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Articles 12621 through 12720 of 23072:
- Mirwaiz Visits Pok, Holds Talks (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today visited Muzaffarabad, the quake-battered capital of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), and held talks with the leaders there.
- No Force Can Weaken People's Resolve: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
Condemning the recent terrorist attack on Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today sought to send out a strong message to the pertpetrators of violence saying "no force on earth can weaken the resolve of Indian people"
- Sc Dismisses Petition On Taj Mahal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition by a society claiming to be formed by descendents of Mughal dynasty seeking quashing of the order of Uttar Pradesh Central Sunni Wakf Board declaring Taj Mahal as Wakf property.
- Baluchistan On The Boil (Tribune, Gen V.P. Malik (retd), Jan 04, 2006)
Pakistan’s largest province, Baluchistan, is again on the boil. Two rocket firing incidents took place in early December, 2005.
- Medical Truth Is Stranger Than Tv Fiction (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 04, 2006)
Tamil serials being what they are, not too many eyebrows were raised when the female villain Pooja in a Jaya TV prime-time presentation titled Kalki queued up for free food at a temple. And Pooja was a villainess-turned-CEO-turned mendicant!
- Sri Lankan Troops Kill Five Tamil Students: Tigers (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka today accused the government troops of killing five Tamil students in the restive port town of Trincomalee.
- Saga Of Gudiya (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 04, 2006)
The girl who was caught in a man’s world
GUDIYA died of gynaecological problems in a Delhi hospital on Monday. Most people would blame destiny for what has happened to her. Marriage was thrust upon her when she should have been studying.
- The Health Of Nations: Seeking A Way Forward (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jan 04, 2006)
There's a clamour for `public-private' partnerships in the sphere of Indian health care. But there is very little that is public left in the sector.
- Bjp's Manifest Mirages (Hindu, Jyotirmaya Sharma, Jan 04, 2006)
In many ways, the root of the problem lies in an authority crisis within the BJP.
- A Good Book? What's That? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 04, 2006)
An undercover media investigation reveals a shocking lack of literary appreciation among some of Britain's famous publishers and agents.
- Heavy Snowfall And Rain In The Hills (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
The 320-km Hindustan-Tibet road and the 13,050-foot high Rohtang Pass closed to vehicular traffic
- Caste Horrors (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 04, 2006)
It suits Lalu Prasad to interpret the ghastly killings in a village situated in Rabri Devi’s constituency as collapse of law and order after Nitish Kumar has taken over as chief minister.
- Realizing Duties (Greater Kashmir, Khair-u-Nisa, Jan 04, 2006)
This refers to the subject of women empowerment. She is not born as a puppet. She is an individual with an opinion of her own.
- Iit Soldier & Terror On Centre Stage (Telegraph, G.S. RADHAKRISHNA, Jan 04, 2006)
They came to find scientific solutions to poverty, but all the voices rose in anger against a common threat — terrorism.
- We Have A Dream (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 04, 2006)
Amid all hopelessness, there is a ray of hope. Kashmir is a subject to be studied not in isolation, but in a comprehensive politico-historical context.
- Create Disaster Management Cell (Daily Excelsior, Rajesh Khajuria, Jan 04, 2006)
One year after the Tsunami, it is difficult to say whether the world has learnt its lessons. The Tsunami of Dec 26 last year was one of the worst disasters in recorded history and killed - official figures - 223,492 people, besides rendering nearly . . .
- Kalam Seeks List Of Sikhs In Foreign Jails (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has asked the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee to give him a list of Sikhs who have been languishing without trial in cells in foreign countries after being duped by travel agents.
- Tell It To The Birds (Tribune, S. Raghunath, Jan 04, 2006)
The country’s domestic flag carrier Indian (Airlines) plans to adopt the Japanese method and paint abstract drawings and sketches on its planes in a bid to scare away birds which are blamed for numerous accidents.
- Rot In Fci (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 04, 2006)
The behemoth is feeding on itself, and people
The Food Corporation of India was formed to act as a bulwark against perennial food shortage and greed of the middlemen.
- Alternate Roads (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Jan 04, 2006)
Yet again the Srinagar-Jammu highway has turned hostile. Hundreds of passengers and trucks laden with essential commodities are stranded at different points on the deadly highway.
