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Articles 10621 through 10720 of 23072:
- 3 Policemen Feared Killed In Maoist Strike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
At least three policemen were feared killed and two others seriously injured when a jeep in which they were travelling was blown up in a landmine explosion in the Bandwan area of West Bengal's West Midnapore district on Sunday.
- Four Medicinal Plant Processing Zones Planned, Says Anbumani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
A plantation project at Tuticorin will be upgraded and declared a zone
- Naga Truce To Help Fructify Negotiations (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Feb 27, 2006)
The six-month extension of the ceasefire agreement with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah), in force since 1997, merits welcome albeit with a rider. It merits welcome because in most circumstances it is better . . .
- Mirwaiz, Mehbooba, Omar To Take Part In Kashmir Meet (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Kashmiri leaders including PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, National Conference president Omar Abdullah and head of moderate Hurriyat Mirwaiz Umer Farooq are expected to take part in a two-day meet to be held here next month to discuss ideas to resolve Kashmir
- Residents Venture Back Out As S.Lanka Violence Ebbs (Reuters, Peter Apps, Feb 27, 2006)
People have returned to the streets in Sri Lanka's multi-ethnic east after talks between the government and Tamil Tigers pulled the island back from the brink of war, but distrust remains.
- Over 350 Sena Activists Arrested (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Over 350 Shiv Sena activists were arrested from different parts of the city on Sunday as they proceeded towards the Kashi Vishwanath temple to offer `jalabhishek' en masse on the occasion of Shivratri, police said.
- Poison Pills Are No Answer (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 27, 2006)
With cross-border mergers and acquisitions becoming the flavour of the season, it is natural that poison pills (that ward off acquirers by making the target company unattractive) and ‘golden shares’ (that give the holder veto rights) should follow.
- Us Worry Over Night In Pak (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 27, 2006)
After all the talk about General Pervez Musharraf’s fight against terrorism and Pakistan’s role as America’s trusted ally, US President George W. Bush may not spend the night in Islamabad when he visits the city on March 4.
- Eliminating Government Deficit (The Economic Times, S NEWAR, Feb 27, 2006)
While the Budget can be leveraged to increase efficiency, there is a cost attached to existing inefficiencies (read government). Interestingly, this cost of inefficiency is significant enough to account for the rural development outlay or . . .
- After A Kashmir Winter, Some Thaw (Indian Express, ANAND K. SAHAY, Feb 27, 2006)
The roundtable conference on Kashmir, held at the prime minister’s behest last Saturday, is a breath of fresh air.
- Railway In The Red (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 27, 2006)
India's Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav told the Lok Sabha on Friday that Indian Railways, on the brink of bankruptcy just five years ago, had achieved a miraculous turnaround earning a record profit of 2.47 billion dollars.
- Afghan War: The Way Out (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Feb 27, 2006)
In a crisp editorial published on February 23, the New York Times expressed the view that “the Pakistani army has been losing the war against Al Qaeda and Taliban fighters in the northwestern frontier” because “Pakistan’s military ruler, . . .
- Holocaust And The Free Speech (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Feb 27, 2006)
Many were appalled to know that David Irving, a far-right British historian and researcher of the Second World War, had been jailed in Austria for three years for denying the existence of the Holocaust.
- Pre-Budget Musings (Telegraph, Dipankar Dasgupta, Feb 27, 2006)
P. Chidambaram occupies the enviable chair of the finance minister of India, but is entrusted with the world’s most unenviable task, that of delivering a budget on February 28 that will promise prosperity for each and every member of the 100-crore . . .
- Cultural Extravaganza At Chalukya Utsav (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
The land of Chalukyan Kings wore a festive look on Sunday evening as part of “Chalukya Utsav”.
- ‘India Doesn’T Need Us Help To Become World Power’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Feb 27, 2006)
Mr Richard Celeste served as the U.S. Ambassador in New Delhi at the time of President Bill Clinton’s visit to India in March, 2000. The trip, the first by a U.S. President in over two decades, marked an upswing in U.S.-India relations.
- Just A Start (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 27, 2006)
Very few triumphs are absolutely unequivocal. It is understandable that right-thinking Indians would hail the Best Bakery convictions as a triumph of justice.
- Ray Of Hope (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 27, 2006)
Despite many challenges justice has been done in the Best Bakery case
- Rosetta Stone And Decay Of Culture (Deccan Herald, Vasudev Murthy, Feb 27, 2006)
The ‘forgetting’ of cultural heritage, encouraged by our government, is a reality
- Mission Moon: Indo-Us Deal To Land With Bush (Indian Express, PALLAVA BAGLA, Feb 27, 2006)
As details of the civilian nuclear deal are slowly but steadily being ironed out, the scientific atmospherics are falling in place to make the visit of US President George W Bush to India a historic occasion.
