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Articles 2521 through 2620 of 5238:
- Off To A Good Start (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 02, 2006)
Reiterating its commitment to cleansing the Punjab cities of excessive smoke-emitting vehicles, the provincial government, on the eve of the New Year, announced a plan to impose a ban on the plying of two-stroke-engine rickshaws on selected roads in Lahor
- Pesticide Resurgence In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Dr. R.K.Gupta, Jan 02, 2006)
Ever since the dawn of history, man has been plagued with numerous pest species - some devastating his crops, causing injury to domestic animals or destroying his property, others attacking him directly, sucking his blood, causing annoyance . . .
- Expelling Members From Parliament (Hindu, T.R. Andhyarujina, Jan 02, 2006)
Parliament's expulsion of 11 of its Members has sent a clear and strong signal that devious conduct will not be shielded. And the legal objections are unsustainable.
- Railway Track Blown Up Near Sibi (News International, Muhammad Ejaz Khan, Jan 01, 2006)
Train service between Sibi and Harnai was suspended for one week on Saturday after saboteurs blew up the railway track and damaged a bridge near Sibi amid mounting tension in the restive Dera Bugti district.
- Pak Move To Build Dam At Skardu Draws Flak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 01, 2006)
Leaders of Northern Areas in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have opposed Islamabad’s plan to build dams in the region on the grounds that it would destroy their historical monuments and cultural heritage.
- Happy New Year (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 01, 2006)
If the choice is between joy and gloom everybody would and should opt for the former. Who wants to be unhappy when the New Year sets in? On this first day of 2006 we can look at our surroundings.
- Growing Up Sikh (Deccan Herald, Geetanjali Kapoor, Jan 01, 2006)
The best part of the book is the attitude of its young protagonist who is positive, despite having faced terrible odds.
- Salve On Pak Islamic Schools Before Salvo (Telegraph, IMTIAZ GUL, Dec 31, 2005)
In an apparent attempt to avoid confrontation with Islamic seminaries that host foreign students, the Pakistani government today said it is not cancelling the students’ visas but they have to leave the country “as soon as possible”.
- Musharraf’S Resolve To Build Kbd (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 31, 2005)
D his wide-ranging interaction with the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE), President Pervez Musharraf, while pleading the case of water reservoirs, went to the extent of saying that turning back on the issue of building big dams amounted t
- The Ordinance Factory (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 31, 2005)
Grab something. Then make law to legitimise the grab. It used to happen in the Emergency.
- A New Year Compact For Laggard States (The Financial Express, VIVEK BHARATI, Dec 30, 2005)
With the economy on track to achieve a growth rate of over 7.5% this fiscal, it is not surprising that our planners have set their sights on raising the bar.
- Another Sore Spot (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 30, 2005)
Even as the Musharraf Government in Pakistan is struggling in the face of extremist and sectarian violence another tormenting sore point has emerged in our vicinity.
- Musharraf Sees India's Involvement In Balochistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Says turning back on dams treason; people fed up with tribal chiefs;
to uproot subversion forever
President Pervez Musharraf has said the recent Indian concern over the situation in Balochistan has revealed the channel providing funds . . .
- Killing Daughters For ‘Honour’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Nazir Ahmed appears calm and unrepentant as he recounts how he slit the throats of his three young daughters and their 25-year old stepsister to salvage his family’s “honour” - a crime that shocked Pakistan.
- Explosions Rock Balochistan (Daily Times, Azizullah Khan, Dec 30, 2005)
Two explosions jolted Nushki late on Thursday while explosions were also reported in Sibi and Hub.
- Musharraf Sees Foreign Hand In Balochistan (News International, Mayed Ali, Dec 30, 2005)
President Pervez Musharraf has said that the recent Indian concern over the situation in Balochistan has revealed the channel providing funds for hiring mercenaries and supplying arms for carrying out subversive activities in the province.
