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Articles 14621 through 14720 of 23072:
- Sri Lanka Goes For Presidential Polls (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Sri Lankans began voting for a new president on Thursday amid heavy security, with Tamil Tiger rebels urging the people in their part of the island to stay home and observe a day of mourning.
- Plan For Eco-Tourism Project At Thusharagiri (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Trekking tours through forests to be highlight of programme
Joint initiative of Tourism, Forest departments and VSS
Priority to conservation of forests
Work on project to begin next month
- From Dhaka With Hope (Indian Express, Junaid Ahmed, Nov 17, 2005)
Bangladesh is fast shedding its tag as a basket case and, argues Junaid Ahmed, it is weaving together a model development story
- Tourism To Be No. 1 For India (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
India plans to double its foreign exchange earnings from tourism in the next three years and make it the number one foreign exchange earner, Tourism Minister Renuka Chowdhury has said.
- Lanka Polls: Ballots And Ak 47s (Indian Express, Peter Apps, Nov 17, 2005)
Police wielding AK-47s guarded ballot boxes in Sri Lanka’s restive east on Wednesday as thousands of observers and troops fanned out across the island on the eve of a close-fought presidential poll.
- Srinagar: ‘This Is Evil, God Will Punish Them’ (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Nov 17, 2005)
When Nazir Ahmad Wani finally returned home, enveloped in a blood-soaked blanket, a dozen men encircled the body as they placed it in the compound. Then they hurried to tie the pieces together with white gauze, an attempt to bring dignity to the corpse.
- Security Beefed Up Ahead Of Lankan Poll (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Military spokesman says curfew will be imposed if needed
* Preparations underway for voting in tsunami-hit district
- Four Dead In Srinagar Car Blast (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Four people were killed and 45 wounded when a powerful car bomb triggered by Islamic militants ripped through a busy intersection in Srinagar on Wednesday, police said.
- Unwelcomereception To Bush (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 17, 2005)
President Bush flew into Japan on Tuesday to a harsh reception as the people staged protest demonstration against him. The protesters carried placards denouncing his policies. One of the placards carried by a lady dubbed him as ‘Terrorist No 1’.
- Be Prepared At The Threshold (Business Line, R. Anand, Nov 17, 2005)
R. Anand on how the capturing of expense details right at the source helps in complying with FBT provisions
- Investors Balk As Indian Budget Airlines Take Off (Reuters, Rina Chandran, Nov 17, 2005)
Indian airlines are expanding operations to feed rapidly growing domestic air travel, but high valuations and tough competition are keeping investors at bay.
- Ballots And Ak47s: Sri Lanka Prepares For Poll (Reuters, Peter Apps, Nov 17, 2005)
Police wielding AK-47s guarded ballot boxes in Sri Lanka's restive east on Wednesday as thousands of observers and troops fanned out across the island on the eve of a close-fought presidential poll.
- Exhibition On Historical Buildings Of Both Punjabs (Daily Times, Shoaib Ahmed, Nov 17, 2005)
A painting exhibition titled ‘Grandeur and Glory of Punjab’ featuring historical buildings and finest architectures of both Indian and Pakistani Punjab by senior painter Muhammad Shafiq will open at Alhamra Art Centre (The Mall) today.
- Senate Urges Bush To Outline Iraq Plan (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
The US Senate rejected a Democratic call Tuesday for a timetable for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq but urged President Bush to outline his plan for “the successful completion of the mission” in a bill reflecting a growing bipartisan unease with his...
- Britain To Extradite Terrorism Suspect To U.S. (New York Times, ALAN COWELL, Nov 16, 2005)
Britain today approved the extradition to the United States of a 31-year-old British computer technician on terrorism charges, provoking anger and complaints from Islamic leaders that the decision was unjust and would alienate young Muslims.
- Bihar Poll Peaceful, 45% Polling Reported (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Over 130 people, including two BSP candidates and an LJP nominee, were arrested as the penultimate phase of elections in 57 assembly constituencies in Bihar passed off peacefully with an estimated 45 per cent voters turnout.
- Gaza Points To Be Opened (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced on Tuesday an Israeli-Palestinian deal to open critical border crossings in the Gaza Strip, capping a tense round-the-clock burst of personal diplomacy.
- A Politician With Wit And Integrity (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Nov 16, 2005)
Dressed in loose khadi-kurta and pants and wearing spectacles with an old-fashioned frame, he was a familiar sight on Parliament Street till ill-health confined him to the hospital bed.
- Delhi Blasts: Three Suspects Nabbed In Kashmir (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Three persons are understood to have been detained in Srinagar by Delhi police in connection with the serial blasts in the national capital.