- Just A Nano-Second, Mr President (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Beyond nuclear energy, India and the US must widen the scope of cooperation in science and technology to agriculture and health, says AMIT MITRA
- Bush Hopes His Visit Will Set The Stage For A Groundbreaking Nuclear Pact (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Alternative sources of energy are going to be important for the development of a clean world
New Delhi should "lift investment caps," says Bush
Supports lifting visa curbs for educated people
Reiterates stand on Iran
- Tn: Centre "Indifferent" To Railway Safety, Says Jayalalithaa (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Charging the Union government with 'indifferent attitude' on railway safety, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today said even with the so called surplus funds with the Railways, the much needed higher investment on passenger safety . . .
- All Human Samples Negative For Bird Flu, Scare Tapering Off: Govt (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Government today said all human samples tested for suspected bird flu proved negative and the scare set off by the outbreak of the dreaded disease in Navapur was tapering off.
- Railways Must Seize Their Big Opportunity (The Financial Express, SHANTI NARAIN, Feb 25, 2006)
There is a tide in the affairs of men/taken at the flood, leads on to fortune—Shakespeare in Julius Caesar Indian Railways is at that precarious moment today.
- Rail Budget Reactions (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 25, 2006)
Swadesh Singh, student: Try generating through three simple measures. One, active utilisation of railway land. Two, supplying our R&D to third world countries, on the lines of ISRO. Three, create advertising space on railway property. Moreover, ...
- Kunti's Haunt (Hindu, KISHORE PATWARDHAN, Feb 25, 2006)
Kunti Betta offers a nice break from stretched city nerves
- More Human Blood Samples To Be Tested (Statesman, SANJAY SINGH, Feb 25, 2006)
Even as the government claims that there are no human cases of bird flu, many human blood samples were collected in Navapur today. Health ministry officials here said this was being done to ensure that the virus does not spread to other areas.
- A Mix Of Old Recipe With A New Repast (The Economic Times, Raghu Dayal , Feb 25, 2006)
The rail budget 2006-07 presented in the Lok Sabha by Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav reflected the usual subservience of economics to politics. Claimed as a “revolutionary” budget, Mr Lalu Prasad rode high on the new-found euphoria on the . . .
- Lalu Express Picks Up Business (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Revenue up 15%, target for next year 10%; Cheaper freight, fares to reclaim traffic.
- On Track, But... (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 25, 2006)
The poverty line has been redefined by Lalu. On Friday, the rail minister announced the introduction of a fully air-conditioned but affordable service to passengers in long-distance trains, the ‘Garib Rath.’
- Efforts On To Pull Back Iraq From The Brink Of Civil War (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Feb 25, 2006)
Leaders call for calm; Sunni front pulls out of talks with Shias
- Pm To Chair Kashmir Roundtable On Saturday (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will on Saturday chair the first-ever roundtable aimed at finding a lasting solution to the Kashmir issue, but many key players will be absent from the meeting.
- Only Images Of Tipu's Souvenirs Remain (Hindu, R. Krishna Kumar, Feb 25, 2006)
Several artefacts of the `Tiger of Mysore' were taken away by the British
- Lalu’S Please-All Budget (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Feb 25, 2006)
In the run-up to the Assembly elections in five states, Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav presented a please-all Budget for 2006-07 in the Lok Sabha today leaving passenger fares untouched, reducing AC-I and AC-II tier fares by 18 per cent and 10 p
- Kerala Mps Flay Budget (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Neglect by UPA Government towards State continuing: Rajagopal
Budget provides succour to common man: Chennithala
State not given its due share in sanctioning new trains: Veliyam
- Lalu’S In Business (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 25, 2006)
As railways take competition back to low-cost airlines, a major turnaround is . . .
- Pulling Its Weight For The Economy (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Feb 25, 2006)
While the Rail Budget acknowledges that in a competitive market success comes not by raising tariffs, but raising the quality of services and reducing costs, it is silent on how to sustain freight and passenger traffic levels.
- Justice Triumphs (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 25, 2006)
For modern day Neros, a reminder from the court: you have to pay for your fiddling
- Bush Gets A Lesson On Kashmir Quote (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Feb 25, 2006)
The political comfort level between India and the US has reached such a level that it does not really matter what President George W Bush has to say on the subject of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Afghan Stopover On Bush Itinerary (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
US President George W Bush will include a stopover in Afghanistan as part of his trip to South Asia starting next week, a US foreign policy expert has predicted.