- Terror Strike (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 30, 2005)
The IISc attack has put the city on the terrorist map
- Rs. 714 Crore Aid For Sikh Riot Victims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2005)
Extra ex-gratia of Rs. 3.5 lakh each to kin of the dead; Rs. 1.25 lakh for the injured
- World Bank Supports Big Dams (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 29, 2005)
The World Bank has said that any further delay in the construction of new dams will be detrimental to Pakistan’s interests. In its latest report on the dams, it said that planning for new dams was supposed to begin soon after the completion of Tarbela ...
- Balochistan: Yet Another Crackdown (Dawn, A.R. Siddiqi, Dec 29, 2005)
At A random reckoning, we are seeing the fifth major military/paramilitary operation in Balochistan since independence. This is besides other lesser known and relatively minor military actions launched in the province from time to time.
- Inflation Drops, Prices Rise (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Dec 29, 2005)
Inflation has come down below eight per cent, says Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz. That is some relief from the 9.3 per cent inflation rate reached last year against the budgetary projection of five per cent.
- Living Dead (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
India has a tradition of revering its aged. This sentence should actually be changed into the past tense, considering that the glorious custom is no longer in force in a large number of households.
- Time To Untie The Knot (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 29, 2005)
There are two parts of what the prime minister’s adviser on finance, Dr. Salman Sahah, told this newspaper the other day. One good and the other not so good.
- Punjab Cm Photos Appear On Indian (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 29, 2005)
For the first time photographs of a Pakistani politician have appeared on the official calendar of the Indian Punjab government.
- Atrocities Of The British Empire (Hindu, George Monbiot, Dec 28, 2005)
In Reading reports of the trial of the Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk, you are struck by two things. The first, of course, is the anachronistic brutality of the country's laws.
- The Idea Of Haryana (Tribune, Shubhadeep Choudhury, Dec 28, 2005)
Haryana is now officially the most prosperous state in the country with the highest per capita income. But the Haryanvi elites are still not happy. They are uncomfortable with the fact that the state does not have a sufficiently vibrant art and . . .
- We Have Lost An Alternative Voice Of History (Greater Kashmir, Nonica Datta, Dec 28, 2005)
Amrita Pritam’s idea of cultural community and identity testifies to a social history of Punjab’s shared cultural symbols, motifs and landscapes, writes
NONICA DATTA
- Subsidy Reform Must Keep That In Sight (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 28, 2005)
Opening up more border trade points with Pakistan will ease the fiscal burden on fertiliser subsidy. The point is to locate reform of agriculture and, within that, of subsidy regimes, within the overall context of development.
- Image-Building In Politics (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Dec 28, 2005)
Top brass of the Pakistan People’s Party are reported to have finalized a deal with a well-known firm of publicity experts in the United States who will take up the job of whitening the political and public image of Ms Benazir Bhutto and . . .
- Small Hearted In The Land Of Waris Shah (Deccan Herald, Ayaz Amir, Dec 28, 2005)
Beautiful Punjab, fair land of the five immortal rivers, why, when so generous of heart, do you prove time and again so weak of understanding? When you have so much to offer why are you so poorly served by those who claim to lead you? . . .
- Balochistan In Turmoil Again (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Dec 28, 2005)
The war in Balochistan is once again making headlines. 2005 was a troubled year for the province with the insurgency simmering throughout the year interspersed with military action by the Frontier Constabulary from time to time.
- How Not To Build A Sikh Heritage Complex (Tribune, Man Mohan Singh Virdi, Dec 28, 2005)
The Khalsa Heritage Memorial Complex coming up near Anandpur Sahib is the idea of a few at the helm of power in Punjab. It can be a great step towards the spiritual understanding and development of a particular section of the society of mankind, . . .
- Balochistan's Financial Grievances (The Nation, MANSOOR AKBAR KUNDI, Dec 28, 2005)
Balochistan is said to have been financially more deprived than other units of Pakistan. Having been raised to a province status in 1970 without any administrative and political autonomy under entrenched One-Unit System 1954-70 its leaders . . .
