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Articles 2521 through 2620 of 23072:
- Pak Increases Military Activities Along Loc (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Sep 04, 2006)
There is a certain degree of concern over Pakistan Army’s reported activities of construction of concrete bunkers and reinforcement of manpower along the Line of Control as Islamabad is upping its ante before the anticipated bilateral meeting between . .
- Hu's Mao? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 04, 2006)
Move over Arjun Singh. Compared to your one-nut-here-and-one-bolt-there modifications in school history books, China’s leaders have dropped wars, dynasties and, hold your breath, communist revolutions from their high-school history textbooks.
- People Vs. Army (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 04, 2006)
If one goes to Pakistan and meets the members of Ms Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) one will hear an interesting observation. One will be told: "There are only two parties in Pakistan.
- Cbi Finds Chinks In Punjab Police Probe: 4 Booked For No Crime (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Four years in prison for committing no crime is the story of four persons including a woman who may finally be set free, thanks to the CBI which has pointed out shoddy investigations by Punjab Police.
- Nepal Pm To Meet Maoist (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Nepal’s Prime Minister and ruling party officials are expected to meet top communist rebel leaders within a week in efforts to resume talks to end a decade-long insurgency, a government minister said today.
- Lingua Franca (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 04, 2006)
And a committee too many
The repeated formation of textbook review committees, depending on the political colour of the ruling dispensation, would have been a farcical exercise were it not fraught with serious implications for the student.
- Iran To Host Conference (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
UN chief Mr Kofi Annan said today that the Holocaust was “an undeniable historical fact” after Iran said it would sponsor a conference to question what it said was Holocaust exaggerations, in a provocative move timed during his visit.
- Sabarimala Temple Opens For Onam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
The Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala opened on Sunday afternoon for the four-day Onam festival celebrations that begin on Monday morning.
- `Scope For Pilgrim Tourism In Kottayam' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Minister for Tourism Kodiyeri Balakrishnan on Sunday said the Government would initiate steps to get the Central Government to approve a new tourism circuit with Kumarakom as the centre.
- E-Tutoring A Boon For Travel-Weary Students (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
There is a high degree of personal interaction in this system
The programmes are tailored to suit each student's needs
- From Dariya To Nullah (Tribune, R. Vatsyayan, Sep 04, 2006)
Most of the ancient civilisations grew on the banks of rivers. Even today millions of people all over the world live near the rivers and depend upon them for their survival.
- India Matters (Tribune, B.G. Verghese for and Sanjay Sangvai , Sep 04, 2006)
The monsoon session of the Lok Sabha concluded far from proudly, with something approaching fisticuffs. Nothing warranted or can ever justify such disgraceful conduct.
- 3 Indian Pilgrims Buried In Karbala (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Sep 04, 2006)
The three Indians who were shot dead by gunmen at close range in Iraq were buried in Karbala on Saturday.
- Vinayaka Idols Immersed (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 04, 2006)
Vinayaka idols of various sizes and hues were taken out in procession for immersion in different part of Pondicherry on Sunday.
- Kashi Vishwanath Temple To Glitter With Gold Ornaments (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Embellishments were stolen from the temple on January 5, 1983
- Redressing Balochistan’S Grievances (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Sep 04, 2006)
“I have spilt blood? I had to; I shall perhaps shed more, but without anger, and quite simply, because blood-letting is a component of (my) political medicine...I am not a man like other men and the laws of morality or custom cannot be applied to me.
- Murder Of Pakistani Pilgrims (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 04, 2006)
Eleven Pakistani pilgrims were shot dead by unidentified bandits in Anbar province of Iraq’s western desert on Friday, Iraqi Police said. Three Indian pilgrims were also killed in the episode.
- Promises Of Petrol Reforms Are Running On Empty (Indian Express, Vikram S Mehta, Sep 04, 2006)
The oil marketing companies are sliding towards financial ruin, the pathway to petroleum deregulation cluttered with broken assurances
- Citizenship Isn’T A Split Decision (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 04, 2006)
Should cosmopolitan nations prohibit dual citizenship at a time when integration is very important?
- Public Health, Why Now? (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Sep 04, 2006)
The Govt’s public health initiatives seem to favour the MNCs more than the people.
- Rs 50 Lakh To Develop Chamunda Temple (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
The Union Government has sanctioned Rs 50 lakh for the development of the Chamunda Temple (Chamunda Nandikeshwar Dham) in Kangra district under the rural tourism plan. This amount would be utilised for the development of a green belt around the temple.