- Sponsored Terrorism — Time India Took A Tougher Stance (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Nov 16, 2005)
While a comprehensive action plan to deal with the domestic challenges posed by terrorist violence is essential, a clear signal needs to be sent to Pakistan that it cannot proceed along the present path of sponsoring terror activity in Jammu and Kashmir..
- Right Of Way Has A History Of Emerging Democracy (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 16, 2005)
One of the advantages that the state-owned GAIL has, compared to private telecom operators, is its `Right of Way' (RoW), informs the day's report about the company's move to acquire license for STD services.
- Abu Salem Aka Akil Ahmed Aka Danish! (Express India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Extradited gangster Abu Salem has three Indian and a Pakistani passport, while wife Monica Bedi has two Indian passports, CBI sources said today, adding that interestingly none of them tried to procure passports using their true names
- Yet Another Reminder (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 16, 2005)
Can you swallow 509 ornamental fish and bring them out alive through your nostrils?” My friend popped the question the other day and left me stumped for a reply. Recovering my composure I admitted that I couldn’t swallow even one fish and bring it out ali
- Chinese Checkers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 16, 2005)
Lesson from Dhaka summit: India must lead SAARC or get pushed aside by its northern neighbour
- The Price They Have To Pay (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Nov 16, 2005)
The stakes are high if the US and EU reduce subsidies and cuts
- Khargaon’S Trees Tell A Story (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Nov 16, 2005)
India's rural world is changing. Not everywhere and perhaps not as fast as we want it too, but it is changing—and for the better.
- In A Search-And-Find Mode (Hindu, BAGESHREE S. , Nov 16, 2005)
With some patience and luck, you might just find that prized buy at the Bangalore Book Festival
- Nehru Stands Tall At Harrow (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Nov 16, 2005)
A Pakistani teenager heading the Nehru Society at Britain’s world famous Harrow School has praised India’s first Prime Minister as a role model and inspiration for young Asians.
- Cbi Plea For Custody Of Monica: Court Reserves Verdict Till Tomorrow (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Special Judge for the CBI Court C V Subrahmanyam today reserved his orders till November 17 on a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) seeking police custody of Monica Bedi for five days
- Hurriyat Opens Three Relief Points Along Loc (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Nov 16, 2005)
Amidst the escalating violence in J-K, Hurriyat moderates today announced setting up of their own relief stations at the three crossing points on LoC besides sending a delegation to Pakistan Occupied Kashmir to commiserate with the quake-hit.
- Arafat As `Obstacle' Exposed As A Myth (Hindu, Karma Nabulsi, Nov 16, 2005)
One year after Yasser Arafat's death, and he has passed into silent myth and legend. As with all great historical figures, the myth is both powerful and pervasive.
- Gunbattle Ends In Srinagar (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Nov 16, 2005)
One militant killed, another captured
Both militants belong to the Al-Mansoorian
Toll goes up to five
Hotel searched for more militants
- Bush Holds Up Taiwan As An Example Of Democracy (Reuters, Caren Bohan, Nov 16, 2005)
U.S. President George W. Bush urged China to do more to allow political and religious freedom to flourish on Wednesday, holding up Taiwan as a model of a free and democratic society.
- Rice Brokers Israel-Palestinian Deal On Gaza Border (Reuters, Sue Pleming, Nov 16, 2005)
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice brokered a deal on Gaza border crossings in marathon talks with Israel and the Palestinians on Tuesday, scoring a rare breakthrough in Middle East diplomacy.
- Hundreds Of Devotees Throng Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
New Melsanthis installed; 41-day annual Mandalam festival begins today
- In Asia, Bush Hopes To Talk Trade , Soft-Pedal Iraq, N Korea (Indian Express, DAVID E. SANGER, Nov 16, 2005)
The first time President George W. Bush visited Asia as head of state, just two months after the September 11 attacks, he had little time or patience for a summit meeting that traditionally focused on trade and globalisation.
- Winchester College — Where Tradition Meets Modernity (Hindu, Shonali Muthalaly, Nov 16, 2005)
"It has always been there and has never been interrupted by civil war or plague or anything"
- Middle-Class Mahatma (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandaran, Nov 16, 2005)
IN his heyday, be it in Railways or Finance, he was rated as a “useless” Minister. What good is a politician who won’t cut an odd deal here and fix a contract elsewhere. Well, that was Madhu (Dandavate),
- Beyond Boundaries And Territories (Greater Kashmir, Zadie Smith, Nov 16, 2005)
Once again the traditional Booker outrage and upset have come and gone, leaving one to wonder whether an arduous task of reading a long haul of books ends up finally in a selection process that is done by a mere lottery or a literary competition.
- In Pursuit Of Excellence (Tribune, Manmohan Singh , Nov 16, 2005)
IT is always a pleasure for me to come to a university campus. My professional life started among students and teachers and I have always enjoyed the environment of a university campus.