- No Military Action In Balochistan: Sherpao (News International, Asim Yasin, Dec 28, 2005)
Minister informs Senate paramilitary forces active against miscreants; assures govt to take all steps to protect lives, properties of people
- Strike Shuts Down Balochistan (Daily Times, Azizullah Khan, Dec 28, 2005)
A strike against military activity and the proposed Kalabagh Dam shut down shops and emptied the roads all over Balochistan on Tuesday.
- It’S Good Of Shahbaz Sharif (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 28, 2005)
Former Punjab Chief Minister and PML(N) leader Shahbaz Sharif has said that he supports Kalabagh Dam, because water reservoirs is imperative need of the country. In a telephonic address to a gathering of PML(N) USA chapter in New Jersey, . . .
- What, Balochistan Again? (News International, M B NAQVI, Dec 28, 2005)
For the fifth time since 1947, Islamabad is using military force against Baloch nationalists. Indeed, the soldiers have to unavoidably target ordinary Baloch as well.
- Eight Pakistanis Freed By India Return Home (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Eight Pakistanis freed from jails in India as part of peace efforts between the South Asian rivals arrived home on Monday.
- New India-Pakistan Train Set To Unite Broken Bonds (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 27, 2005)
India and Pakistan are putting the finishing touches to a new rail link between the two countries, 40 years after Pakistani fighter jets bombed the tracks as a train darted across a desert border crossing.
- Eight Pakistanis Repatriated Through Wagah (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
Eight Pakistanis, including two teenagers, were today sent back home via the Wagah-Attari joint check post here.
They were handed over to Pakistani authorities after being released from jails and remand homes here.
- Darkness At Dawn (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 26, 2005)
Like agriculture, power too is dependent on weather in this part of the country. This is what those in charge of supplying electricity would like everyone to believe. Friday’s disruption of electricity supply brought trains to a halt in North India.
- Thinking Of The Quaid (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 25, 2005)
"You are free, you are free to go to your temples. You are free to go to your mosques or to any other place of worship in this state of Pakistan.” This is the assurance the founder of our country, Mohammad Ali Jinnah, our Quaid-i-Azam, gave all of us ...
- Merry Christmas To Mary Christmas (Tribune, Swami Agnivesh, Dec 25, 2005)
This Christmas season it is Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ much more than the Holy Babe himself who fills my mind. This is not because I am a Catholic. I am not, but all my life I have endeavoured to be Catholic in my outlook, . . .
- He Could Measure Up To The Task (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Dec 25, 2005)
Pawan Kumar Bansal was the much sought after man last week.
- Discontent Among Mps All Around (Tribune, Satish Misra, Dec 24, 2005)
Even though the 11 MPs, accused of misconduct for asking questions for cash, were today expelled by the two Houses of Parliament, there is strong undercurrent of discontent among the parliamentary fraternity.
- Who’S Afraid Of The Bulldozer (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 24, 2005)
So now we know what exactly it takes for our politicians to make common cause, sinking their differences, prejudices, competitive instinct, everything. No, it is not cricket (who’d say that after the Bengali revolt over Sourav Ganguly, anyway?) or war.
- Bjp Stung As Voice Vote Ejects 11 Mps (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Dec 24, 2005)
Creating history, Parliament expelled 11 members in a sweeping, simultaneous, fast-track exercise here today, capping 11 days of high drama following the cash-for-questions scandal.
- Musharraf’S Futuristic Approach (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 24, 2005)
Opponents of the Kalabagh Dam took out a rally in Karachi on Thursday terming the project as detrimental to the ‘integrity’ of the country.