- Cong Rally Hits Traffic (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Bangaloreans wanting a Sunday outing fa-ced a nightmare as the city with unregulated traffic due to Congress’ mammoth convention witnessed incessant blocks till early evening.
- Theerthabhisheka Mahotsavam Performed To . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
`Sahasra Narikela Theerthabhisheka Mahotsavam' was performed to Vepanjeri Sri Lakshminarayana Swamy at the S.V. Children's High School premises in Bhavani Nagar here on Sunday.
- Focus On Medical, Heritage Tourism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Private investment in tourism sector to be encouraged
- Asian Development Bank Official To Review Tsunami Assistance Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
South Asia Department Director-General to arrive in Chennai today
- Islam In China: No Longer Insulated (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Sep 02, 2006)
Greater orthodoxy amongst Chinese Muslims is on the rise. Nonetheless, they retain unique characteristics.
- Nothing To Do With Patriotism (The Economic Times, V KRISHNA ANANTH, Sep 02, 2006)
The BJP’s love for Vande Mataram does not emerge from any notions of patriotism or the legacy of the freedom struggle. Instead, it is just a handle to intimidate the members of the minority community.
- No Room For Complacency (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Sep 02, 2006)
It is hard to believe, but investors seem to have been too eager to cast aside the warning of a correction and the global equity market has not adequately reflected crucial risks.
- A Pot Of Gold On The Horizon (The Economic Times, J BRADFORD DELONG, Sep 02, 2006)
For quite a while now — certainly since the terrorist attacks on the US of September 11, 2001, and before as we watched the slaughters in Kosovo, Sarajevo, Srebrenica, Rwanda, and Congo on our televisions — the news has been dominated by war and . . .
- How The Channels Lost The Plot On The Campus Drama (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Sep 02, 2006)
As an education migrant who fled a Left-dominated, politicised university in the then Calcutta for a Left-dominated, politicised university in Delhi, I have a theory on student politics, an activity that graduated to murder this week and . . .
- Empty Swagat (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 02, 2006)
We invite the world to visit us — to explore and experience Incredible India — without first ensuring adequate hospitality for those who take our invitation seriously.
- Jews Who Hate The Jewish State (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 02, 2006)
If they (Jews) all gather in Israel, it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide." - Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, Hizbullah commander.
- Conform Or Fly Jihad Air (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Sep 02, 2006)
By lodging a protest with the Dutch Government over what happened on flight NW 0042 on August 23, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has made Indians of all genres possible suspects and therefore unwanted in the future.
- Humane Frisking (Pioneer, Anjan Roy, Sep 02, 2006)
India has shown the way by not availing the easy option of profiling air travellers based on stereotypes. The Advance Passenger Information System, now installed in New Delhi, could, if implemented efficiently, offer passengers and security . . .
- Why Alienate If You Can Garner Support (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 02, 2006)
By promoting racial profiling, Governments are planting seeds of more terrorist modules. They are only alienating a whole mass of people who would only be glad to participate in the war against terrorism
- Spread Of Gastroenteritis (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 02, 2006)
Waterborne diseases, particularly gastroenteritis, are cutting a swathe of misery across Sindh, with children and the elderly being the worst affected.
- Boat Service For Tourists (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
The commercial canal of Alappuzha, which passes through the heart of the town starting from Vembanad lake in the east and ending near the Raja Kesavadas Swimming Pool in the west, was opened for boat service on Friday.
- Unilateral Us Sanctions On Iran? (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Sep 02, 2006)
The passing of the August 31 deadline for Iran to comply with the Security Council resolution calling upon it to end its programme of uranium enrichment has obliged the US to decide on its future strategy vis-a-vis Tehran.
- Artist Ahmed Saeed Nagi Passes Away (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Ahmed Saeed Nagi, known as the official artist of the freedom movement, passed away on Friday night in the Aga Khan Hospital in Karachi. He was 90. He is survived by three sons and a daughter.
- Collapse Of Buildings Is A Daily Occurrence (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 02, 2006)
Several people lost their lives when an eight-storey summer resort collapsed in Murree in early hours of Thursday. District Nazim Rawalpindi Raja Javed Ikhlas who visited the site said a technical inquiry committee would be formed to identify . . .
- Forbes Lists Nooyi As More Powerful Than Sonia (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Chief executive-designate of Pepsico Indra Nooyi and ICICI bank's Lalita Gupte and Kalpana Morparia, are on Forbes magazine's list of 100 most powerful women in the world.
