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Articles 13221 through 13320 of 23072:
- Canada Urges India To Open Up Nuclear Reactor (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Canada urged India on Monday to allow nuclear inspectors access to a Canadian-supplied reactor where experts say the country produces a significant amount of its weapons-grade plutonium.
- Creating Jobs In Quake Areas (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 21, 2005)
At an international seminar held in Peshawar on Monday, various policy-makers and experts were correct in saying that the government had to invest heavily in the creation of jobs in the quake hit areas.
- Nuclear Deal And After (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Dec 21, 2005)
The think-tanks in Washington are divided right in the middle”, said Mr Stephen Cohen, the South Asia specialist at the Brookings Institution. Nothing unusual, I thought to myself.
- Politicians, Maoists Unite Against Nepal King (Tribune, Naveen S. Grewal, Dec 21, 2005)
There is a clear division as to whose writ runs in Nepal. The state controls cities like Kathmandu, but the Maoists run their own government of sorts in the rural areas.
- Bangalore Gears Up For Women’S Safety (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Dec 21, 2005)
The recent rape and murder of a woman BPO employee by a pick-up driver has exposed just how fragile the foundations of this edifice really are.
- Throw Them Out (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 21, 2005)
MPs’ corruption seems limitless
The first time the cash-on-camera shame became public, the whole country was nauseated and the respect for the elected representatives took a nosedive. It was thought that the others of the ilk would be shocked enough
- Cheney Meets Musharraf, Expresses Solidarity (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Visiting US Vice-President Dick Cheney today met Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf and expressed grief over loss of lives in the massive October-8 earthquake and the destruction caused by it.
- The Israeli Puzzle (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 21, 2005)
Mr Benjamin Netanyahu’s election as Likud chief is bad news for peace in the Middle East. With Prime Minister Ariel Sharon out of Likud, Mr Netanyahu will be the most important challenger to Mr Sharon in elections due in March next.
- Nepal Arms Deals Worry India (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
India is worried about reports that China and Pakistan are giving Nepal military help, The Asian Age newspaper reported citing Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee.
- Agreement On Lahore-Amritsar Bus Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
The first day of the India-Pakistan technical level talks on the Lahore-Amritsar and Nankana-Amritsar bus services ended on Tuesday with both sides indicating progress on the issue.
- Evolve System To Disqualify Dubious Politicians: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
"Election officer can glean track records " "The core of empowerment for prosperity of one billion Indians was connectivity and partnership between governmental and multiple institutions in the public and private domains"
- Finally, A Sikh Becomes An Officer In Pak Army (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
A 19-year-old Sikh youth has become the first one from the minority community to become an officer in the Pakistan army.
- Nitish Govt Will Make Bihar Roads Better Than My Cheek: Hema (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Bollywood's ‘‘dream girl’’ Hema Malini today expressed the hope the new NDA dispensation in Bihar to make roads in the state smoother than her cheek.
- Canada Urges India To Open Up N-Reactor (Indian Express, Carol Giacomo, Dec 21, 2005)
Canada has urged India on Monday to allow nuclear inspectors access to a Canadian-supplied reactor, where experts say the country produces a significant amount of its weapons-grade plutonium.
- President Unfolds India Empowered Map Looking At The Road Less Travelled (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Dec 21, 2005)
A mother fights back tears and asks the highest Constitutional authority in the land: Do you have a plan to ensure that no honest young Indian ever faces the hapless fate of my murdered son?
- India-Bharat Connectivity And Logging In To Hope (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Dec 21, 2005)
A mother fights back tears and asks the highest Constitutional authority in the land: Do you have a plan to ensure that no honest young Indian ever faces the hapless fate of my murdered son?
- About The Holy Capitalists (Deccan Herald, DAVID BROOKS, Dec 21, 2005)
The world’s greatest discoveries and innovations have had a strong relation to faith
- India Connected, India Empowered (Indian Express, APJ ABDUL KALAM, Dec 21, 2005)
I am delighted to participate in the interactive session of the India Empowered event. It was a delightful experience for me to study every day from August 14 2005, the writing on the subject, ‘Empowering India’, . . .
- Indian Ocean Nations Get Ready For Next Tsunami (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
The next time a tsunami strikes the Indian Ocean rim -- and scientists say that could happen anytime -- an early warning system should detect it and trigger warnings in time to millions living in coastal communities.