- Doctors For Rural Areas (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 24, 2005)
Some sense finally seems to have prevailed in the corridors of power. Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi has said that his government is considering a plan to make it mandatory for new medical graduates to serve in the rural areas for a period of one yea
- Politicians Oppose Delhi Demolitions (Tribune, Ravi Bhatia, Dec 24, 2005)
The average, law-abiding citizen of Delhi is convinced that had it not been for the Delhi High Court, the current demolition drive would never have taken place and that illegal constructions could not have come up without political and official patronage.
- Two Bus Routes And A Few Questions (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 23, 2005)
To make the new bus services meaningful and truly people-oriented, India and Pakistan should liberalise the visa regime.
- Primed For Simplicity (Tribune, Minna Zutshi, Dec 23, 2005)
The wise old Kaa of Panchtantra no longer spreads its wings to soar high in the sky. Instead ghosts and goblins of Harry Potter and warriors of virtual world have taken over.
- Pakistan To Build Big Dams (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 23, 2005)
Musharraf promises to safeguard the interests of all concerned
- K’Taka Leaders Cut A Wavering Figure (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Dec 23, 2005)
The MPs’ Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) is hot news now with some of the honourable Members of Parliament getting caught on camera for taking commission to dole out money in the name of developmental works in their constituencies.
- Punjab Fog Disrupts Rail, Air Traffic (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Thick fog blanketed plains of Punjab, including Lahore, on Thursday, increasing the intensity of cold and disrupting rail and air traffic.
- Bjp For Adopting ‘Proper Procedures’ (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Asserting that it was in favour of stern action against MPs caught demanding money for raising questions in Parliament in a television expose, the BJP said it would oppose the expulsion of 10 Lok Sabha Members as recommended by the House Committee, ...
- Two More Bus Route Agreements Formalised (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 22, 2005)
Inked during the third round of the technical-level talks
Trial run for Amritsar-Nankana Sahib service on January 27 and from Nankana Sahib on January 29
Boon to thousands of Sikh pilgrims who visit the Nankana Sahib shrine round the year
- Third Peace Bus Soon To Start Running (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Dec 22, 2005)
The India-Pakistan bus diplomacy launched almost seven months ago with the rolling out of the Delhi-Lahore ‘Sada-e-Sarhad’ bus will acquire a new dimension when a third bus service, connecting Amritsar and Lahore, becomes operational on January 20.
- Raising Farm Productivity (Tribune, Sudhirendar Sharma, Dec 22, 2005)
Whatever might have happened to the much-hyped National Commission on Farmers set up last year, the Prime Minister has set up yet another high-powered committee under his chairmanship to focus on agricultural development and policy.
- Pakistan, India Okay Amritsar-Nankana Bus (News International, Ghulam Haider, Dec 22, 2005)
Pakistan and India signed an agreement on Wednesday to operationalise the Amritsar-Nankana Sahib bus service after two-day secretary-level talks concluded here.
- Primacy Of A Democratic Framework (Dawn, Taliban, Dec 22, 2005)
For over six years General Musharraf, first as Chief Executive and then as president, while retaining his position as COAS, has been the sole arbiter of the destiny of Pakistan.
- Kalam Wants Industry Leaders To Be Creative (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Identifies five areas of core competence for integrated action
Bring ICT sector to rural areas
Banks asked to play pioneering role
Venture capital to generate new enterprises
FIIs find India attractive
- Food Corp Says Wheat Imports Not Needed (Reuters, Biman Mukherji, Dec 22, 2005)
India's largest grain procurement agency, Food Corp. of India, said on Wednesday the country had adequate stocks of wheat until May and there was no need for any imports.
- Kisan Card From Hdfc Bank (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
HDFC Bank in association with Visa International, has launched Kisan card. Available in Punjab and Haryana and its ambit, to start with, the card will be launched in phases across the country by March 2006.
- Of Unholy Marriages (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Dec 21, 2005)
The wedding season has again started and people are anxious to marry off their daughters and find rich brides for their sons before the onset of summer.