- India Inc Hails Railway Budget As ‘Positive’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Apex chambers of trade and industry on Friday welcomed the Railway Budget 2006-07 saying it is “positive and forward looking.”
- Fare War With Airlines In Offing? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Friday literally gave the low-cost airlines a run for their money, as he slashed the upper class rail fares by 10-18 per cent triggering another round of fare war.
- Ap University On Bush List (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
US President George Bush is likely to visit the prestigious Acharya N G Ranga Agricultural University and the Indian School of Business at Gacchibowli, during his four-hour visit to Hyderabad on March 3.
- Joyride For All (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
In a financial year in which the Indian Railways (IR) did an impressive turnaround with surpluses crossing Rs 11,000 crore, Mr Yadav who presented his third successive budget, unveiled a dynamic fare policy for both freight and passenger traffic.
- Left Parties Threaten To Vote Against Budget (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Decry tilt towards privatisation
Move to shift freight corridor stops criticised
Concession for farmers welcomed
Seek provision for purchase of rolling stock
- Mrts Extension Included In Budget (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Even while the State Government is planning to introduce a monorail system to meet the growing traffic in the city, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Friday announced the extension of the Mass Rapid Transit System from Velacherry to St. Thomas Mount.
- "Lalu, Representative Of Rich" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Emphasis on privatisation in budget will mean loss of jobs, says V.K. Malhotra
Minister has left behind the "kulhar," the "matha" and the "khadi" uniforms for employees
Regional imbalance in the launch of new trains alleged
- Coordinated Naval Patrolling Formalised (Hindu, R.K.Radhakrishnan, Feb 25, 2006)
Indian and Sri Lankan navies are working out the arrangements, says Eastern Naval Commander
- Freight Structure Reforms Are Set In Train (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Identifying freight business as the “foundation of the Railways’ turnaround”, Railway Minister Laloo Prasad Yadav proposed an investment of Rs 22,000 crore for the dedicated freight corridors to step up revenue from the freight segment to over Rs 40,320
- All Human Samples Test Negative For Bird Flu (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Feb 25, 2006)
No case of H5N1 transmission from birds to humans, says Union Health Ministry
House-to house surveillance
Health status of cullers being monitored
- Pin The Babus (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Feb 25, 2006)
The Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court need to be congratulated for coming to the aid of the common citizens by issuing specific instructions to take punitive action against major violators who, over the years with active connivance . . .
- The High Price Of Development (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 25, 2006)
Budgets in the early years of independence were an enigma wrapped in secrecy. India’s economic base was limited. The dependence was, therefore, on the ingenuity of finance minister. Crises could not be pulled out of a hat to maintain the morale.
- Expectations High For U.S.-India Ties (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Feb 25, 2006)
President George W. Bush heads to India with grand visions of partnership with the world's biggest democracy, but some experts say such high expectations could lead to disappointment or even a backlash.
- U.S.-India Nuclear Deal May Prove Elusive - Hadley (Reuters, Steve Holland, Feb 25, 2006)
It may not be possible to reach a landmark nuclear agreement between India and the United States by the time President George W. Bush travels to New Delhi next week, a top Bush adviser said on Friday.
- Pak-Backed Terrorism Slackens Afghanistan Recovery (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, Feb 25, 2006)
An international conference in London attended by officials of 70 countries early this month (February) ended with aid pledges of $10.5 billion spread over the next five years for Afghanistan. The amount may not be sufficient considering . . .
- Train To Reach Katra This Year (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad today unveiled a populist budget, leaving second class passenger fares unchanged and effecting 18 per cent reduction in AC first class and 10 per cent in AC second class fares, while introducing 55 new trains and not hiking fr
- On Track (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 25, 2006)
Despite the ‘Garib Rath’, the air-conditioned trains for the poor, Lalu Prasad Yadav’s Railway Budget is not the populist tract that was expected.
- Nuclear Deal May Prove Elusive, Says Us Official (Hindustan Times, Tabassum Zakaria, Feb 25, 2006)
It may not be possible to reach a landmark nuclear agreement between India and the United States by the time President George W Bush travels to New Delhi next week, a top Bush advisor said on Friday.
- ‘Bird-Brained’ In Bikaner (Tribune, Chetna Keer Banerjee, Feb 25, 2006)
With bird flu in the air and stories in the media flying faster than the avians, birdwatching has overnight turned into a national pastime. Our cricket-crazed countrymen are suddenly more busy counting the number of roosters falling, . . .
