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Articles 2821 through 2920 of 5238:
- Way Out Of Danger (Telegraph, Amaresh Bagchi, Nov 24, 2005)
The obvious course to get out of fiscal stress is to cut expenditures or raise more revenue or both.
- Senate Condemns Ajk Police (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Angry senators of both the ruling and opposition parties on Wednesday joined hands to condemn the Azad Jammu and Kashmir police for illegally entering the Punjab to "kidnap" three young college-going girls, their mother, . . .
- New Sgpc President (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 24, 2005)
The election of Mr Avtar Singh Makkar as President of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has come as a surprise. He was not among the front-runners for the post.
- Parliament Faces A Winter Of Discord (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Nov 23, 2005)
At least 50 legislative measures are scheduled for introduction or consideration in the winter session of Parliament, opening today. But this appears a tall order, given the confrontationist mood of the Opposition.
- Unexpected Visitors (Tribune, Harish Dhillon, Nov 23, 2005)
THEY came late in the evening, three of them. I saw them through my glass door, looking at the noticeboard.
- Scourge Of Child Abuse (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Nov 23, 2005)
ONE of the most painful and soul-searing problems facing society in Pakistan is that of sexual abuse of children.
- Restless Soul - I (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 23, 2005)
Amrita Pritam, the eminent Punjabi poet, novelist and short story writer and an outstanding literary figure of Southeast Asia, passed away quietly in her sleep at her residence in the afternoon of October 31, 2005.
- Mein Banoonga Crorepati (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Nov 22, 2005)
IT was a dream come true. I had qualified to sit next to Amitabh Bachchan and play for two crore rupees in “Kaun Banega Crorepati-2”.
- A Tale Of Helplessness (Tribune, Reema Anand, Nov 22, 2005)
Today I feel helpless as a Punjabi foremost, then a helpless writer and finally a helpless filmmaker!
- Security At What Cost? (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The conviction of six policemen in the ‘disappearance’ and murder of Punjab human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra brings to a satisfactory end a trial with huge implications for civil liberties in the country.
- Kashmiris Credit Quake With Bridging Border Divide (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Nov 21, 2005)
Last month's earthquake killed tens of thousands in Kashmir but, for divided families in the disputed region, it also opened up new routes to reunite with long-lost relatives across the frontier.
- Very Well Said (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 21, 2005)
In the late sixties there was violence in and around Srinagar. Some concerned young persons of the Capital city's prestigious Sri Pratap College set apart their political differences to form a peace committee for the restoration of harmony.
- Punjab Police Foil Terror Plan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The Punjab Police on Sunday claimed to have foiled a major plan by Pakistan-trained terrorists of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) to strike in crowded localities in the State and national capitals.
- Killer Cops (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 21, 2005)
After seven years, the ghost of the Khalra case has caught up with six diabolical policemen.
- Pak ‘Mistreats’ Hindu Pilgrims (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
A Hindu jatha, which had gone to Katasaraj in Pakistan’s Punjab province for a pilgrimage, has expressed displeasure at the treatment meted out to them by the authorities there. The pilgrims, who were initially stopped from entering Pakistan,
- Full Text Of President's Speech (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam addressed the members of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in Bangalore on Sunday. What follows is the complete text of the speech.
- `Wagah Route Should Be Opened For Trade' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Need to connect Raja Sansi airport with more international flights: M.S. Gill
Urges Govt. to set up cargo complex in Amritsar
`Find means to provide relief to debt-ridden farmers'
- Crime In Punjab (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 20, 2005)
GONE are the days when one associated rampant crime with Karachi. Today, no part of the country is reasonably free from crime, but in the past few years, the upsurge in Punjab should be a cause for serious concern.
- Pakistan, India Agree To Improve Joint Patrolling On Border (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 20, 2005)
Pakistan and India have agreed to improve joint patrolling at border areas.
- Finally, Sonia Stepping Out Of Mrs G’S Shadow? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Nov 20, 2005)
Delhi is India’s most sycophantic city and even bows, as the old Punjabi saying goes, to the rising sun.
- Action Plan For Promoting Health Care In States (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 20, 2005)
Surprisingly, even after 58 years of planning, we have no separate health policies for the states. After the introduction of the National Population Policy 2000, some states like Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh did prepare state population policies
- Misuse Of Religion And Laws (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Nov 20, 2005)
MOST laws enacted after independence to prevent crime have, ironically, given rise to bigger crimes.