- Supreme Court Dismisses Petition On Taj Mahal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition by a society claiming to be formed by descendents of Mughal dynasty seeking quashing of the order of Uttar Pradesh Central Sunni Wakf Board declaring Taj Mahal as Wakf property.
- Call To Promote Tourism In Kanyakumari District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
"North Indian tourists confine themselves to temple circuit"
Kanyakumari district has been bestowed with whatever a tourist looks for and has a good scope to pull in more domestic and foreign tourists, said Kanyakumari Collector Sunil Paliwal.
- Next Time In Tehran, Catch A Game Of Women’S Polo (Indian Express, NAHID SIAMDOUST, Jan 04, 2006)
It has been called the king of sports and the sport of kings, but there was nothing regal about the rundown stadium outside Tehran where one of the first women’s polo matches in many generations was held.
- Lost Capital (Indian Express, Gautam Bhatia, Jan 04, 2006)
Delhi’s future has been left to bureaucrats and developers. That’s the snag
- Terror Strike Proof Of India's Emergence: Pm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
"Prof. Puri lived a life of peace dedicated to science and education"
- ``No Force On Earth Can Weaken India's Resolve'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said terrorists were targeting research and scientific institutions because of the emergence of India as a knowledge power, and asserted that no force on earth could weaken the resolve of Indians to . . .
- The End Of Journalism? Not At All (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Jan 04, 2006)
The debate on new journalism, to which sting operations are a recent addition, runs the risk of being divided along generational lines, between the fuddy-duddies and the harbingers of a new dawn.
- Iisc Attack Mastermind Arrested (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
In a major breakthrough in the IISc attack case, the Bangalore police have arrested a person...
- Gujarat Delegation In State To Study Development Of Tourism Sector (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
Chamber gives reception to Ministers and other members of the team
- Truth About The Abbasi Report (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Jan 04, 2006)
Three months after the chairman of the Technical Committee on Water Resources (TCWR), Mr A.N.G. Abbasi, had presented his report to the president and the prime minister, the Kalabagh dam issue has burst on the scene in a big way.
- `Iisc Incident Shows Indian Science's Success' (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
The Prime Minister recalled the incident where Prof M.C. Puri was shot dead by a terrorist at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and described him "as a soldier of knowledge who lived a life of peace, dedicated to science and education."
- Cheers And Tears (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 04, 2006)
It is paradoxical that whenever there is a heavy snowfall in the State during this period of the year we clap and cry at the same time.
- Everything On The House (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 04, 2006)
Public accounts committees of the National Assembly and the four provincial assemblies do good work by keeping an eye on government expenditure. But the trouble is that when they sit down for the purpose, the cases that come up to them are nearly . . .
- Kashmir Proposals In ‘Embryonic Stage’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
The separatist leader, who is here to visit the quake-battered Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to express solidarity with the survivors, said: “Kashmir is no longer a political dispute.”
- Mirwaiz For Easing Curbs On Travel Across Loc (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Tuesday Kashmir is more a human than a political issue and the world is realising this truth.
- Pr Delegation Leaves For India Today (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
A four-member Pakistan Railways delegation will be leaving for India on Wednesday to finalize modalities for reopening the Khokhrapar-Monabao link.
- Mqm Seeks Early Opening Of Indian Consulate In Karachi (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
A member of the National Assembly from Karachi has sought early opening of Indian consulate in the port city of Pakistan.
- Senate Re-Shuffle (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 04, 2006)
For the second time in recent history, a draw has been held to decide who among the senators will complete their six-year term and who will retire after three years.
- Redefining Nam’S Role (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Jan 04, 2006)
The numerical strength of both G-77 and NAM (non-aligned movement) has been a major factor in decision-making at the UN and in all conferences held under the auspices of the UN system.
- Rs. 5 Crores Central Assistance To Promote Tourism In Kodagu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
State Government urged to improve the condition of roads in the district
- Nothing Can Stop Our March, Says Pm (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
Joining ranks with India's scientific community, shocked by the Bangalore attack that left a top scientist dead, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday warned that terrorists would target R&D institutions in a bid to stymie the country’s emergence . . .
- Birth Of A Forum For Dialogue On Asia (The Financial Express, Nagesh Kumar, Jan 03, 2006)
With the emergence of strong regional trade blocs in Europe, North America, South America, and parts of Africa over the past decade, the relevance of evolving a broader pan-Asian grouping has been attracting a lot of attention.