- The India Option (Daily Times, Charles Tannock, Feb 24, 2006)
The world is beginning to notice that India has nearly the same number of people as China, plus a more benign system of government. China hawks in both India and the West dream that “strategic partnership” will link the world’s great democracies.
- Nuclear Panic (Daily Times, Jonathan Power, Feb 24, 2006)
Current would-be proliferators are arguably not as set on proliferating, nor even as advanced in their capabilities, as their antagonists suggest. Meanwhile, unyielding critical rhetoric combined with a lack of incentives to back down seems . . .
- India Clamps Down On Flu Town, Most Tests Negative (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Indian authorities virtually cut off traffic through a western town on Thursday as 11 out 12 people quarantined following a bird flu outbreak in chickens tested negative for the virus, officials said.
- Kashmiris Be Included In Settlement: Bush (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 24, 2006)
* Says Musharraf committed to reform and free and open elections in 2007
* Washington mourns the loss of innocent life in Bajaur airstrike
* Urges Pakistani patience with US-
- Avian Influenza: Work On Vaccines Is Never Over . . . (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 24, 2006)
If deadly diseases such as smallpox, polio, diphtheria and measles have, for the most part, become distant memories, much of the credit goes to vaccines — medical miracles that many take for granted.
- A Clash Of Values (Dawn, Athar Osama, Feb 24, 2006)
The recent worldwide reaction against the publication of the objectionable cartoons depicting Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) has once again highlighted the wide gulf that exists between the Islamic and western societies.
- Let Them Eat Cake! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 24, 2006)
For a leader with a reputation for getting partymen to toe the line, the response of AIADMK workers to J Jayalalithaa’s 58th birthday celebrations seems out of tune, to say the least. Despite the Tamil Nadu CM and AIADMK general-secretary’s decree . . .
- "Widen Road To Make It National Highway" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
The Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, T.R. Baalu, has been urged to make the Parthibanur-Azhagapuri road a national highway and widen it so that it directly connects the southern districts with Rameswaram and reduces travel time.
- Maternity For Hire (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Feb 24, 2006)
After becoming the hub for medical tourism, India is entering another new domain. It is emerging as a preferred destination for surrogate mothers. Childless NRIs are flocking to India to rent a womb.
- Islamic Humanitarian Law (Dawn, Syed Imad-ud-Din Asad, Feb 24, 2006)
International humanitarian law, which is an important part of international law, aims at mitigating the effects of war by: (1) restricting the choice of means and methods of carrying out military actions; and (2) compelling the belligerents to . . .
- Now And Again: Musical Pride (Statesman, APARNA CHAKRAVARTI, Feb 24, 2006)
An unpretentious form of folk music has now found place in the hearts of people. The voices covering three octaves and the astonishing breath control found in these singers appeals to ordinary people as much as to established performers.
- Accord Signed On Two Pak-Afghan Bus Services (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Pakistan and Afghanistan concluded an agreement here on Thursday for starting two cross-border bus services, one of them to open next month, officials said.
- Us May Amend Laws For Civilian N-Deal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
The US Administration could introduce legislation in both Houses of the Congress on Monday to amend the country’s laws to give effect to the civilian nuclear deal with India, just days ahead of President George Bush’s visit to the sub-continent . . .
- Pm Upbeat On Economy (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today set the road map for the Budget and the forthcoming visit of US President George W. Bush by stating that annual financial statement will tackle the issue of indebtedness of small farmers and the country’s . . .
- Bihar’S Loss Proves To Be Railways’ Gain (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Lalu Prasad shows how good a CEO he is with numbers
Bihar may have lost its Lalu Prasad but the railways have found him — some would say India is in a win-win situation.
- High Post For Indian At Un In Flux (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Feb 24, 2006)
Vijay Nambiar, India’s deputy national security adviser, is to be appointed adviser to UN secretary-general Kofi
- Of Gags And Licences (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Feb 24, 2006)
On February 21, a court in Austria sentenced the British “historian”, David Irving, to three years’ imprisonment for denying the Nazi Holocaust against Jews in a speech made to a neo-Nazi meeting as far back as 1989.
- Hijacking Free Expression (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 24, 2006)
Nothing disarms an argument as effectively as the charge of harbouring double standards.
- Kashmir Solution Must Be Acceptable To All: Bush (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
Echoing Pakistan’s line, US President George W Bush has advocated a solution to the Kashmir issue that is acceptable to India, Pakistan and "those living within Kashmir."
- Us Supports Kashmir Solution Acceptable To All Sides: Bush (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Feb 24, 2006)
Maintaining that the Kashmir issue has to to be resolved between India and Pakistan, President George W Bush has said the US supports a solution to the problem which is acceptable to all concerned parties.
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