)
Pakistan and India launched a third cross-border bus service on Friday, the latest new transport link aimed at building confidence to spur their slow-moving peace process.
- Punjab Units Turn Into Marriage Palaces (Tribune, Varinder Singh, Jan 21, 2006)
The small-scale industry in Punjab is all set to hit a rough patch because of government apathy on the one hand and stiff competition on the other.
- Speaker To Return Notice (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The legislature and the judiciary is heading on a collision course with the all-party meeting convened by the Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee decided to “return” the notice issued by the courts in cash-for-query scam.
- Rein In The Khaps (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 21, 2006)
They cannot lay down the law
The decision of self-styled khap panchayatis of Bhiwani to expel two families from their respective villages for daring to marry their children despite the panchayat’s objections is shocking.
- Amritsar-Lahore Bus (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Road is still not smooth enough
It is not enough to just utter sweet nothings on the need for warming up India-Pakistan relations or roll out a ceremonial red carpet when the bus from Lahore arrives in Amritsar.
- Bus Joins Two Punjabs Six Decades After Partition (Daily Excelsior, GAJINDER SINGH, Jan 21, 2006)
Six decades after trains and buses ferried piles of dead bodies across the new line partitioning India and Pakistan, the border witnessed scenes of joy today as the first Lahore-Amritsar bus, “Dosti”, rolled in at Wagah.
- Cultural Depletion Through Western Imports (Tribune, Rana Nayar, Jan 21, 2006)
During a literary meet I once attended, someone popped up this rather uneasy question in an equally unexpected manner: what is it that ails Punjabi literature? All kinds of plausible and implausible answers were put forth, ranging from the lack . . .
- The Army Mindset (Tribune, Brig A.C. Prem (retd), Jan 21, 2006)
Janowitz, a management guru, once remarked: “The contemporary military establishment has for some time tended more and more to display characteristics typical of any large-scale non-military bureaucracy”.
- Lahore-Amritsar Bus Service Launched (News International, Ghulam Haider, Jan 21, 2006)
Pakistan and India on Friday launched the Lahore-Amritsar bus service, the latest new road link aimed at spurring the slow-moving peace process between the two nuclear rivals of South Asia.
- Court & Parliament At Loggerheads (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 21, 2006)
It is ironical that the biggest challenge to the Indian constitution has come in January, the month in which the country introduced it, as far back as 1950, to become a republic. Unfortunately, the challenge is developing into some sort of a . . .
- ‘The Kashmiri Shawl: From Jamavar To Paisley’: A Many Splendoured Thing (Daily Times, Mariam Mushtaq, Jan 21, 2006)
Sherry Rehman, politician cum author, holds Lahoris spellbound
Friday evening was one of those rare occasions in Lahore when the intelligentsia and the glitterati of the city came together under one roof.
- Lahore Bus Gets Warm Welcome (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
A bus from Lahore arrived here on Friday, marking the launch of a third bus link between Pakistan and India aimed at building confidence and strengthening their slow-moving peace process.
- Enhancing Literacy Rate (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 21, 2006)
National Commission for Human Development through its Universal Primary Education Programme and adult literacy initiatives is aiming at realizing 85% literacy rate in the country by the year 2009, four year ahead of schedule. Stating this, . . .
- Freedom To Be Safe (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jan 21, 2006)
Despite the change of regime, Bihar’s law and order situation continues to be grim, with no decrease in the number of routine kidnappings, murders and dacoity.
- Why Do We Always Have To Be First? (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jan 21, 2006)
Every time I travel by road I check up whether there are any rail level crossings on the way.
- Weak Leaders, Strong Supporters (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Jan 20, 2006)
Governance is never easy and as I have written on several occasions in the past, the system cannot be run by 'dual power' centers and in the current form the situation is further compounded by the fact that both the power centers are 'weak' and . . .
- The Dam Controversy (Dawn, Shahid M. Amin, Jan 20, 2006)
In any mature society, national issues are discussed in a rational manner, keeping in view the supreme interests of the country as a whole. Unfortunately, in our country, the building of a dam has been converted into an emotionally charged issue, ...