- Ard, Ponm Rally Demands End To Balochistan Military Operation (News International, Asim Yasin, Jan 03, 2006)
Chanting slogans to stop military operation in Balochistan, a rally of the Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) and the Pakistan Oppressed Nations Movement (PONM) outside the Parliament house on Monday expressed solidarity . . .
- Rethinking Nation-Building (Dawn, Ashraf Ghani, Jan 03, 2006)
In 1945 the future of capitalism as the organizational form of the economy and democracy as the organizational form of the polity was far from certain in the advanced industrialized world. Today there is a remarkable consensus on both the . . .
- No Compromise On Corruption: Rajnath Singh (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jan 03, 2006)
Takes over reins of party; MPs indicted in cash-for-questions scam may be expelled from BJP also ]
Key responsibility for Bal Apte MPs may be expelled from party also Focus on cultural nationalism
- Aphc Not Part Of Track-Ii On Kashmir: Mirwaiz (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Mirwaiz Umar Farooque has categorically stated that the APHC was not a part of Track-II diplomacy on Kashmir. Despite opening of five intra-Kashmir contact points along the Line of Control there was no ....
- Bush’S Year Of Follies (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 03, 2006)
The best thing about 2005 is surely the fact that it has reduced one year from the term of President George Bush. The wisdom of limits has sometimes been questioned, particularly when a sensible president like Bill Clinton comes along.
- India, Pakistan Miss Deadlines (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Consulates reopening and rail link restoration delayed
India and Pakistan have missed deadlines for reopening the Karachi and Mumbai consulates by the end of 2005 and restoring the Munabao-Khokhrapar rail link between Rajasthan and Sindh . . .
- Right To Information Act Yet To Catch Public Imagination (Hindu, A.V. Ragunathan, Jan 03, 2006)
Poor awareness about legislation blamed
Those seeking information should apply in a prescribed form available at head post offices for Rs. 10
HPOs will forward applications to the departments by registered post with acknowledgement due
- Dharam Singh Promises Help For Research On Ancient Karnataka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Address on the rich past of the State impresses Chief Minister
- New Agriculture Projects Soon, Says Chandy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Two per cent of State population lives in poverty'
Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said that the State Government planned to implement new projects in agriculture and animal husbandry sectors despite financial crisis to address the problems . . .
- Modern Notions Of Culture And Self (Hindu, Partho Datta, Jan 03, 2006)
A peep into what is happening in India today in culture and what concerns move its most articulate citizens
- Pancharatra Text (Hindu, M. Narasimhachary , Jan 03, 2006)
From time immemorial, temples of Vishnu in our country were built and worship was done either according to the Vaikhanasa or the Pancharatra tradition.
- The National Resolve (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Jan 03, 2006)
Hinduism must realise that the caste system is sounding its death knell by brewing intolerance and division
- Indian Docs Face Unemployment In Uk (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
The British health department said it was considering allowing overseas doctors to apply for jobs from their home countries.
- The Die Has Been Cast (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Jan 03, 2006)
It is time to take stock of the problems Indian negotiators can face
India faces an uphill task this year, as it approaches complex multilateral as well as bilateral issues centering on nuclear diplomacy, health regulations, intellectual property rights,
- ‘Education Revolution Looms’ (Deccan Herald, Sangeetha Chengappa, Jan 03, 2006)
Is there more to your kid’s life than just the home-school-home routine? Is his/her entire day spent coping with physics, history, mathematics, geography? Who’s in charge of our children? What’s being taught or learnt in their schools? Should all children
- Once Again, Across The Bridge Of Many Returns (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jan 03, 2006)
The Kashmir quake shattered the Kaman bridge that brought so much hope for the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus. It’s still not too late to take up peace initiatives to revive the enthusiasm of a year ago, says Muzamil Jaleel.
- No More Nuclear Fundamentalists (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Jan 03, 2006)
The arrival of Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso today will launch 2006’s diplomatic season in the capital as well as help develop a more productive nuclear conversation between the two countries.