- Snapped Ties (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 16, 2005)
A few days after the devastating earthquake wreaked havoc in both parts of Kashmir, the government decided to restore telecommunication-links with Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PAK) for a couple of days.
- Mirwaiz Hurriyat Packing For Muzaffarabad (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Moderate separatist grouping will send next week a contingent of 50 volunteers comprising skilled labor force, doctors and paramedics across the Line of Control through the established meeting points, Chairman Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Umar Farooq . . .
- Editorial (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 16, 2005)
Model election
Rajnath Singh is off the mark
- Animal Rights Extremists Target Dead Man’S Family (Statesman, Terri Judd, Nov 16, 2005)
Animal rights extremists have targeted the widow of a former pharmaceuticals agent who has been dead for more than a year. Mrs Kathryn Grant (51)....
- 45 Hurt In Attack On Kashmir Rally (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Forty-five people were injured, seven seriously, after militants on Tuesday launched a gun and grenade attack on a rally by the former tourism minister of held Kashmir, police said. Ghulam Hassan Mir, the former minister, was slightly injured when . . .
- Maoist Attack Part Of Larger Plan? (Statesman, Manoj Chaurasia, Nov 16, 2005)
Was the Maoists’ attack on this central Bihar town a mere outcome of an administrative lapse or does it have an element of a larger political conspiracy aimed at swift polarisation of votes along caste lines with as many as 56 Assembly segments . . .
- And The World Corporati Award Goes To... (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Nov 16, 2005)
The India story, they say, is big... and getting bigger all the time. The FII investments in the equity market are a reflection of this growing global realisation, the pundits say. Of course, there are the periodic ebbs, . . . .
- Corruption Puts Nation At Stake (Daily Excelsior, A S Wazir, Nov 16, 2005)
In the last few years, there has been an increasing feeling that there is something wrong with the system prevailing in our country.
- The Importance Of Time (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
When I returned from the United States in 1998 friends often asked me the biggest difference I saw between the US and India. On deep reflection I believe the biggest difference between the two societies lay in the concept of time.
- Let’S Fight Out This Epidemic Of The Modern Age (Greater Kashmir, Dr M Rafiq, Nov 16, 2005)
World Diabetes Day, like every year, has been celebrated this year too. But the knowledge about the disease is to be disseminated every now and then so that it can be controlled and cured, writes Dr M Rafiq
- J&k: Two Killed, 60 Injured In Grenade Attack On Mir's Rally (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 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 Best Job In The World (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
VP Singh once said that the one thing he found most difficult to live down was always being known as a former PM! Former US presidents seem to have no such hang-ups.
- Indo-Nepal Border Regulation (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Nov 16, 2005)
India and Nepal have agreed to regulate human movement along their borders, which run a good 2412 kilometres.
- No Advice, Please (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Nov 16, 2005)
UPA allies must give the PM a free hand in foreign policy matters
- Loc Opens At Hajipir Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
India and Pakistan are all set to open the Line of Control (LoC) at the fifth and last point Hajipir-Uri tomorrow to exchange relief supplies for the quake-affected people of Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), a move billed as a histor
- Militant Attack On Kashmir Rally Kills Two, Wounds 60 (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Nov 16, 2005)
Suspected Muslim militants threw a grenade and opened fire at a political rally in Indian Kashmir on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding at least 60, including a former state minister, police said.
- Banking Up The Wrong Tree (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 16, 2005)
In legalistic terms, the government should have rejected Hindustan Coca Cola Holdings’ (HCCH) proposal to buy back the 49 per cent shares it had earlier divested in its bottling subsidiary, Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages (HCCB).
- Private Equity: The Party Has Just Begun (The Financial Express, RAJIV MEMANI, Nov 16, 2005)
Private equity evolved in India in the mid-90s along with the growth in the software services industry. The early movers included funds like TDICI, Draper International and Actis.
- Getting Pragmatic (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 16, 2005)
In legalistic terms, the government should have rejected Hindustan Coca Cola Holdings’ (HCCH) proposal to buy back the 49 per cent shares it had earlier divested in its bottling subsidiary,
- Fourth Kashmir Crossing Opens (Dawn, TARIQ NAQASH, Nov 15, 2005)
India and Pakistan opened a fourth crossing point along the heavily militarized Line of Control in Kashmir on Monday but like the earlier three openings, the fourth one also failed to witness any human movement across the dividing line.