- Weather Pattern Will The Biggest Challenge For India And China In 2006 (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 21, 2005)
According to international think tanks, India and China will faced unimaginable bad weather patterns in coming years specially in 2006.
- Kalam Way To Untainted Polls (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
If President A P J Abdul Kalam had his way, rejecting an election candidate with criminal antecedents will only be a double click away.
- Nato, Eu Hail First Afghan Assembly Session (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Reaffirm commitment to help Afghanistan meet its aspirations
* Japan pledges support for Afghan nation-building
- Afghanistan Becomes Democracy After 30 Years (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Former warlords, ex-communists, Taliban defectors and women activists were sworn in on Monday as members of the first Afghan parliament in more than 30 years amid hopes of national reconciliation after decades of bloodshed.
- History, Democracy And Iraq (Dawn, Niall Ferguson, Dec 20, 2005)
I saw two of my former students last week; one I taught at Cambridge, the other at Oxford. One of them has spent the better part of the last three years on her majesty’s service in southern Iraq.
- She Must Have A Mahram If She Goes For Hajj - I (Greater Kashmir, Dr Fiaz Maqbool Fazili, Dec 20, 2005)
Dr Fiaz Maqbool Fazili has some questions and answers about women going for Hajj and Umrah
Who is able enough to go for Hajj?
- India Cautious On Bhutan (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Dec 20, 2005)
India today came out with a cautious response on Bhutan King Jigme Singye Wangchuk’s December 17 announcement that his son Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuk will be enthroned as the next King before 2008 and wished the prospective King “all success” . . .
- A Modest Success (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 20, 2005)
THE global trade pact reached at Hong Kong on Sunday is at best a modest success for the 149 WTO members.
- Making An Ass Of The Law (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 20, 2005)
Anarchy in India means a free for all — the ruled and those who administer the rule.
- India Hails Bhutan's Move (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
India has wished the people and Government of Bhutan continued peace and stability as well as fulfilment of their aspirations as they embark on a new Constitutional system, the External Affairs Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
- Autobiography (Hindu, V. Gopalakrishna, Dec 20, 2005)
An Autobiography: Thumbadi Ramaiah: Pub. by Bodhishree Prakashana, Behind Water Tank, Vidyanagara, Tumkur-572103. Rs. 65.
- Hasten With Care (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 20, 2005)
All right-thinking persons will agree with the note of caution struck by Parliament's Standing Committee on External Affairs on preparing roadmap of peace with Pakistan.
- Cultivate Patient Friendly Culture (Daily Excelsior, Dr Arun Sharma, Dec 20, 2005)
Any hospital's performance is dependent on multiple factors like capital structure, available infrastructure, technological acquisition, spectrum of clinical services, specialists and culture of the hospital.
- Makes Sense (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 20, 2005)
It is understandable if government departments share services provided by each other.
- Ap Media Under Fire (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Dec 20, 2005)
Andhra Pradesh has a vibrant print and visual media, with five major newspapers and three news channels in Telugu. The governments have been in awe of the power of the Press, especially the vernacular dailies, which relentlessly pursue and expose ...
- The Direction Of Love (Telegraph, Janaki Nair, Dec 20, 2005)
Linguistic nationalisms thrive on chastening women in the name of honour, argues Janaki Nair The author is professor of history, Centre for the Study of Social Sciences, Calcutta
- Rebuilding Azad Kashmir (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Dec 20, 2005)
Islamabas's current approach towards the devastation caused by the recent earthquake is to provide expeditiously and efficiently relief to the affected population.
- Where Does Saarc Go From Here? (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Dec 20, 2005)
IS there a heaven for dead prime ministers in which rivers of milk and honey flow as mellifluously as their rhetoric did while they were on earth? If so, one can imagine at least two of them — Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Zhou Enlai comparing notes . . .
- Grant District Status To Kishtwar (Daily Excelsior, J R Aryan, Dec 20, 2005)
Today voice of Kishtwar for its District status still echoes from all its nooks and corners. Be it Wadwan, Marwah or Dachhan, Padder or Chhatroo, Sarthal or Banjwa, Nagseni, Thakrai or the Kishtwar HQ itself all have only one choice through one voice ....
- Melting Pot Of Cultures (Hindu, M. L. Nigam, Dec 20, 2005)
Academic homage to the splendid treasures of Gandhara art, many of which are no more to be seen
- Jail For Watching King Kong At Home? (The Financial Express, Mahesh Bhatt, Dec 20, 2005)
Clifton, Karachi Dec 1, 2005: It is dusk in this upmarket shopping area, which is a bit like a blend of Linking Road and Breach Candy in Mumbai.