- Feeble Response To Governance (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 02, 2006)
Accidents of history often become intrinsic to the culture and thinking of a people. India secured its freedom through a process of non-violent confrontation with the British, and this has enormously encouraged a popular psyche that tends to . . .
- Colombo, London To Pursue Peace Plan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 02, 2006)
Sri Lanka and the United Kingdom have agreed to take "necessary follow up action" on the peace process in the island nation.
- Rupee Convertibility In Phases By 2011: Rbi Panel (Hindu, Oommen A. Ninan , Sep 02, 2006)
Non-residents should be allowed to invest in Indian stock market
Liberal limits for overseas investment by Indian cos.
Ban on participatory notes suggested.
- Death And The Devi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Stop at Maranakatte if you are headed for Kollur.
- How To Reach There (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
From Bangalore take NH 4 up to Nelamangala, follow NH 48 to Mangalore and then get on to NH 17 to Kundapur. Then take a deviation to Kollur on SH (590 km).
- Plutonic Love (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 02, 2006)
Hi dear! As I am penning these few words, you must be shedding tears in your oblong orbit in the far away Kuiper Belt. I understand that 70 years of existence in the planetary list is too inconsequential a period in the cosmic calendar.
- Role Of A Powerful Medium (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 02, 2006)
Let me begin by saying that in my view television in India has played an important and beneficial role.
- Scholars Demand Access To Gandhi’S Letters (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
For the first time, the private correspondence of Mahatma Gandhi, once managed by secretary Pyarelal Nayar, are being opened and being sorted at the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library. But experts say it’s not enough — the papers need to be made public.
- Everyday Fiction (Indian Express, RAM SEHGAL, Sep 02, 2006)
Making excuses is a habit that begins rather early in life. You quickly realise that you need to have an excuse for that homework you did not do and — eruka! — you fake an illness. Since you cannot offer the same excuse a second time, you . . .
- A City Named Desire (Indian Express, ARITRO GANGULY, Sep 02, 2006)
New Orleans always had music in its air. The Mississippi delta region’s musical revolution or the Blues upsurge, found its centre stage in New Orleans, with the harmonious confluence of complex rhythms, inspirational lyrics, new piano-styling and of . . .
- A Very Beig Problem (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Sep 02, 2006)
The Congress party’s tryst with its alliance partner in J&K may have reached its end game. The recent stand off with the People’s Democratic Party was ostensibly triggered after Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad set aside the PDP’s decision to seek . . .
- The `War On Terror' And West Asia Circa 2007 (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Sep 02, 2006)
The U.S. approach has been uniformly unsuccessful and raises questions about its major and minor premises, the efficacy of its methodology, and, in the final analysis, of its intent.
- Voyage Of Sugarcane (Daily Excelsior, G V Joshi, Sep 02, 2006)
In the early days, India was believed to be the country where sugarcane originated, as the oldest reports of extraction of sugar were found there.
- ‘‘Chalta Hai’’ Security (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Sep 02, 2006)
There are almost daily revelations that India's security apparatus has been penetrated at several different levels by US and Pakistani agents. Two ISI agents arrested in West Bengal in connection with the Mumbai blasts have disclosed that there are . . .
- Futility Of Labels (Times of India, Mukul Dube, Sep 02, 2006)
The history of human societies and of groups within them has been one of cons-tantly narrowing occupational specialisation. The earliest societies were of hunters and gatherers.
- Mansarovar Yatra Will Soon Be Smoother (Times of India, Vishwa Mohan, Sep 02, 2006)
The Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra will be smoother for pilgrims from 2009 as the government has initiated an ambitious project to construct 75 km of motorable roads till Gunji outpost along the Indo-China border. At present, the pilgrims have to . . .
- Daggers Drawn (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 02, 2006)
In a way, coalitions are marriages of convenience, which remain stable only until such time as all parties are committed to keep them going. Jammu and Kashmir is no exception.
- Ustad Bismillah Khan (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Sep 02, 2006)
A little bit of each one of us died the day Ustad Bismillah Khan breathed his last in mid-August.
- Grab In The Name Of God (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Sep 02, 2006)
This kind of grab in the name of God is not limited to any one community.
- Reap What You Sow (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 02, 2006)
Prem Kumar, son of my Dahi Bhalla friend, the late Kishen Lall, founder-proprietor of Hotel Rajdoot, is a very fat man.