- Un-Understandable Mute Response (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 20, 2006)
In his address to the nation on January 17, President Pervez Musharraf announced epoch-making decisions, which would contribute a lot towards realisation of our cherished goal of economic security for Pakistan.
- Amritsar-Lahore Bus Service Launch Today (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
The Amritsar-Lahore bus service will be launched tomorrow, taking the people-to-people contact between India and Pakistan another step forward. As per the agreement between the two countries, the bus from Pakistan would leave from Lahore . . .
- Lahore-Amritsar Bus Service From Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
India and Pakistan were also poised to start a second train service, this time connecting Khohrapar in Sindh and Munnabao in Rajastan from February 1.
- Two Pak Militants Get 10-Yr Ri (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Two Pakistani militants, belonging to the banned Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit, were today sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment by a city court along with their three Indian accomplices for masterminding the 1997 serial blasts in Punjab, Delhi, ...
- Vat, Octroi Can’T Go Together (Tribune, Janak Raj Gupta, Jan 19, 2006)
The Punjab Government is going to announce soon the abolition of octroi. In the changed scenario of the VAT-regime, the abolition of octroi is a sound economic principle. But as the government wants to get political mileage out of its abolition, . . .
- Seismic Factor Goes Against Kalabagh (Dawn, Fatehyab Ali Khan, Jan 19, 2006)
This article is not a comment on issues pertaining to the rights of riparians and the political and social repercussions of the construction of dams. The main aim of this endeavour is to highlight the technical, . . .
- Bypassing The Nfc Logjam (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 19, 2006)
Using his constitutional powers, the president appears to have bypassed, for the time being, the NFC award logjam.
- Civil War Threat In Sri Lanka (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Jan 19, 2006)
An unfortunate feature of politics in the South Asian region during the last 50 years has been the birth of separatist movements based mostly on ethnic and linguistic basis and complicated by majority-minority politics.
- Preventing Power Losses (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jan 19, 2006)
Talk to a Japanese official and he invariably comes up with a reply that Pakistan is potentially a very rich country with large natural resources, unlike Japan with its narrow strip of hilly land. All we have to do, he says, is to develop those . . .
- Let Ultra Being Brought To Jammu Escapes, Re-Arrested (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Giving police the slip, a Pakistani militant today jumped off a speeding train in the wee hours while being taken to Jammu from West Bengal but was recaptured at a village here this evening.
- No Passenger Foramritsar-Lahore Bus Service (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
All hype about the Amritsar-Lahore bus service beginning January 21 from here seems to be fading out as not a single seat was booked till today, while one passenger from Malerkotla has reserved his ticket for February eleven from this side of the border.
- '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
- Early Learning In Mother Tongue (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Jan 18, 2006)
On October 22, the federal education minister, Lt Gen (retd) Javed Ashraf, made a presentation on the “Education scenario in Pakistan” to the president and prime minister.
- 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
- 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
- Eighty Plus Club (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 18, 2006)
Some time back we had referred in these columns to quite a few veterans above the age of 80 years who are still active in public life and continue to enrich our environment especially in this region. Many younger people have telephoned us to convey their
- 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, . . .
- 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.
- More Teachers For Punjab (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Merit should be sole consideration
There has never been any doubt that Punjab needs more teachers, even as there have been reports of many rural schools that have instructors on their rolls, but no one to impart education to the students.
- 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
- 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.
- 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 . . .
- Caste Cocktail (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 17, 2006)
The Centre's proposal to allow state governments to divide Dalits into sub-categories, depending on how much they have gained from reservations, stems from the widespread sentiment that some groups have cornered a disproportionate amount of benefits.
- Mps Expulsion: Court Issues Notice To Lok Sabha Speaker (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Jan 17, 2006)
Matter should be placed before a five-judge Constitution Bench, it says
Notice issued to Election Commission, Centre, Attorney-General
Petitioner's plea to restrain EC from holding election to vacant seat declined
- 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.