- Rajaji's Enduring Legacy (Hindu, S. S. Narayanan, Nov 15, 2005)
Collection of Rajaji's weekly writings on politics and governance in Swarajya
- A Milestone In Bharatiana: Uncollected Writings (Hindu, A. R. Venkatachalapathy, Nov 15, 2005)
An important source for understanding Bharati and for writing the history of early nationalism in Tamil Nadu
- Toxic Truths From The Iraqi Battlefront (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 15, 2005)
When a war is illegal, the methods of warfare are bound to go beyond what is permissible under the laws of war. But don't expect the American media to tell you any of this.
- Dignity In Politics (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 15, 2005)
With the passing away of Madhu Dandavate, the country has lost a political leader who symbolised dignity and grace in public life. He was widely known as a hard working minister in the Morarji Desai and V.P. Singh governments.
- Bridge This Deficit (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 15, 2005)
It is seldom that a political get-together throws up an expression which says it all. "Trust deficit" is one such which has emerged after a meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Shaukat Aziz on the sidelines . . .
- No, Mr Gill, The Rambo Act Doesn’T Work (Indian Express, NAVDEEP SINGH KHAIRA, Nov 15, 2005)
The debate between authoritarian and democratic methods of governance is a never-ending debate. Heinous acts like the Delhi blasts periodically accentuate this debate and generally evoke a knee jerk response, mostly from the votaries of authoritarianism.
- Special Loc Bus Returns Without The Stranded Passengers (Indian Express, MAJID JAHANGIR, Nov 15, 2005)
People waited on this side of the LoC today to greet their relatives, who had been stranded on the other side after the quake. They were to return to the Valley from PoK today through the Aman Setu.
- Losing The Peace Plot (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Nov 15, 2005)
In any creative endeavour, it is when you decide to play safe that you start raising the odds of failure. After an year and a half of bold experimentation on foreign policy, the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh might be at such a moment.
- Point By Point For Material Not Men (Greater Kashmir, TARIQ NAQASH, Nov 15, 2005)
India and Pakistan opened a fourth crossing point along the heavily militarised Line of Control in Kashmir on Monday but like the earlier three openings, the fourth one also failed to witness any human movement across the dividing line.
- Goenka's Journalistic Project (Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, Nov 15, 2005)
B.G. Verghese's portrait of India's most famous newspaper baron is sympathetic but it is far from uncritically reverential
- Bihar Poll Peaceful, 45% Polling Reported (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Over 130 people, including two BSP candidates and an LJP nominee, were arrested as the penultimate phase of elections in 57 assembly constituencies in Bihar passed off peacefully with an estimated 45 per cent voters turnout.
- Increasing Aids Patients In Jk Have Roots In Tourism, Troop Deployment: Afxb (Greater Kashmir, ARIF HALEEM, Nov 15, 2005)
The increasing number of AIDS patients in Kashmir has its roots in tourism and huge presence of Indian security forces, Countess Albina du Boisrouvray, the founder and president of Switzerland based renowned non-profit organisation, . . .
- Non-Saarc Engagements (Pakistan Observer, Zahid Malik, Nov 15, 2005)
In addition to witnessing the superb diplomatic maneuvers by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz-led Pakistan delegation at the 13th SAARC Summit in Dhaka, which led to the emergence of pleasantly surprising consensus of the SAARC leaders regarding expansion ....
- Expectations Low On Bush’S Asia Visit (Tribune, Craig Gordon, Nov 15, 2005)
President George W. Bush left for Asia on Monday with a hefty list of American demands, particularly for China: play fair on trade, do more to stop avian flu, improve human rights and step up pressure on North Korea.
- Pml Should Remain United (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 15, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has lamented political grouping and manoeuvring within the ruling Pakistan Muslim League and said that the redress of grievances if any should be sought through interaction with the party chairman Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain.
- Pakistan For Keeping Loc Open Permanently (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Nov 15, 2005)
Islamabad—Pakistan has emphasized that all crossing points on the Line of Control should remain open on all days of the week for the convenience of the Kashmiris. This was stated by Foreign Office spokespersonTasnim Aslam while responding to an Indian ...
- 2 Bangladeshi Judges Killed In Bomb Attack (Tribune, Nadeem Qadir, Nov 15, 2005)
Two judges were killed when activists of a banned Islamic group hurled a bomb on their car today in Bangladesh’s Jhalokathi town, 120 km from here.
- Opening Of 3rd Crossing Point (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 15, 2005)
Pakistan and India have opened the third crossing point at Noseri on the Line of Control. Another crossing point of Haji Pir Khawaja Bandi is expected to be opened on Wednesday.
- Ethics 101 (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 15, 2005)
As if the president doesn’t already have his plate full, he now must deal with ethics in the White House. His popularity is at an all time low and members of his team are under a cloud.
- This Isn’T The Real America By Jimmy Carter (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 15, 2005)
In recent years, I have become increasingly concerned by a host of radical government policies that now threaten many basic principles espoused by all previous administrations, Democratic and Republican.
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