- Grooming Lawyers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 21, 2005)
Needed a law varsity in the North
The Punjab Government’s proposal to set up a law university near Chandigarh is most welcome.
- Fast Vanishing Wealth - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Prof. (Dr.) R. D. Gupta, Dec 21, 2005)
We have a capital in the form of animal and plant kingdom in our state. It needs to be guarded from extinction, cautions Prof. (Dr.) R. D. Gupta
- Omar Raps New Delhi On ‘Fake’ Talks, Calls Congress ‘Mistress Of Mistakes’ (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Dec 20, 2005)
Elected as president of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (NC) for the second consecutive term of three years, Omar Abdullah today asked both, militants as well as security forces, allow peace to return without any more mayhem and bloodshed. Describing
- Japanese Diesel Engine Maker Yanmar Co Ltd On Friday Said It Was Looking To Make India One Of Its Major Global Outsourcing Hubs For Components (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Japanese diesel engine maker Yanmar Co Ltd on Friday said it was looking to make India one of its major global outsourcing hubs for components.
- Indo-Pak Talks On J&k Next Month (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Dec 20, 2005)
Elected as president of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (NC) for the second consecutive term of three years, Omar Abdullah today asked both, militants as well as security forces, allow peace to return without any more mayhem and bloodshed. Describing
- Rs 40 Billion Plan To Boost Agriculture In Punjab, Says Elahi (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
A five-year Irrigation Sector Reforms programme costing Rs 40 billion will soon be launched to boost agriculture production across the province, Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said on Monday.
- Kbd: Smaller Provinces Are Being Pitted Against Punjab, Says Fazl (Pakistan Observer, Mahmood Hussain, Dec 20, 2005)
The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) has criticized the Army action in Balochistan claiming that several lives had been lost during the action which began on Sunday in the Kohlu area.
- Plan For Crisis Management (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 19, 2005)
While the city district government of Lahore has unveiled a plan to reorganize civil defence along modern lines, the Punjab government has decided to broaden its emergency ambulance and rescue services to cover the entire province.
- Bus Ride Across A Partition (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 19, 2005)
In terms of symbolic value, a bus service between Amritsar and Lahore may appear less significant than some of the other cross-border travel arrangements that India and Pakistan have put in place.
- Chandigarh Fighting Losing Battle Against Aids (Tribune, Geetanjali Gayatri, Dec 19, 2005)
With the number of HIV+ cases doubling since last year, Chandigarh, it seems, is fighting a losing battle against AIDS. From 57.89 cases per 1,000, the number of HIV+ people in the city has shot up to 97.73 cases per 1,000. Out of the 9,506 persons . . .
- ‘Punjab, Sindh To Get More Water From New Dams’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
The additional water that will be there in case the Kalabagh and Bhasha dams are built, will be distributed among Sindh and Punjab, says a senior official, adding that the NWFP and Balochistan are unlikely to get such benefit.
- Christmas In Pakistan (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Dec 19, 2005)
On Christmas eve of 1988 this writer was in Islamabad waiting to meet Ms.Benazir Bhutto who had just taken over as the first woman-Prime Minister of a Muslim country.
- State Of Human Rights (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Dec 19, 2005)
The Karachi chapter of the English Speaking Union of Pakistan was inaugurated over 40 years ago, presumably to further the spread of English. But for some inexplicable reason it ended up as the outdoor relief department of the foreign diplomatic corps.
- Pakistani Dam Proposal Meets Fierce Opposition (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , Dec 19, 2005)
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is trying to rally support for the construction of a controversial dam he says is vital for long-term prosperity but even some of his staunchest allies are vehemently opposed.
- Dowry And Related Evils (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 18, 2005)
A report in an Indian newspaper (November 21) spoke of Daljit Kaur, who jumped to her death from the top floor of a house in Delhi, because her in-laws had been harassing her unceasingly about the inadequacy of the dowry she had brought upon . . .
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