- Omar Re-Elected Nc President (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, President A P J Abdul Kalam, the two Houses of Parliament, the Union Cabinet and prominent personalities on Monday paid tributes to Union power minister P M Sayeed, who passed away in Seoul on Sunday.
- Afghan Parliament Sworn In (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Warlords, former communists, Taliban defectors and women activists were sworn in on Monday as members of the first Afghan parliament in more than 30 years amid hopes of national reconciliation after decades of bloodshed.
- Mauritanian Cheese, Monsieur? (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Dec 20, 2005)
Kamal Nath thinks WTO can cut farm subsidies. He should meet Prince Albert
- Weather Pattern Will The Biggest Challenge For India And China In 2006 (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 20, 2005)
According to international think tanks, India and China will faced unimaginable bad weather patterns in coming years specially in 2006.
- Uma Bharati Takes Her Yatra To Cyberland (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Dec 20, 2005)
Midway through her long march to Ayodhya, Uma Bharati has just taken a detour to cyberspace. The sadvhi has launched a website, www.ramrotiyatra.com, to inform the world on a daily basis of her whereabouts and her actions.
- Eye On The Moon (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Dec 20, 2005)
Setting up a lunar observatory seems to be the next logical step in the journey of humankind’s explorations
- Stinging Rebuke Is Called For (Pioneer, Ahtesham Qureshy, Dec 20, 2005)
It's not enough to expel the errant MPs from the House; steps must be taken to ensure there is no repetition of the offence, says Ahtesham Qureshy
- Close Inverted Quotas (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Dec 20, 2005)
Reservation in employment has failed to address key areas of human development and must be discarded, says Ajoy Bagchi
- Mps For Hire? Enforce Ethics (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Dec 20, 2005)
Stung by criticism in the British House of Commons in the early 1990s, Mohammed Al-Fayed, owner of the Harrods Group, turned to a lobbying firm for help. He suspected that a business rival was behind the attacks and wanted some remedial action . . .
- Bjp Raises The Stakes In Uttar Pradesh (Hindu, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Dec 20, 2005)
Is the party's Nyay Yatra against criminalisation of politics in the State a clever manoeuvre to advance its Hindutva agenda without alienating its NDA partners?
- Next Tsunami Could See Waves 98 Feet High (Pioneer, Deebashree Mohanty, Dec 20, 2005)
At ground zero, scientists map scary revelations---- A group of 27 top scientists who dived 4,800 meters down to ground zero of last year's tsunami off the coast of Sumatra have come up with scary revelations about where the next tsunami may . . .
- New Features Of The Stock Market Surge (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Dec 20, 2005)
With the BSE Sensex having settled above the 9000 mark, evidence of an unprecedented bull run on India's stock market is now incontrovertible. But similar trends in the past have been followed by an unwinding process triggered by news . . .
- Aphc Leaders’ Visit Put Off (News International, Muhammad Saleh Zaafir, Dec 20, 2005)
The much-awaited visit of leaders belonging to the moderate faction of All Parties Hurriyat Conference to Pakistan and Azad Kashmir has been postponed. The visit is expected to take place early next year.
- Action In Balochistan (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 20, 2005)
The government moved paramilitary forces in Balochistan’s Kohlu district over the weekend to weed out what it says are camps being run by subversive tribals responsible for rocket attacks in the area, including one during President Pervez Musharraf’s ....
- Recognising Jihad (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Dec 20, 2005)
From its beginning, Islam has been a terrorist movement," said Martin Henriksen, spokesman of Danish People's Party (DF) on educational affairs. It is ironic that only a few days ago Mr Henriksen was appointed to that party post in place of . . .
- Caliph Of Heretic Muslim Sect Comes To India (Deccan Herald, O P Verma, Dec 20, 2005)
“Love for all, hatred for none,” is the central theme of Ahmadiyya Muslims, a sect of liberal Muslims that originated in 1908 in the obscure village of Qadian in Gurdaspur district of Punjab and is now spread over 180 countries with 200 million followers.