- Change Of Guard (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 03, 2006)
As president, Rajnath Singh has his job cut out for him
- Politics Of Global Inequality Comes Of Age (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 03, 2006)
It has happened because the West is learning to question its own legitimacy
- A Wireless Future, Mostly Mobile (Indian Express, MAHESH UPPAL, Jan 03, 2006)
With Motorola manufacturing “ultra-cheap” mobile phones in India for Indians, the most heartening outcome of telecom reforms — the urban poor with cell phones — has got a new dimension. More urban Indians from low income groups will be “mobile” now.
- New Seven Wonders: Taj In Contention (Hindustan Times, Vijay Dutt, Jan 03, 2006)
The Taj Mahal is among the 21 contenders shortlisted for the New Seven Wonders of the World.
- Terror Plot Busted Ahead Of Pm's Visit (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Hours before the Prime Minister's visit to the city, Police foiled the plot of Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed to trigger bomb blasts, including suicide bombings, in Andhra Pradesh and neighbouring Karnataka.
- A Conversation With Orhan Pamuk (Hindu, DILEEP PADGAONKAR, Jan 03, 2006)
The writer's eclectic approach allows him to be critically engaged in Turkey's perennial dilemma — how to live in a westernised fashion in a country that is essentially non-western.
- Time To Stop The Slaughter (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 03, 2006)
More than a year after it failed to get the moratorium on commercial whaling lifted at the International Whaling Commission summit, Japan has launched the second phase of its `research' programme in the Antarctic with the avowed objective . . .
- 3,000 Jobless Indian Doctors In Britain (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jan 03, 2006)
British International Doctors' Association says situation is becoming "unacceptable"
- Politics Of Global Inequality Finally Came Of Age (Hindu, MADELEINE BUNTING, Jan 03, 2006)
There is fat chance that 2005 has made poverty history, but the west is learning to question its own legitimacy.
- The Fall Of Mr Advani (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jan 03, 2006)
There is a Shakespearean dimension to Mr L.K. Advani’s fall from grace in the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Funds Sought For Gilgit Development (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jan 03, 2006)
Pakistan Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said Islamabad has approached the World Bank and other foreign donors to prepare a comprehensive plan for socio-economic development of Northern Areas covering Gilgit and Baltistan.
- Systems Collapse Under Moderate Snowfall (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jan 03, 2006)
Considered to be auspicious by the Valley’s agriculture, horticulture and tourism community with the beginning of the New Year and Chilla-e-Kalaan (heart of the winter), the season’s first major snowfall has threatened to cripple vital systems in Kashmir.
- New Metro Line A Huge Hit With Delhiites (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Thousands move over to the fast, air-conditioned trains abandoning chartered buses and cars
- Health Hazards (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 03, 2006)
Health hazards
It is a fierce battle between improved health facilities and lethal diseases that continues. No doubt the inventions have helped in the discovery of potent medicines.
- India In 2006: Forging Ahead To The Forefront (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jan 03, 2006)
A stable political environment, law and order, and a reasonable governance all point to an India heading with confidence into a New Year.
- Some New Year Resolutions (Tribune, Toni Court, Jan 03, 2006)
We should take all or some of the following New Year resolutions which are actually simple steps towards an eco-friendly future: Cut your car use: Transport is responsible for carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, and the majority of these come from road . . .
- Air Sahara Offers Delhi-London Trip For Rs 10k (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
The new year has begun with a bang for overseas travellers. The new kid on the airlines block, Air Sahara, sought to set the tarmac on fire on Monday by announcing a Delhi-London return fare for Rs 10,000—the lowest ever offered by an airline, and . . .
- A Vital Step (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 03, 2006)
The government finally has had the good sense to revive the Council of Common Interests.
- Loc As Border Unacceptable: Mirwaiz (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
All Parties Hurriyet Conference (APHC) chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has stated that proposals of acknowledging the Line of Control (LoC) as permanent border or maintaining status quo are unacceptable, however the APHC leadership is ready to become . . .
- Indo-Us Nuclear Cooperation Deal A Dangerous Gamble (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 02, 2006)
The chief architect of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) has described President Bush’s recent proposal to provide nuclear energy assistance to India as a “dangerous gamble”.
- India Wants To Make Tsunami-Hit Andamans A Tourist Hotspot (Daily Times, Pratap Chakravarty, Jan 02, 2006)
About 90,000 tourists on average holiday annually on 10 Andamanese islands open to visitors - generating less than a fourth of tourist income of the Maldives, industry estimates show
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