- Flights To Leh Being Increased To Promote Tourism: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Trying to put the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir on the international tourism map, the State Government is taking slew of measures to develop the connectivity and infrastructure to the untapped scenic region of mountain passes.
- Crises All Around (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 02, 2006)
There is hardly any country that at some time in its existence has not been entangled in a crisis of one kind or the other. Such a crisis could be political, economic or security-related in nature. The afflicted country either tries to resolve . . . .
- Kingfisher Ties Up With Northeast Tourism Body (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Kingfisher Airlines on Wednesday inked a deal with North East Tourism Development Corporation (NETDC) to promote the region as the preferred tourism destination to holiday-goers across the country.
- Conquering The World (News International, Hafizur Rahman, Sep 02, 2006)
Scenes of prayer in the Kaaba, and of course of the Hajj in Makkah, witnessed over television are an inspiring sight.
- A Roof Of Their Own, At Last For Bidi Workers (Hindu, Meena Menon, Sep 02, 2006)
Our dreams are fulfilled... and to us it's more beautiful than heaven. It is our Taj Mahal: beneficiary
Largest housing project for women workers in Asia
Each worker will get a single-storey 255 sq. ft. house
Anti-tobacco laws have reduced . . .
- A 1,000-Year-Old Temple In Ruins (Hindu, K. Manikandan, Sep 02, 2006)
The list of historical monuments in and around Chennai is not restricted to Kancheepuram and Mamallapuram towns.
- God Of Small Things (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 02, 2006)
On August 27, 2006 that very Herculean industry lost one of its unique offspring. Affectionately called Hrishida by millions of fans in and outside the country, the man who redefined faith and hope became a star in the sky.
- Australia-India Trade — Gold That's Put To Use More Gold Begets (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 02, 2006)
For Australia, India is becoming increasingly important primarily because it has become its sixth largest export market. Gold is a critical element in this trade and is now Australia's main export to India.
Gold exports to India in 2000 were . . .
- Tourism Boost For Hyderabad, The `Hub' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
State and city showcased at the `India Travel Congress'; Southern Splendour, a reality soon: Minister
- Merkel Overtakes Rice As World's Most Powerful Woman: Forbes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Indra Nooyi,, Sonia Gandhi, Lalita Gupte and Kalpana Morparia, Vidya Chhabria among Indians on list.
- Potholes To Roadblocks: A Smooth Transition In Mumbai (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Sep 01, 2006)
There’s a pothole near our house, about the size of a shallow grave. Like everyone else in Mumbai, we have learnt to negotiate it with cautious sangfroid, shaving carefully along the rim, yet pretending not to notice it at all.
- Iit Funda (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 01, 2006)
Are you from IIT? That was the question put to me by a colleague from a Missouri ‘cow town’.
- History As Farce (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 01, 2006)
After more than a week of intense debate over whether it should be compulsory for schoolchildren to sing Vande Mataram on September 7, we now know that this particular date has no significance.
- China’S ‘Look West’ (Tribune, Don Lee , Sep 01, 2006)
Kashgar, China – Not too long ago, Kashgar was a sleepy town with mud houses, largely unchanged since Marco Polo trekked through in the 13th century. Marco Polo is said to have found Kashgar an oasis when he arrived here in 1275 on his journey . . .
- Death For Child-Smash Sisters (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Two sisters who kidnapped children and killed them by smashing their heads against walls or electricity poles could become the first women to be hanged in Independent India.
- As If In A Bad Dream (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 01, 2006)
Is India in the throes of a nightmare? Is the horror we witness day in and day out for real or is it a mirage? Whatever it is, one thing is for sure, it is unacceptable.
- Allies Fight Over Deputy Cm (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir’s Congress-led coalition government was in turmoil today after junior partner People’s Democratic Party recalled its deputy chief minister who had apparently got too close to chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.
- Supreme Court Upholds Death For Two Killer Sisters (Times of India, Dhananjay Mahapatra, Sep 01, 2006)
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the death penalty to two sisters who killed nine of 13 children they kidnapped during 1990-96. The court described the duo as a menace to society.
- Saran To Act As Special Envoy For N- Deal (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Sep 01, 2006)
India's high commissioner to Pakistan Shiv Shankar Menon, who will take over from Shyam Saran as foreign secretary, has enjoyed a consummate trajectory through the foreign service Austria, Israel, Sri Lanka, China and Pakistan under his belt in . . .
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