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Articles 14521 through 14620 of 23072:
- ‘Loc Opening A Stimulus For Kashmir Settlement’ (Dawn, Ihtasham ul Haque, Nov 19, 2005)
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said on Friday that opening of the Line of Control (LoC) following last month’s earthquake provided Pakistan and India a “historic opportunity” to resolve the Kashmir dispute.
- 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?
- All At Sea (Indian Express, M.P. ANIL KUMAR, Nov 19, 2005)
We were in the 11th standard then at Sainik School, Kazhakootam. Yielding to our periodic entreaties, T.P. Ramachandan (TPR), our house master, sought the principal’s permission for a bicycle-hike to Kovalam, the world-famous seaside resort,
- A Great Eastern Story (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 19, 2005)
Better late than never. Better something than nothing. Better a Left-ruled government shows dogged persistence in the face of union pressure than it giving up and spinning the retreat as an advance for socialism
- Taj Mahal Minarets Safe, Asi Tells Sc (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has denied reports about damage to the Taj Mahal and its minarets and stated that the structure was “stable”.
- Situation In Quake Areas Serious, Enormous: Annan (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
Asks donors to respond generously
* Musharraf points to funds’ audit by foreigners
- Gats' Mode 4 Rule — Imperative That India Takes Firm Stand (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Nov 19, 2005)
The significance of Mode 4 inheres in the fact that its scope is not restricted to the IT sector alone and it holds immense potential with regard to a range of activities that have `knowledge' in common: Finance, accountancy, health services, consultancy,
- What Jehanabad Means (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 19, 2005)
On November 13 history was once again made in rural India when Maoist guerrillas wrested control of Jehanabad — a district headquarters town in Bihar
- Tourism Corporation Suggests Changes To Ropeway Project (Hindu, M. Malleswara Rao, Nov 19, 2005)
Ropeway will start from Alipiri as originally designed but end at a different point
Tourism Corporation to convene meeting with Agama pandits soon
Changed design for ropeway with 154 gondolas
Eco-friendliness of project highlighted
- Centre, State Discuss Regional Air Services (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
Karnataka and other state governments are in talks with the Ministry of Civil Aviation on intra-state air connectivity, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Praful Patel said on Friday.
- An Extravaganza Of Epic Proportions (Deccan Herald, Shiva Kumar N D, Nov 19, 2005)
Director and Principal of the International Centre for Kathakali, New Delhi, Balakrishanan was in the City with his 17-member troupe to perform at the Mahabharata Utsav being held at the National College Grounds.
- Bihar Poll: Final Round Today (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, Nov 19, 2005)
The fourth and last round of elections in Bihar on Saturday, in 41 of the state’s 243 constituencies, will be a decisive battle. After the NDA romped home with 25 out of 41 seats in the February Assembly poll, the alliance is under pressure to retain . .
- Iraq Dogs Bush As He Crosses Asia (Hindu, DAVID E. SANGER, Nov 19, 2005)
The U.S. President and his aides are busy trying to justify the war on Iraq.
- Washington Riveted By Woodward Role (Hindu, Douglas Jehl and David Johnston, Nov 19, 2005)
More than a half-dozen Bush administration officials have sent word that they had not been Bob Woodward's source.
- President Mahinda Rajapakse (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 19, 2005)
The election of Mahinda Rajapakse as Sri Lanka's seventh President heralds a new chapter in the country's troubled history.
- Capturing Timelessness (Deccan Herald, Prerana Trehan, Nov 19, 2005)
Organised by the Mahabharata Samshodhana Pratisthanam (MSP), the Mahabharata Utsav showcases different aspects of one of India’s best-loved epics.
- Godfather Iii: The Terrorist (Hindu, Vir Sanghvi, Nov 19, 2005)
Frankly, I thought it would never happen. The government of India — and its law enforcement agencies.
- India Air Travel Sector Needs $50 Bln Over 10 Years (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
India's rapidly expanding air travel industry is likely to need $50 billion in investment in planes and infrastructure over the next decade to cope with rising demand, the civil aviation minister said on Friday.
- Natwar Singh & Dance (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Nov 19, 2005)
When you are a member of a choir, you must sing the same tune as the others. If you decide to sing your own tune, you create disharmony and must leave on your own or be thrown out by the conductor of the orchestra.