- Softening Line Of Control (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Nov 20, 2005)
MUCH is being said, and made, of the moves to soften the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir, and we are being asked to believe that they bear the promise of blissful consequences, social and political. Let us try to read between the lines and figure out the
- Spice Of Life -Footprints (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 20, 2005)
ONCE upon a time in old Punjab there thrived one of the oldest and most universal of human crimes:
- Experimenting With Languages (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 19, 2005)
The federal education minister has informed the Sindh education authorities that his ministry is revising the education curricula with a view to introducing changes in the education sector all over the country.
- Glimmer In Heart Of Darkness (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 19, 2005)
On the last day of polling in Bihar, the question you are asked, particularly if you are just back from there, is still the same that you would have been asked in the past many elections: is Bihar ready for a change?
- Pak Scribe Among 25 Repatriated (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
In yet another boost to the ongoing confidence building measures (CBMs) between India and Pakistan, 25 Pakistani civil prisoners were handed over to Pak authorities at the Wagah Joint Check Post on Friday.
- 25 Pakistanis Released (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
A group of 25 Pakistani prisoners reached Lahore from India through Wagah border checkpost.
- Rally Against Terror (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 19, 2005)
Although all of them have been literally baptised by fire young leaders of the State are apparently not yet prepared to catch the bull by the horns. It is strange that across the spectrum
- Let Bhuppi Govern By His Rules: Ranbir (Tribune, Geetanjali Gayatri, Nov 19, 2005)
KHADI. It is one word that describes an entire spectrum — everything from Mahatma Gandhi to our freedom struggle, simplicity to nationalism, great Indian leaders and statesmen as also today’s power-hungry politicians. And, yes, of course, our story’s. . .
- India Warns Neighbours On Terror (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
In a thinly veiled warning to its neighbours, India said on Thursday South Asian nations must end terrorism in the region if their economies are ever to prosper.
- Falling Farm Incomes, Growing Inequities (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Nov 18, 2005)
Health spending in the average farm household is double that on education each month. Millions of India's farm households are in dismal shape. Even as the number of billionaires grows at the other end of the spectrum.
- Earthquake Disaster Management (Daily Excelsior, Mohan Singh Kalla, Nov 18, 2005)
It was my first experience to witness how relief was distributed to the victims of earthquake and steps were taken for their rehabilitation in Uri, where I visited twice.
- 26 Pak Prisoners To Be Released (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Taking yet another step in confidence building, India will release 26 more Pakistani civil prisoners tomorrow.
- Punjab Govt Will Set Up Free Dairy Zone, Says (Daily Times, Qamar Jabbar, Nov 18, 2005)
The Punjab government will set up a free dairy zone in the province to increase meat and beef production, Muhammad Khalid Mehmood, parliamentary secretary for livestock and dairy development, said on Thursday.
- India To Release 26 Pakistani Prisoners Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
India will release 26 Pakistani civilian prisoners today
- India To Release 26 Pakistanis Today (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
India will release another 26 Pakistani civilian prisoners on Friday as part of the continuing confidence building measures between the two countries. The Pakistan High Commission has verified the nationalities of these prisoners who have all . . .
- Workless Ppsc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
TO be sure, there are many government offices where not a spot of honest work is done. It is a pity that this contagion has been allowed to spread to a constitutional entity like the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC). It is not as if the . . .
- Islamabad On Red Alert After Karachi Blast (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
A red alert has been announced in Islamabad after the bomb blasts in Karachi, all the law enforcement agencies and police have been directed to keep a close watch on anti social elements who are creating trouble in the country.
- J&k: Pak Based Lashkar Suicide Sqaud Arrested (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
A member of the suicide squad of Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba, involved in yesterday's attack in busy Lal Chaowk area, was arrested today from outside a hotel here when he was trying to escape.
Aijaz Ahmad Bhat alias Abu Sumna, who posed as a . . .
- The ‘Sleeper Cells’ Of Isi (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Nov 17, 2005)
Addressing the SAARC summit in Dhaka, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted that “there should be zero tolerance for cross-border terrorism and for the harbouring of hostile insurgent groups and criminal elements”.