- 1.14 Lakh Acres Acquired For Irrigation Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
3 Special Collectors, 50 Deputy Collectors appointed to speed up land acquisition
Works are being carried out only on Government lands, says Sana Maruthi
Vigilance and Enforcement wings in nine more districts, says Home Minister
- Back To Their Homeland With Hope (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 20, 2005)
Sri Lankan refugees returning from India are apprehensive about the situation in Jaffna
- Indian Ocean Nations Prepare For Next Tsunami (Reuters, Bill Tarrant, Dec 20, 2005)
The next time a tsunami strikes the Indian Ocean rim -- and scientists say that could happen anytime -- an early warning system should detect it and trigger warnings in time to millions living in coastal communities.
- What Price Honesty? (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Dec 19, 2005)
There is a need to introduce the stigma of criminality to tax evasion in order to make it a social taboo, says Shailaja Chandra
- President Calls For Updating The History Of India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
We must enable our people to come out of the past, he says
- Making Csr Work (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Dec 19, 2005)
The subject of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is moving to the mainstream of managerial discussion. A recent CII summit exclusively devoted to the theme was evidence of this.
- India's Eastward Ho! But How? (Pioneer, Tarun Basu , Dec 19, 2005)
Formation of an Asian proto-type of EU is far-fetched, thanks to too many internal contradictions, writes Tarun Basu
- Norway's Economy — On Top Of The World And Looking... (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Dec 19, 2005)
Folds upon folds of translucent purplish-green cut wide arcs across the sky. Then, suddenly, the entire dome of blue exploded into an amazing riot of colour — red, green, blue, purple, yellow and white that lit up the ocean and rendered us speechless ...
- Bengaluru, Not Bangalore (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Dec 19, 2005)
In the process of renaming cities, how far back can we go down the lanes of history, wonders K Govindan Kutty
- Russia Sees Energy As Key To Unlock Asian Doors (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Dec 19, 2005)
Vladimir Putin is clearly positioning Russia for the role of main motor and coordinator of a new global strategy for energy security.
- Raj Thackeray Quits Shiv Sena (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
The Hindu nationalist Shiv Sena, once a major political force in Maharashtra, suffered the biggest blow of its 39-year history on Sunday when founder Balasaheb Thackeray's nephew Raj quit the party to protest his marginalisation and said . . .
- New Afghan Parliament Opens Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Afghanistan’s first parliament after nearly three decades of brutal occupation, war and harsh Taliban rule is due to convene today (Monday) in the final step of a transition to democracy launched four years ago.
- Us Playing Mediatory Role In Kashmir: Yasin Malik (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Dec 19, 2005)
Kashmiri leader Yasin Malik has said that the United States is playing a quiet, behind-the-scenes mediatory role in bringing India and Pakistan together towards a settlement of the Kashmir dispute.
- Explore Real History Of The Nation, Appeals Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam on Sunday exhorted the citizens to explore the real history of the nation to gain inspiration for enlightened action for the creation of a future of all-round prosperity.
- 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.
- Forest Dept. To Launch Eco-Tourism In Kanyakumari Dt. (Hindu, P.S. Suresh Kumar, Dec 19, 2005)
MoU has been signed with a private tour operator in Thiruvananthapuram
- Explore Real History Of The Nation: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
`Nation's real strength lay in the values its people have nurtured'
- Curbing Human Trafficking (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 19, 2005)
The signing of a human trafficking accord between Greece and Pakistan, Iran and Turkey should help fight the growing scourge
- Doha And `Development Focus' (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Dec 19, 2005)
The weak, weaker and the weakest nations must get some special treatment so as to be able to catch up with the rest of the world. This is the basis of the approach of the multilateral trade negotiations where the developed economies are expected . . .
- 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.
- A Sen-Se Of Our Past (Indian Express, VINAY BHART-RAM, Dec 19, 2005)
Amartya sen is of course a famous economist. What is less well known is that he is also a philosopher.
- A Touch Of Class To The Crass (Indian Express, Amrita Shah, Dec 19, 2005)
For several days now—and with a week more to go for Christmas—many of the larger stores in Mumbai have been festooned with green and silver wreaths.
- Indian President Emphasizes Need To Boost Maritime Security (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Stressing the need for increased maritime security, Indian President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Sunday [18 December] said that control of India depended on control of the seas.
- Opening A Can Of Worms (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Dec 19, 2005)
“Thirty thousand Kurds and one million Armenians were killed in these lands and nobody but me dares to talk about it,” said Turkey’s most celebrated novelist, Orhan Pamuk, during an interview with a Swiss newspaper last February.
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