- President Rajapakse (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 19, 2005)
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse — who won the presidential election on the day he turned 60
- Of Leaders And Leadership (Tribune, Mahesh Chadha, Nov 19, 2005)
OUR President often recalls with pride the leadership of Prof Satish Dhawan, his chief at one time, when the former as the Director was saved the ignominy of a failed mission,
- 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. . .
- Goa’S Ore Turns Fodder For China (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Nov 19, 2005)
Beyond the deceptively placid beaches of Goa dumpers and excavators are furiously ripping apart the verdant state’s bowels for iron ore to fill China’s insatiable appetite for iron ore.
- Singh’S Veiled Threat (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 19, 2005)
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has drawn the attention of the world community towards the colossal losses that Pakistan has suffered as a result of the October 8 devastating earthquake and urged the affluent nations to come forward with financial. . .
- Cause And Consequence (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 19, 2005)
When armed people capture a town, storm a jail and bail out the inmates, as they did in Jehanabad in Bihar on Sunday night, several questions will be asked.
- A U.S.-Japan Equation To Counter China (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Nov 19, 2005)
The move by the U.S. and Japan to strike a "joint-operations posture" is a qualitatively new feature of the East Asian security landscape. For China and others, this is an emerging reality to reckon with.
- Mr Pm... President (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
Prime Minister Mr Mahinda Rajapakse today won Sri Lanka’s presidential election with one of the smallest ever majorities in the country’s electoral history.
- Evidence On Mayan Collapse Unearthed (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 19, 2005)
A team of archeologists has uncovered evidence of a 1,200-year-old massacre in Guatemala that could provide vital clues to one of the enduring mysteries of central American history — the precipitous collapse of the once glorious Maya . . .
- Situation In Quake-Hit Areas Serious: Annan (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Nov 19, 2005)
The UN Secretary General, Mr. Kofi Annan has described the situation in quake affected areas of Pakistan as serious and enormous and appealed to the donors community to respond generously for reconstruction and recovery.
- Annan Lauds Pak Role In Un Reforms (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
UN Secretary General Kofi Annan Thursday appreciated Pakistan’s role in the United Nations reform process after meeting Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz here. “Pakistan has played a very important and active role in the reform process of the United Nations,” h
- Japan And Russia -By Dmitry Kosyrev (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
Only a month ago, it seemed that Russia was the only regional country to maintain good relations with Japan, as compared with recently revived animosity toward that country on the part of Beijing and Seoul.
- Winds Of Reform In China (Tribune, Vijay Sanghvi, Nov 19, 2005)
THE initiative by the President Hu Jintao for reassessment of role and contribution by the former Communist Party chief Hu Yaobang clearly indicates that Hu Jintao was not averse to political reforms but there are also indications that he accepts that....
- Indo-Us Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Abhijit Patwardhan, Nov 19, 2005)
Despite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh making light of the "reciprocity" argument on the US-India nuclear deal, seeming to indicate that the US interpretation of the roadmap was for a domestic constituency, US ambassador David Mulford on November 14 . . .
- New Thinking On Kashmir (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 19, 2005)
Solution begins from where occupation comes to an end
- Too Little, Too Late-Darjeeling Cries Out For Assertive Action (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
It is Darjeeling’s misfortune that the authorities have woken up to the mess inexcusably late in the day and after incalculable damage has been caused to the hills by successive landslides and earthquakes.
- We Hope World Will Respond (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 19, 2005)
U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan has drawn the attention of the world community towards the colossal losses that Pakistan has suffered as a result of the October 8 devastating earthquake and urged the affluent nations to come forward with financial . . .
- India Health Summit From November 21 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
It will discuss among other issues role of IT in enhancing healthcare research
- Crime Against Women On Rise (Daily Excelsior, Aditi Singh, Nov 18, 2005)
According to the crime bureau report 2003-04 of the ministry of home affairs released recently crime against women has increased three-fold during the last four years. Murder, rape, harassment for dowry is the common all India feature, . . .
- 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.
- Stranded Kashmiri Passengers Return (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Twenty four passengers of Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus, who were stranded in PoK after the recent earthquake returned to their respective homes in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday after crossing over the LoC from Kaman Post in Uri sector.
- Bush's Problem With History (Hindu, Sidney Blumenthal, Nov 18, 2005)
One year ago, after his re-election, President Bush brashly asserted: "I earned capital in the campaign, political capital, and now I intend to spend it. It is my style."