- The Economic Decline Of Maharashtra (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Jan 17, 2006)
The economic decline of Maharashtra began in 1995-96 with the coming to power of coalition governments. The State's debt has now reached a staggering Rs 1.15-lakh crore and the debt servicing burden has risen sharply despite the lowering of interest ...
- Urgency Of Kalabagh Dam Project (Dawn, Ahmad Fraz Khan, Jan 16, 2006)
As the debate on the Kalabagh dam, essentially a technical issue, starts assuming emotional, political and subjective character far out of proportion to its core technicalities, one wonders where all this will lead us.
- Needed Expansion (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 16, 2006)
But why the parliamentary secretaries?
WITH the induction of four new members, the strength of the 10-month-old Haryana Council of Ministers has gone up to 13.
- Women Behind Bars! (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 16, 2006)
The Delhi High Court has struck one blow for equality, and one for tradition, in permitting women to serve liquor in bars.
- Dams Issue Is Getting Blurred (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jan 15, 2006)
The exuberance in the official quarters about construction of major dams especially the Kalabagh Dam has seemingly dissipated.
- Bloodshed In Baluchistan, Revolt Against Dam (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Jan 15, 2006)
The tribal and feudal mindset that approves of honour killings also pervades political profession in Pakistan.
- Tackling The Cold Wave (Tribune, Dr J.S. Sharma, Jan 15, 2006)
In north India, when the minimum temperature drops three to four degree centigrade below the long term (normal) average, cold wave conditions set in. Excessive drop in the temperature, frost and snowfall has significant effects on crops, vegetables, ....
- Reservations Must In Private Sector (Tribune, Karam Singh, Jan 15, 2006)
It is said that only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches. Extreme hope always takes birth from extreme miseries and back-breaking difficulties. Dr B.R. Ambedkar, one of the architects of the Constitution of India, belonged to a very poor section . . .
- Raising The Bar (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 14, 2006)
Laws are meant for the welfare of society, not the other way around. In a country which has, according to one estimate, over 30,000 pieces of legislation at the Central and state level, the Delhi High Court has just made a powerful argument...
- Is There Such A Thing As Kashmiri Nationalism? (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 14, 2006)
As long as one believes that the Kashmir dispute is about religion or territory, then the only use for Kashmiriyat is as a propaganda tool to promote artificial constructs..
- Destination Punjab (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 14, 2006)
Normally, investment flows in a state should not make news. Driven by profit, private investment expects automatic routes with a clear-cut policy framework in place.
- Biotechnology Revolution (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Maharaj Krishan Bhan, Jan 13, 2006)
Biotechnology is today a growing sector with over 200 industries, market share of US$ 1 billion, investment to the tune of US$ 137 million and exports being 59% of the revenue. The Biotech sector recorded a growth of 39% during 2004.
- Lohri: Changing With Time (Daily Excelsior, Arvind Goswami, Jan 13, 2006)
It is rightly said that in India every day is a festive day. This speaks of richness of culture of ours and also gives us an idea to ponder over the antiquity of Indian traditions.
- International Donors Suggest Financial Reforms To Punjab (Daily Times, Sajid Chaudhry, Jan 13, 2006)
The World Bank, Asian Development Bank, the Department for International Development (DFID) of the United Kingdom and other donors have recommended the government of Punjab introduce four major reforms to improve its financial resource availability.
- Farmers Driven To Despair (Tribune, Tarvinder Singh Chahal , Jan 13, 2006)
Suicides among farmers is a countrywide phenomenon. The cases of suicide by farmers have been reported from several states of India, including Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tripura.
- Road Worth Taking (Indian Express, MANRAJ GAREWAL, Jan 13, 2006)
Hostile is the word. The road to Surankote in Poonch was deceptively welcoming when we started from Jammu with the dense fog smoothing out the rough edges. But no sooner did we cross Akhnoor than it lay bare its inhospitable tracts shorn of macadam.
- Congress' Challenge In Hyderabad (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 13, 2006)
At its plenary, the AICC will have to strike a balance between the pressure to expand and strengthen its pan-India presence and the sensitivities of its alliance partners.
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