- Rebel Without A Cause (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Nov 17, 2005)
It is time sub-continental Muslims are taught to check out the validity of a rumour before taking action
- Quake Came As A Boon For Lashkar Leadership (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Nov 17, 2005)
Confessions of captured fidayeen cast light on Kashmir terror wave
Lashkar strategists believe high-profile terror strikes will allow them to harvest the goodwill generated by their quake relief efforts
- Change In Pml Leadership Will Be Suicidal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 17, 2005)
Dissidents in the ruling PML are currently engaged in a campaign for change in the party leadership. President Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have, however, advised the dissidents to interact with PML chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and resolve
- Exhibition On Historical Buildings Of Both Punjabs (Daily Times, Shoaib Ahmed, Nov 17, 2005)
A painting exhibition titled ‘Grandeur and Glory of Punjab’ featuring historical buildings and finest architectures of both Indian and Pakistani Punjab by senior painter Muhammad Shafiq will open at Alhamra Art Centre (The Mall) today.
- A Politician With Wit And Integrity (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Nov 16, 2005)
Dressed in loose khadi-kurta and pants and wearing spectacles with an old-fashioned frame, he was a familiar sight on Parliament Street till ill-health confined him to the hospital bed.
- Three More Held In Valley For Delhi Blasts (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Three persons are understood to have been detained in Srinagar by Delhi Police in connection with the serial blasts in the national capital.
- Delhi Blasts: Three Suspects Nabbed In Kashmir (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Three persons are understood to have been detained in Srinagar by Delhi police in connection with the serial blasts in the national capital.
- Sponsored Terrorism — Time India Took A Tougher Stance (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Nov 16, 2005)
While a comprehensive action plan to deal with the domestic challenges posed by terrorist violence is essential, a clear signal needs to be sent to Pakistan that it cannot proceed along the present path of sponsoring terror activity in Jammu and Kashmir..
- Right Of Way Has A History Of Emerging Democracy (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 16, 2005)
One of the advantages that the state-owned GAIL has, compared to private telecom operators, is its `Right of Way' (RoW), informs the day's report about the company's move to acquire license for STD services.
- Yet Another Reminder (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 16, 2005)
Can you swallow 509 ornamental fish and bring them out alive through your nostrils?” My friend popped the question the other day and left me stumped for a reply. Recovering my composure I admitted that I couldn’t swallow even one fish and bring it out ali
- Three More Held In Kashmir For Delhi Blasts (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Three persons are understood to have been detained in Srinagar by Delhi Police in connection with the serial blasts in the national capital.
- Three More Held In Valley For Delhi Blasts (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Three persons are understood to have been detained in Srinagar by Delhi Police in connection with the serial blasts in the national capital.
- Dying Languages (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 16, 2005)
Those who are keen to preserve the English language should take heart from the pronouncement of Professor Peter Muhlhaulser of Australia’s Adelaide Foundation of Linguistics,
- Debate On Medium Of Instruction (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Nov 16, 2005)
A question we are still grappling with in Pakistan after 58 years is, what should be the language of instruction in our schools?
- J&k: Pak Based Lashkar Suicide Sqaud Arrested (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
A member of the suicide squad of Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Toiba, involved in yesterday's attack in busy Lal Chaowk area, was arrested today from outside a hotel here when he was trying to escape.
Aijaz Ahmad Bhat alias Abu Sumna, who posed as a civilian
- Daughters Have Right To Live (Tribune, Shakuntala Lavasa, Nov 15, 2005)
Added to the long list of things India is infamous for is the fact that we have female foeticide – elimination of the unwanted girl even before her birth! Prenatal sex-determination tests followed by quick abortions destroy thousands of foetuses much ....
- No, Mr Gill, The Rambo Act Doesn’T Work (Indian Express, NAVDEEP SINGH KHAIRA, Nov 15, 2005)
The debate between authoritarian and democratic methods of governance is a never-ending debate. Heinous acts like the Delhi blasts periodically accentuate this debate and generally evoke a knee jerk response, mostly from the votaries of authoritarianism.
- Sangla Hill Outrage (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 15, 2005)
The burning down on Saturday of three churches, a missionary-run school, two hostels and several houses belonging to the Christian community by an enraged mob of some 3,000 people in Punjab’s Nankana district speaks volumes for the bigotry and . . . .