- Upholding A Concept That Sees World As One - I (Greater Kashmir, PROF SHARIF MUJAHID, Nov 18, 2005)
Iqbal didn’t believe in recognizing territories as identities but points of reference, writes
PROF SHARIF MUJAHID
- A Bomb Too Many (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Nov 18, 2005)
The attitude of the Indian left to the Iran question is suspect
- Hat-Trick By Terror (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
It is after a long time that terrorists have struck in a big way for the third successive day in the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday and for the second time in the first three days of this week in the heart of Srinagar city.
- The Yankee Nuclear Ayatollahs (Daily Excelsior, J N Raina, Nov 18, 2005)
India baiters in the US, ‘experts’ and Congressmen, have expectedly ganged up to scuttle the July 18 India-US civilian nuclear accord with members of the International Relations Committee warning the Bush administration against going ahead with the. . . .
- Investors Balk As Indian Budget Airlines Take Off (Reuters, Rina Chandran, Nov 18, 2005)
Indian airlines are expanding operations to feed rapidly growing domestic air travel, but high valuations and tough competition are keeping investors at bay
- Kashmiris Reunite In Grief Across Military Border (Reuters, Robert Birsel and Sheikh Mushtaq, Nov 18, 2005)
Kashmiris reunited in grief across the ceasefire line dividing their quake-stricken homeland on Thursday, after arch rivals Pakistan and India relaxed border restrictions as a humanitarian gesture.
- Remembering Our War Dead (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 18, 2005)
Few nations have called on their armed forces to sacrifice their lives for the motherland as frequently as India has over the last 58 years. Yet India has still to build a memorial to honour those who died defending their country — a sad reflection on ...
- Air India Gesture To Travellers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Effective November 15, Air India will be offering complimentary executive class return tickets to Singapore or Kuala Lumpur or Dubai or on any Indian domestic sector on AI,
- Quake-Stranded Group Crosses Loc (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
India sets dates with Pakistan for quake survivors to cross Kashmir border
- Decision On Reservation For Minorities In Iits, Iims After Consulting Stakeholders, Examining Legal Issues (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
When committee makes a suggestion, we cannot reject it without consideration: Arjun Singh.
NMCME advocates policy for minorities similar to reservation policy for SC/STs
Absence of minority representation at all levels of staff structure
- Indians Can Take Test In Mumbai, Delhi For Becoming Solicitors In United Kingdom (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Nov 18, 2005)
It demonstrates the growing cooperation between two countries: Sir Michael Arthur.
Only one section compulsory for Indian lawyers whose medium of instruction is English
Test to be conducted twice a year for a fee of £275
- India To Expedite Clearance Process: Fo (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Foreign Office Spokesperson Tasneem Aslam said on Thursday that Indian authorities would expedite the clearance process for the Kashmiris who want to cross the Line of Control to see their kin on the other side.
- Kashmir Easing Formula Mirwaiz Suggests 11 Points (Pakistan Observer, Hameed Shaheen, Nov 18, 2005)
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman All Parties Hurriyet Conference, has suggested an 11-point formula to Pakistan and India towards gradual settlement of the Kashmir dispute with the full involvement of Kashmiris.
- `Temples Should Not Be Looked Upon As Only Religious Places' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Epigraphs in temples give information about the rulers of that period
- Children The World Forgot (Times of India, C P SURENDRAN, Nov 18, 2005)
One of the strange things Jesus said at Bethany, a week before he was crucified, to his perpetually perplexed disciples was probably with India in mind.
- Why Salem's Case Is A Weak One (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
With our investigative agencies notorious putting up weak arguments againsts the culprits, e.g. Parliament attack case where Geelani went scot free, Pataudi case, Sanjay Dutt case, BMW case (if we still remember it), Jesica Lal case, Salman case, Fodder..
- Chatterjee, Gandhi And The Caste System —Farida Majid (Daily Times, Farida Majid, Nov 18, 2005)
Isn’t it ironic that Gandhi is being upheld as the hero of the ‘untouchables’ and Bankim is being heralded as the ‘flag bearer’ of the mean and contemptible brand of Hindutva goondaism? In the unswerving pursuit of truth and in possessing . . .
- Beyond Hubs And Spokes: Boeing Eyes A Trend (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 18, 2005)
Are non-stop, direct flights the key to the future? Will aviation hubs have to review their strategies to remain relevant?