- Four Killed In J&k Attack, 14 Hurt (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Four people were killed and 14 others, including a Japanese photo-journalist, were injured when guerrillas lobbed a grenade and fired indiscriminately in a busy square in the heart of Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital on Monday.
- It’S A Mixed Blessing (Tribune, Rajesh Kochhar, Nov 14, 2005)
A recent study by Jones Lang Lasalle on the attractiveness of various cities from the point of view of business process outsourcing operations has placed Chandigarh (including Mohali) as a tier III city after Bangalore, Mumbai and Delhi (tier I) and Hyder
- Centre’S Role In (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Nov 14, 2005)
In what appears to be a trial balloon, the Government of India has floated the concept of bringing "internal security" on the Concurrent List of responsibilities thereby bringing it within the purview of parliamentary scrutiny.
- Turning To Faith To Find The Missing Daughters (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 14, 2005)
Religious and spiritual leaders came together to focus on the alarming fall in the sex ratiovis-à-vis the heinous crime of female foeticide and infanticide. There were Hindu, Jain, Sikh and a couple of Muslim religious leaders.
- Pak Churches (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
A mob set ablaze three churches, a convent and a priest’s house in Pakistan’s central Punjab province today, according to police and clergy.
- Loc Opened At Third Point (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Indian and Pakistan army officials on Saturday opened the Line of Control (LoC) at the third point here to facilitate efficient deployment of relief in the earthquake hit areas of Jammu and Kashmir and the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as hundreds . . .
- Third Relief Point Opened On Loc (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Nov 13, 2005)
Relief for better tomorrow' packets carried across
Officials did not cross the LoC
People on both sides not allowed to meet each other
- The Language Conundrum (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Nov 13, 2005)
I have seen two news items in recent weeks, one of them a bit amusing, and the other worrisome.
- Saarc: Implications Of Afghan Membership (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Nov 13, 2005)
With Afghanistan’s entry into the seven-nation South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation a foregone conclosion, one hopes Islamabad has considered what the full implications of that country’s membership of this regional grouping could mean . . .
- Third Point Along Loc Opened For Quake Relief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2005)
Teetwal: Shaking hands on a bailey bridge that fleetingly become a bone of contention between the two countries, Indian and Pakistani Army officials on Saturday opened the third border meeting point along the Line of Control (LoC) to ferry relief material
- Lone Not Connected With Delhi Blasts: Police (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
After intensively interrogating a man who had allegedly confessed his involvement in the serial blasts in the National capital, Delhi police on Friday said he was not connected with the explosions and sent him back to Jammu and Kashmir where he was . . .
- Understanding Bird Flu (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 12, 2005)
A hitherto unchartered virus H5N1 has raised its ugly head with lethal potential to man and birds. It is a rare case of convergence of interests of man and bird against one common foe.
- Children’S Day Function Put Off (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
The state-level Children’s Day function, scheduled for November 14 in Ludhiana, has been postponed till November 19.
- What Is Tougher Than Finding Oil In Deep Sea? (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 12, 2005)
A THREE-LETTER word that is almost as important as food is oil. In All's Well That Ends Well, the Kings says,
- The Girl With The Almond-Shaped Eyes (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Nov 12, 2005)
I had known Amrita Pritam for over 60 years.
- Rjd Looks Under Siege (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Nov 11, 2005)
The UPA coalition goes into 'survival' mode from governance in 18 months and with State elections in seven states due over the next 18 months the situation is very difficult.
- The Unfortunate Incident In New Delhi (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 11, 2005)
On November 8, Roshan Ali, the 19-year-old son of a Pakistan High Commission official in New Delhi, was abducted and harassed by unknown people . . .
- Saving The Daughter (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 11, 2005)
At last, religious leaders have chosen to come together and speak up against female foeticide.
- An Obsessive Precision (Greater Kashmir, A J Thomas, Nov 10, 2005)
This is an autobiography with a difference where author expresses his own self after having distanced the same from the book, a rare act in deed, review A J Thomas
- Govt Nod For 49% Fdi In Asset Recast Firms (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2005)
Bars FIIs from equity participation in firms buying NPAs
- Manmohan For More Regional Cooperation (Tribune, Prabhjot Singh, Nov 10, 2005)
Saying that the destiny of South Asia was interlinked, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today called upon India’s immediate neighbours to learn to work together to deal with the challenges of poverty, disease, natural disasters and terrorism.
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