- Srinagar Blasts: Azad Says It’S An Act Of Sabotage (Indian Express, BASHAARAT MASOOD, Nov 18, 2005)
A day after a powerful car bomb blast rocked Srinagar’s busy street, killing four people and injuring over 50, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said it was an act of sabotage to hamper the ongoing peace process in the state.
- 24 From Held Kashmir Return Via Loc Crossing (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Around two-dozen travellers from held Kashmir who were trapped in AJK by last month’s earthquake made an emotional return home on Thursday.
- Dinosaurs Grazed On Grass (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 18, 2005)
Dinosaurs grazed on grass? Scientists have discovered the first evidence that when some dipped their long necks,
- ‘Outpourings Of A Us Lackey’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 18, 2005)
This commentary is to appear in the forthcoming issue of ‘People’s Democracy’ (November 20)
- Days Of The Conspiracy Theorist (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Nov 18, 2005)
A gentle winter has set in, warranting the appearance of woolens at Delhi’s garden parties. Musical concerts, plays, art exhibitions, film shows beckon at an ever increasing number of centres, halls, galleries.
- Chinese Government Vs Indian Private Sector (The Financial Express, SUMANT SINHA, Nov 18, 2005)
A recent trip to China proved very illuminating. I share some observations to further fuel the India and/versus China debate.
- Stranded Kashmiris Cross Loc (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Some 24 stranded residents of Indian-held Kashmir crossed the Line of Control from the Chakothi-Uri crossing on Thursday to reunite with their families.
- Back To The Future (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 18, 2005)
Several big Middle Eastern moments have coincided over the last few days — the first anniversary of Yasser Arafat’s death, a decade since Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination,
- Two Major Reform Measures (Daily Excelsior, SUMEDHA SUDHAMAN, Nov 17, 2005)
There is a feeling that the Economic reforms have been slowed down due to pulls and pressures from the Left Parties and compulsions of coalition politics.
- Afghanistan’S Transition To Democracy (Dawn, S. Mudassir Ali Shah, Nov 17, 2005)
An anatomy of Afghanistan’s new parliament — accurately dubbed as a curate’s egg — leads one to the conclusion that the phenomenon of warlordism remains a stark fact of life in the turbulent country.
- Delayed Response & Mismanagement (Dawn, S Akbar Zaidi, Nov 17, 2005)
In the heady democratic days of the 1990s, Pakistan was considered to be a failed state.
- Shoddy Performance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 17, 2005)
Considering the performance of the National Assembly one wonders what kind of democracy is Pakistan.
- Maoist Skeleton In Nepal King's Cabinet (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
In its latest edition issued today, a popular Nepalese weekly published a report potentially embarrassing for King Gyanendra,
- Resurgent Buddhism (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Nov 17, 2005)
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, not a contestant in the 17 November presidential election in Sri Lanka,
- Final Relief Point Opened (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
India and Pakistan today opened the fifth and final relief point along the Line of Control (LoC) here to facilitate movement of quake-relief material for the affected families in both parts of Kashmir.
- Checking Aids In Andhra (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
ANDHRA Pradesh has high HIV/AIDS prevalence and is currently one of the six hard-hit states. Besides Chittoor district, where Tirupati is located, five other districts including Guntur, East Godavari, Warangal, Visakhapatnam and Kurnool have been . . .
- J&k: Two Killed, 60 Injured In Grenade Attack On Mir's Rally (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Two persons were killed and 60 others, including eight policemen, injured as militants lobbed a grenade during a public meeting of senior PDP leader and former minister Ghulam Hassan Mir, who escaped with minor injuries, in Baramulla district of Jammu....
- 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”.
- 4 Civilians Killed In Car Blast At Jk Bank Hqs (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Four civilians got killed and 72 others—including a former Minister Usman Majeed—sustained injuries in a powerful car bomb explosion near the main entrance of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank Corporate Headquarters here today.
- Back To Earth (Tribune, Raj Kadyan, Nov 17, 2005)
I want to go the moon,” the daughter said, looking up from her science book. Taking it to be a normal school age fancy we ignored the declaration. Visibly hurt that so important an announcement should go unnoticed, she changed strategy.
- Future Of Internet In Question (Tribune, Daniel Howden, Nov 17, 2005)
A United Nations summit, in the unlikely setting of Tunisia, will attempt to thrash out the future of the internet. More than 40 world leaders, including Kofi Annan, are set to attend and the ownership of the World Wide Web itself is at stake.
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